Moneual MonCaso Sonamu G100 Case Review
The Power Supply
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The major problem with this case is the power supply that comes with it, a Logisys PS350MA, which is a USD 20 product. We tested it separately, and it proved to be a real “bomb.” Labeled as a 350 W product, it can only deliver 220 W, with lousy efficiency between 71% and 78%. Moneual is selling the MonCaso Sonamu G100 as an “environmental-friendly case” and saying “save energy the right way,” because of the on/off switch that allows you to remove your computer and external peripherals entirely from the power grid. However, by using a low-efficiency power supply, Moneual is shooting its own foot, since users would be saving far more energy if the case used a power supply with higher efficiency.
Low efficiency and inability to deliver its labeled wattage are not the only problems with the Logisys PS350MA. It provides noise levels above the maximum allowed and voltages below the minimum allowed. This power supply may, in the best-case scenario, make your computer crash randomly and, in the worst-case scenario, burn your computer components.
To make things even worse, this case has one 5.25” and three 3.5” bays, but the power supply comes with only one SATA power connector.
In Figure 14, you can see the “standby killer” device that comes attached to the power supply.
Figure 14: Standby killer device