In the $50 range, I'd have to say the best is in-win... You can pick up a mid-tower at this cost probably somewhere on the web, or a local computer show. Don't know if they have those in your area... Believe the home url for them is http://www.in-win.com or something...
Lemme know how you make out.
------------------
Administrator / Owner / Sunkist Drinker
["Everything was true. God was an alien. Oz really is over the
rainbow. ...and Midian is where the monsters live." -Nightbreed]
I order this case from axion about 2 weeks ago and it is a nice cheap case. I also have an Inwin Full Tower and I like it a lot. If I didn't get this case I would have gone with another Inwin. BTW Axiontech is an excellent company to deal with. http://www.axiontech.com/cgi-local/prdtinfo.asp?prdt=csaxmedatx
The only reason I don't like the InWin mid-tower is because the PS tends to block a lot of slotkets. I had to take out the PS to install the slotket in a friend's machine.
I also find that the Enlight 7237 is a sturdier case than the InWin, and is about the same price. It's also a very nice 3 piece design.
I just bought 2 of the Enlight's at Mwave.com for $48 each + reasonable shipping (not the usual crap you get from Pricewatch).
Also, for a little more, the Aopen HX45, which is also very nice. Very well built case, and all of the internal edges are rounded off so your hands don't come out of the case looking like ground chuck.
------------------
Serendipity is looking for a needle in a haystack and finding the farmer's daughter.
I am thinking of getting an enlight 7237 for my p3v4x (if it ever comes in) and I was wondering what pluses and minuses you think of it.
Diesel Dan, you mentioned that it is sturdy. How about the setup? Is the powersupply in a good place? Easy to open and mess around with? How are the reset buttons and led lights?
grim57> It's a 3-piece design. The side panels come off, so it's a piece of cake to open and work in. The power supply rests in the top rear, horizontally, parallel to the top of the case, so it doesn't block anything at all on the mobo (unlike the Inwin, where you have to remove the PS to put in a slotket because there's not enough clearance).
The reset button isn't huge (a little bigger than a pencil eraser), but it's accessible. Small enough that you won't accidently hit it, but easy to get to.
The LEDs aren't anything special, but they do what they're supposed to. I'm not quite sure why you asked about them...
LEDs: Yeah, I wasn't specific. I was wondering if there is only one hd light, or is there two, one for ide and one for scsi . That isn't and important factor, and I have only seen the duel led config once, I just kinda of threw it out there. Thanks a bunch for the info.
Ahhh. Only one power and one IDE LED.
I have 2 machines right next to me that are using this case, one which I'm currently putting together, and one unopened one sitting in my closet.
------------------
From another BBS:
"hmm... Cyrix III, huh? You can put syrup on sh*t, but that don't make it pancakes."
The case is usually around $47-48. Shipping on cases is always pricey. The thing weighs about 20 lbs.
What did you expect?
Generally, though, if you order something from Mwave in addition to the case, the shipping added to the order is around $.30, so it pays to order more than one thing. I would say this is a general rule of thumb for ordering from anywhere on the web.
------------------
From another BBS:
"hmm... Cyrix III, huh? You can put syrup on sh*t, but that don't make it pancakes."
You should definitely go with the 7237. I bought this case from Mwave a month ago to build my cousin's computer. Didn't pay $20 for shipping,I just picked it up.
The shipping is so expensive cause the case is damned heavy.
