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Akasa Freedom Xone Chassis

 - 24th Nov 2009
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Introduction


Akasa are a very well known manufacturer among technology enthusiasts, but even though they owe most of their reputation to their vast selection of cooling-related products they have also began to diversify towards the chassis design and power supply markets some time ago.

We thoroughly tested and reviewed several of these products here on DriverHeaven during the past several months. Today we are going to have a look at their latest high performance case, the Freedom Xone. Unlike the Omega and the Infinity Zor cases that we recently reviewed and which Akasa classes as full size tower cases, the Freedom Xone is classed as a midi tower case even though its physical size is marginally smaller than the Omega’s. The Freedom Xone has been designed to balance high thermal performance and value, but doesn’t abandon aesthetics and/or functionality. We will test the Freedom Xone case and see how well it manages to balance everything in this review.

Manufacturer features and specifications
  1. Stylish mesh front panel with pure white illumination
  2. Zonal thermal management for direct PSU, HDD, CPU & VGA cooling
  3. Ventilated side panels for cooling high-end VGA cards
  4. Cool black interior with smart cable management
  5. All round easy access and tool free installation
  6. Rear access to motherboard for easy cooler backplate installation
  7. Accommodation for five fans, 12cm front and 14cm top installed
Colour
Smooth black
Material
SECC, plastic
Compatible motherboard types
ATX (12" x 9.6")
Micro ATX (9.6"x 9.6")
5.25" external bays
4
3.5" external bays
1
3.5" internal bays
5
Cooling system
1 x front 120mm fan 
1 x top 140mm fan
2 x 120mm side panel fan mounts
1 x 120mm rear fan mounts
2 x ports for external watercooling
Fan specifications
120 x 120 x 25mm, white LED, 1200RPM (front)
140 x 140 x 25mm, black, 1000RPM (top)
PSU (not included)
Supports ATX and EPS power supplies
Base mounted, dual positioning
Dust filter supplied
I/O Ports
2 x USB2.0
eSATA
HD Audio (AC"97 compatible)
Expansion slots
7
Dimensions
(H) 445 x (W) 200 x (D) 482mm
Product Code
AK-BKXNE-01
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