CNET editors' review
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CNET editors' rating:
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Good
Detailed editors' rating
- Reviewed on: 03/24/2006
- Released on: 02/01/2006
The inside of the Eureka is as spacious as you'd expect from an extended ATA chassis, with plenty of room to work. A couple of thumbscrews hold down the removable motherboard tray, but they come out pretty easily (although we needed a screwdriver). We appreciate the numbered postholes on the tray that help you mount your motherboard correctly, too. The hard drive cage holds five drives, and we like that it sits perpendicular to the rest of the case for easy access. Installing the drives requires you to pull out an included tray, screw your hard drive into the bottom, and slide it back in, a slightly cumbersome procedure, although not much more so than screwing in a pair of drive rails.
Lastly, the Eureka skips the usual side-panel window in favor of a small honeycomb-style opening, which is better for airflow, although Thermaltake offers a variety of side-door designs for the Eureka. The door latch felt insubstantial, and the side panel usually required two hands to remove.
