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ThermalTake Xaser III VM3000A Skull Case Review - PAGE 1
Clarence Kwan - Thursday, January 22nd, 2004

Introduction:

Thermaltake is no stranger to our office. During the past year we've covered several of their products including the excellent (and highly recommended) Silent Boost as well as the Xaser II A6000A and Xaser III V2000A cases. Although both cases rated well in our reviews, both had some small quirks such as problems with the tool less expansion slots. Nonetheless both were loaded with gadgets and fresh ideas like the now ubiquitous fan monitoring hardware occupying the 5 1/4" drive bay. Today we take a look at the Skull - Xaser III VM3000A, one of Thermaltake's newest cases. The Skull features an aluminum bezel and completely tool-free installtion. One of the more distinctive features of the Skull is the plexiglass window. While windows in themselves are not particularly special anymore, the first thing you will notice with this model is its honeycomb style grid overlayed on the window which shields any EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). Here's a quick peek at the rest of the specs before we explore the Skull in more detail.

Specifications:

P/N

VM3000A

Case Type

Tower ATX Case

Main Board size

Standard ATX and Micro ATX

Side Panel

Honeycomb style: Class B Tested EMI shielding

Color

Black

Material

0.8mm SECC with Aluminum Bezel

Dimensions (H*W*D)

535mm x 192mm x 430mm

Expansion slots

7

Disk Drive Bays

5.25" x 6 & 3.5" x 2/3 (External/Internal)

Ventilation

4 x 80 mm, 2050rpm (included)

Front USB & Audio & 1394

2 USB 2.0, 1394 (Firewire)

Gross Weight (kg)

9.1

Net Weight (kg)

10.8

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