Originally posted by omegaman7:

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That's very impressive Russ! I definitely like their BlacX model I have. I'll have to keep such a case in mind for a secondary down the road ;)

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Originally posted by sammorris:

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It's the free shipping that makes that deal. $50 for a case of the features/quality that Thermaltake produce like that isn't especially amazing, but most of the rivals to the V9 don't have free shipping, or at least they didn't when I last looked. The inbuilt hotswap dock is a nice idea assuming it works. Personally though, I think a 2.5" internal bay might have been more useful than a 2.5" external hotswap dock! If I had an SSD I would be sticking it in a wiring loop inside the case like I do now, not leaving it exposed to the outside all the time. There are a few complaints about the plastic tool-less PCIe covers, which I can understand, as I've broken one of those off before. Once you know how they work you can usually lock/unlock them without breaking them, but they're so flimsy they will snap in half with less force than you might consider 'they're a bit stiff'. That of course is experience from coolermaster cases as I haven't built/upgraded a thermaltake for ages, but as far as I can tell they're quite similar.

I couldn't help but laugh at how they wired the USB3 front connector. Clearly thermaltake never saw the internal USB3 header coming...

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Originally posted by sammorris:

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Again though, I would take an internal adapter bay for 2.5" drives over the 2.5" external. The 3.5 is useful of course.

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Originally posted by sammorris:

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Well, simply going by past experience, neither the Intel, nor original OCZ (Core, Solid series) came with adapters. Perhaps that's a trend that's changing, or maybe that they provide them with more expensive SSDs (the ones me and my friends have had have all been £100 or less RRP)

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Originally posted by sytyguy:

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My Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB 2.5 did not come with a bracket. I had to purchase it separately.

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Originally posted by greensman:

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Sammy you probably didn't recognize what it was and threw it in the bin... ROFL. :p

J/K mate....

Hope all is well with you and yours. ;)

Hello to the others as well.... :)

sytyguy.... hows you?

theONE... hope this finds you on the green side of the grass. ;)

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Originally posted by greensman:

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thanks russ... good to "see" you buddy!!!! ;)

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