One Neat Cube: Xigmatek Nebula Mini-ITX Case Review

[GhostRyder]

Would you think it's possible to reinforce said handles with steel or aluminum perhaps? I'm still skeptical, when I was working at a local computer store we had received them on launch and half of the cases had broken tops or bottoms, the corner where the screws secured the handle/base to the case had broken. That's where my concern lies really, that and fully loaded the case feels wobbly, at least our demo build was.

Wow ive never actually seen one get broken or felt threatened by its weight that it might give way. But then again you never know and I agree that maybe reinforcing it would be a nice little feature. Plus those handles are not exactly the best designed handles for a portable machine ive seen.

 

[madboyv1]

Would you think it's possible to reinforce said handles with steel or aluminum perhaps? I'm still skeptical, when I was working at a local computer store we had received them on launch and half of the cases had broken tops or bottoms, the corner where the screws secured the handle/base to the case had broken. That's where my concern lies really, that and fully loaded the case feels wobbly, at least our demo build was.

You're better off replacing them outright than trying to support them, as that flexibility is part of the point. I've heard of these cases breaking as you described. I bought mine at a local store and got lucky I guess. I've seen people attach Lian Li feet or similar to these cases and it looks pretty good; replacing the top portion might not be as simple depending on what you have installed up top.

I will not disagree that the case can feel wobbly fully loaded because it totally is, but this is only an actual problem if well... pretty much never. Correction, if the audio plugs are as tight as mine are you will push against the case awkwardly because of the flexing, but rarely does my case actually move. While it is not much (and probably does not matter), the flexing feet transfers slightly less vibration to whatever surface it's on as well.