Avance Technologies 8B04 ATX Mini Tower
by Mike Andrawes on September 2, 1999 12:03 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Conclusion
Quick Look |
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Avance
Technologies 8B04 |
The Good | |
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Thumb screw access |
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The Bad | ||
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Poor cooling |
The big draw of the Avance 8B04 is its minuscule size. Fortunately, relatively few sacrifices were made to accomplish this feat - the proprietary power supply is significant if it ever fails, but otherwise poses no problems. Access to the CPU is not blocked, there's enough room for a decent sized motherboard. Of course the traditional things that make a case good are still there - side panel / thumb screw access, a removable drive cage, removable motherboard tray, drive rails, solid construction and decent expansion room for the size.
If you're looking for a really small case, but don't want to go with a microATX motherboard, the Avance's 8B04 is a good compromise. If you're looking for a case with the best cooling and best expansion, you'll need to look at something larger.
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