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Thermaltake Armor Review

Thermaltake has gone deep into the case market ever since the release of their Xaser series. At the time, it was going for the attitude look, which admittedly was very different and managed to attract a lot of people. Fast forward three years, we have Thermaltake maturing along with enthusiasts. A more muted approach is the current trend and in our recent review of the Thermaltake Soprano, we appreciated how Thermaltake has drastically changed their style.

Although there are many slick looking mid tower cases around, the number of server class cases available on the market are surprisingly low. This is understandable, since not everybody requires 12 or more bays for hard drives and optical drives, nor does everybody like a giant tower sitting on the table or on the floor. Mid-towers are also more convenient for LANs and the boom of the SFF is another indication that today, small is in. However, for the people who demand the server cases, there just isn't a whole lot of choice out there. Coolermaster made a mark with its Stacker, which garnered a lot of attention. In a similar fashion, Thermaltake is releasing a similar case to the Stacker with the Armor, a full tower case designed to hold a lot of drives while doing it in style.

There are currently two versions of the Armor, the silver and the black. Unfortunately, the differences do not stop there. If you choose black, you can only get the steel version, whereas if you choose silver, you will get the aluminium version. As of press time, there is no way of getting a black aluminium version or a cheaper silver version.

On that note, we take a look at the silver Armour today, which is completely made of aluminium. Despite the massive size of the box, it was noticeably lighter than the Soprano that we previously reviewed.