Zalman Z9 Plus Case Review
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The Z9 Plus is a terrific option if you are looking for a case full of nice features at a very attractive price. We can’t really complain about the “weak points” listed below because of its price. For its terrific cost/benefit ratio, we are giving it our Golden Award.
Strong Points
- Price
- Digital thermometer
- Fan speed controller
- Meshed covers on the external bays with air filters
- Air filter for the front fan
- Air filter for optional bottom fan
- Five 3.5” hard drive bays
- Tool-less mechanisms for installing 3.5” hard drives
- Anti-vibration rings for the hard drives
- Supports two 2.5” hard drives or SSDs
- Thumbscrews for fastening expansion cards
- A huge hole in the motherboard tray for accessing the backplate of the CPU cooler
- Holes and clips for routing cables behind the motherboard tray
- Rear panel and interior are painted black
- Holes for passing hoses of liquid cooling solutions
- No sharp edges where you could cut yourself while building your computer
Weak Points
- No air filter on the left-side panel
- No air filter for the power supply fan
- Slot covers aren’t reusable
- Thumbscrews for fastening expansion cards are silver, not black
- No tool-less installation mechanisms on the 5.25” bays