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Product:
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Thermaltake VA1000RWA LANMOTO Aluminum Case |
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Price:
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$166 (CAN) / $120 (U.S)
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Supplied By:
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Thermaltake
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Author:
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Shennon
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Date:
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May 14th, 2004
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The side features an X shaped window design which provides a full view of the case interior. The
window comes with a sheet of protect plastic that can be easily removed from the left side panel. A
series of plastic plugs have been positioned around the perimeter of the left side panel to keep the window
in place. Installed on the side of the window is a 92mm intake fan. From searching the web, I believe
that the fan is a re-branded Eumax fan. From the part number on the fan (A9225L12S) I deduced that it
is capable of pushing 37.5 CFM while generating 28dBA of noise. To help in filtering out dust,
Thermaltake has used a plastic filter between the fan and window.
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On the rear of the side panel are two latches. When the latches are pushed forward, the side panel will
swing out and it can be pulled off the case, allowing access to the interior. To keep intruders out of
the case, Thermaltake has installed a barrel lock on upper latch. Across the bottom of the molded window
is the Thermaltake name with their logo "Cool All Your Life".
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From the back, the LANMOTO is similar in design with most other cases on the market with the power
supply cut out at the top. Below the power supply cutout is the I/O panel, pre-punched for PS/2 keyboard,
mouse, USB, two serial ports and the printer port. Sound, game port and LAN ports are available once
the small tabs are punched out. Beside the I/O panel is the 120mm fan grill that resembles a honey
comb pattern. As an alternative consumers can remove the grill using any type or rotary tool to maximize
air flow. Attached to the fan grill is the Firewire cable which one would detach and plug into the
motherboard port if one was present.
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