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Published: May 16, 2008 Author: Niko Lupala Editor: Amber Lupala Provider: Inwin Share this article:

Introduction

Today we take a look at the InWin stealh bomber case and as the name reveals is inspired from an airplane. Inwin has been in the case market for a long time and they have now started to focus on designed cases which you might see if you take a quick look at their website. We are going to be looking through this case in tonights review and we will also show you the main feature this case has which is a motorized front door.

About In Win:
IN-WIN Development Inc., an ISO 9001 manufacturer of professional computer chassis, power supplies and digital storage devices, is the leading provider of enclosure solutions to system integrators worldwide. Founded in 1986, IN-WIN provides high quality chassis that conform to all safety regulations, as well as unsurpassed customer service.

Specifications:
Case Size: Mid Tower
Material: Plastic Panels, SECC Steel
Drive Bays External:
- 5.25" x 4
- 3.5" x 2
Drive Bays Internal:
- 3.5" x 5
M/B: ATX / mATX
Front Ports:
- e-SATA x 2
- IEEE 1394 x 1
- USB 2.0 x 2
- HD/AC'97 Audio
PSU TYPE: ATX 12V PS2 Size
I/O Slots: PCI/AGP Slots x 7
Thermal Solutions:
- Smart-3D UniDuct
- 12cm Ceramic Fans at Front & Rear Panels
- VGA Turbo Cooling System with 8 cm Side Ceramic Fan x 2
- Support Water-Cooling
Dimension (HxWxD): 435 x 235 x 525 mm (17.1" x 9.3" x 20.7")

The product:

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The case has a nice black color along with a pretty wicked design. If you look at the box you will immedietly see that the design is inspired from an airplane. If you take a closer look at the right picture you will see two black plastic pieces in the back of the case and those actually work as locks for the side of the case. No thumbscrews or normal screws on this case.

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By touching a red button in the front of the case the front will actually open up by itself. It seems though something is wrong with the motor on my sample as it opens up but it makes alot of noise when opening up, I will show you this in a video clip later on.

The red button is for the door and the middle button is ofcourse the main power button to turn the computer on and off. To the right of that button is a small led to show if the computer is on or not and beside that is a tiny little reset button so you wont end up pushing the reset button by accident.

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Even the side of the case is inspired by a stealh bomber with the triangle shaped ventilation outlet on the left side of the case. Once again we see the snaps that lock the sides to the case. I find them to work very well as its easy to open and they do keep the sides in place also. This computer comes with several fans and one fan is mounted in the back already. The fans have a very modern yellow color to match the black case. If you look beside the PSU hole you will see that there are two holes made and these are meant for tubing from your watercooler so this case is also ready for your watercooling setup. The holes are covered with a piece of rubber that seals the tubing after you push it through.

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When you remove the side of the fan you will see that a fan duct is mounted along with a small filter infront of the ventilation holes on the side. The fan duct is for the CPU cooler and the filter is to catch the dust that might come into the case from the ventilation holes. This fan holder can be removed if you don't like it but personally I feel that these two fans on the side will do alot for the case ventilation.