Casetek LAN PARTY Dreamer: CK1021, Continued

06:00 - Wednesday 17 December 2003 by David Stellmack
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: 2003, winter, case, review, part, 2

Table of content:
35 – Casetek LAN PARTY Dreamer: CK1...
  1. 1 – Introduction
  2. 2 – Bezel, Bezel... Match My Case!
  3. 3 – Bezel, Bezel... Match My Case!, Continued
  4. 4 – The Review Process
  5. 5 – Antec: Performance One Series P160
  6. 6 – Antec: Performance One Series P160, Continued
  7. 7 – Antec: Performance One Series P160, Continued
  8. 8 – Antec Solution Series: SLK3700-BQE
  9. 9 – Antec Solution Series: SLK3700-BQE, Continued
  10. 10 – Antec Solution Series: SLK3700-BQE, Continued
  11. 11 – AOpen A600 Series: A600B
  12. 12 – AOpen A600 Series: A600B, Continued
  13. 13 – AOpen A600 Series: A600B, Continued
  14. 14 – Aspire: X-Alien
  15. 15 – Aspire: X-Alien, Continued
  16. 16 – Aspire: X-Alien, Continued
  17. 17 – Aspire: X-Dreamer II
  18. 18 – Aspire: X-Dreamer II, Continued
  19. 19 – Aspire: X-Dreamer II, Continued
  20. 20 – Athenatech: 400 Series
  21. 21 – Athenatech: 400 Series, Continued
  22. 22 – Athenatech: 400 Series, Continued
  23. 23 – Athenatech: 7800 Series
  24. 24 – Athenatech: 7800 Series, Continued
  25. 25 – Athenatech: 7800 Series, Continued
  26. 26 – BeanTech: BT85
  27. 27 – BeanTech: BT85, Continued
  28. 28 – BeanTech: BT85, Continued
  29. 29 – BeanTech Igloo Series: IGLOO 12
  30. 30 – BeanTech Igloo Series: IGLOO 12, Continued
  31. 31 – BeanTech Igloo Series: IGLOO 12, Continued
  32. 32 – Casetek LAN PARTY Dreamer: CK1021
  33. 33 – Casetek LAN PARTY Dreamer: CK1021, Continued
  34. 34 – Casetek LAN PARTY Dreamer: CK1021, Continued
  35. 35 – Casetek LAN PARTY Dreamer: CK1021, Continued
  36. 36 – Cooler Master: ATC-201B-BXT
  37. 37 – Cooler Master: ATC-201B-BXT, Continued
  38. 38 – Cooler Master: ATC-201B-BXT, Continued
  39. 39 – Cooler Master: ATC-201B-BXT, Continued
  40. 40 – Cooler Master Wave Master: TAC-T01-EK
  41. 41 – Cooler Master Wave Master: TAC-T01-EK, Continued
  42. 42 – Cooler Master Wave Master: TAC-T01-EK, Continued
  43. 43 – Cooler Master Wave Master: TAC-T01-EK, Continued
  44. 44 – Enermax CS-5171LBFS-B
  45. 45 – Enermax CS-5171LBFS-B, Continued
  46. 46 – Enermax CS-5171LBFS-B, Continued
  47. 47 – Fong Kai FK-333ATX
  48. 48 – Fong Kai FK-333ATX, Continued
  49. 49 – Fong Kai FK-333ATX, Continued
  50. 50 – Inwin IW-S564G-ATX
  51. 51 – Inwin IW-S564G-ATX, Continued
  52. 52 – Inwin IW-S564G-ATX, Continued
  53. 53 – Inwin X Series IW-X710
  54. 54 – Inwin X Series IW-X710, Continued
  55. 55 – Inwin X Series IW-X710, Continued
  56. 56 – Jeantech Butterfly Series 2011
  57. 57 – Jeantech Butterfly Series 2011, Continued
  58. 58 – Jeantech Butterfly Series 2011, Continued
  59. 59 – Jeantech Butterfly Series JN424SB
  60. 60 – Jeantech Butterfly Series JN424SB, Continued
  61. 61 – Jeantech Butterfly Series JN424SB, Continued
  62. 62 – Lian Li PC-6077
  63. 63 – Lian Li PC-6077, Continued
  64. 64 – Lian Li PC-6077, Continued
  65. 65 – SilverStone Technology Lascala Series / SST-LC01
  66. 66 – SilverStone Technology Lascala Series / SST-LC01, Continued
  67. 67 – SilverStone Technology Lascala Series / SST-LC01, Continued
  68. 68 – SilverStone Technology Lascala Series / SST-LC01, Continued
  69. 69 – Superpower Superb Series KC2301B
  70. 70 – Superpower Superb Series KC2301B, Continued
  71. 71 – Superpower Superb Series KC2301B, Continued
  72. 72 – Thermaltake Xaser III Lanfire Series: VM2000AD
  73. 73 – Thermaltake Xaser III Lanfire Series: VM2000AD, Continued
  74. 74 – Thermaltake Xaser III Lanfire Series: VM2000AD, Continued
  75. 75 – Thermaltake Xaser III VM3000A: Skull Series
  76. 76 – Thermaltake Xaser III VM3000A: Skull Series, Continued
  77. 77 – Thermaltake Xaser III VM3000A: Skull Series, Continued
  78. 78 – Conclusion: An Extraordinary Number Of High-Scoring Cases Makes Picking ...
  79. 79 – Conclusion, Continued

Casetek LAN PARTY Dreamer: CK1021, Continued

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Casetek offers a variety of light-up EL front designs that can be added to the front bezel by the removal of four Torx screws. The bezel is primarily plastic in design, but it is textured and painted in such a way to give it a metal-type look. As with other cases that offer a top-mounted port design, it is up to the buyer to determine whether they can adjust to the placement of the ports on the top of the case instead of on the front or side of the case. Surprisingly, Casetek is known in the industry for its innovative back-pack style harness for LAN party goers, and they did not include this harness with our test case. While we saw this innovative harness in action at Computex, we do not know whether this is an included feature. This may be a configurational decision that is made by the purchaser of the case at the time of configuration, rather than a feature that is automatically included with every CK-1021 purchase.

Overall, Casetek presents a nice case in an affordable package that will definitely ignite some consumer interest. While we are told that a windowed version of the CK-1021 is available, we question the usefulness of this window without removing the side panel fan assembly, which will block much of the look and attractiveness of the inside of the CK-1021. Regardless of this, we still find the CK-1021 to be a fairly well constructed case. We do have an issue with the amount of bend and twist it exhibited, due to Casetek's opting for 1mm aluminum, as this affects greatly the structural integrity, particularly with the side panel removed.

Another point to "nit pick" about is that the all silver design of the case may necessitate many users to seek silver bezeled optical and floppy style devices to match the silver case color. These devices are often difficult to find, and that may give the CK-1021 a mismatched look behind the front door. That said the CK-1021 could be a good case choice if you shop around and are able to find it at an attractive price.


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