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Nitro Ax Full Tower Server CaseExterior: First impressions say a lot, this one is heavy. Taking the case out of the box took some effort. This steel case is over 25 lbs without a PSU.
The Nitro Ax case is not shipped in a plastic bag like most. It has a piece of plastic that is glued to the top and bottom. It covers the front. Unfortunately, removing it leaves behind a track of glue. To remove the glue, it must be scrubbed off. Other than that the paint job is great.
The front of the case offers some pretty cool features. First, the top slot pulls down so that the optical drive is accessable. The front steel part of the case has holes in it for design and ventalation.
The door slides back when open along the side of the case. It slides smoothly back, but when pulling it back into position it has a hiccup and must be tugged hard. Opening the Nitro Ax computer case door presents a weird look. The upper half of the door is a full width door, while the lower part is only the inner thin strip. Power and reset buttons are located inside the upper half of the door. Power and HDD LEDs are located on the right side of the case. Also, on the right side of the case are USB 2.0, audio and a FireWire port. The cool thing about these ports is that they swivel. The bracket turns to the side, which allows for some more options in plugging in cables into the ports. Only problem is that if you rotate the bracket a lot, it will stress the cables inside because they bend as the bracket swivels.
I-Star's Nitro Ax does not come with a window. Its side is mostly made of steel painted black. There is a handle on the door that works pretty good. Behind the handle, under the handle, and the handle itself has holes for ventalation. More on this later.
Thumbscrews are located on the back of the side panel. The other panel only has screws. The rest of the back is pretty standard. I will note the fan is a giant 120mm fan.
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