Sunbeamtech 9-Bay Acrylic Case Review

Conclusions

Sunbeamtech 9-Bay Acrylic  case (AC-9B-HUVB) is a 100% transparent case targeted to the average user that wants to build a system with a very different looks.

Strong Points

• Excellent material.
• Excellent cost/benefit ratio.
• Excellent ventilation, with places for up to six fans. Big holes with no mesh for the fans allow the fans to deliver their maximum airflow potential.
• Very light.
• A delight for DYI users.

Weak Points

• You have to be very careful to not scratch or crack your case.
• Requires extra time for you to put the case together, increasing the PC building time by around one hour.
• Holds only up to four (or five, if a floppy disk drive isn’t used) hard disk drives, so high-end users will probably want to look for a different product.
• No screwless mechanisms or thumbscrews for holding daughterboards, optical drives or hard disk drives.
• No anti-vibration mechanisms for the hard disk drives.
• The reset and power buttons are too tight in their holes, making them to get stuck sometimes.
• Comes with only three fans. It should have come with at least the top 80 mm fan and one more 120 mm fan for the front panel.
• No cover for the top 80 mm hole. If you don’t buy an 80 mm fan your case will have a hole on its top panel. This is the main aesthetic flaw from this case.
• Comes only with one fan grill. Most fans will remain “open,” being injury hazards.
• No dust filters for the fans. Your PC components will be filled with dust in no time.
• The two USB ports are too close to each other, preventing the installation of two “fat” devices at the same time.
• The presence of the manufacturer name on the left panel may be a non-desirable feature by some users that want a 100% transparent case.