Premodified cases are becoming more and more popular by the month. One need only go to most any computer store, or any online hardware retailer to see that good-looking cases complete with windows and other mods are usually readily available. Looking at these cases, it's easy to see what a long way the computer case has come in a relatively short time. It used to be that the only way you could get a nice looking case with a window was to modify a plain-Jane case yourself, adding in amenities using your own time and skill. Not anymore - beyond the window mod kits and similar products that soon followed, manufacturers began to take note and soon were pumping out ready-made cases that looked very nice straight from the factory. Clearly, business began to see that people wanted more from a case than just a housing for a computer system.
Indeed, Xoxide has been at the forefront of this enterprise, offering both self-modified cases and pre-modified units. In addition, they offer a wide variety of cases, from full-towers to mid-towers to even smaller enclosures, at various price points to suit your needs. One need of many people would have to be an aluminum-built case, a quality that not only makes the case look nice, but light weight as well. Because of this, there are now many aluminum cases out there, but as you've probably seen, this has made the market rife with subpar models that just are not worthy of housing your computer system. Xoxide recently starting selling their latest aluminum case, the X-500, and today I'll be looking at this model. The X-500, at first, looks like your typical aluminum case complete with a side window; upon further inspection you'll note that it also includes a nice front blue-backlit LCD and a motor-driven powered front sliding door. Do these extras add even more worth to the X-500, or are they golden jewels in a pig's snout?
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Jul 29, 2003, 08:10 AM
