Slimline Micro Pc Case 350PS

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 15.2 x 6 inches ; 17 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 15 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0012QLUAK
• Item model number: MINUET 350
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #33,116 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 18, 2008

Product Description

Product Description
This elegant mini-desktop boasts impressive performance and a remarkably svelte profile, perfect for system builders looking for a smaller chassis. Its slender footprint and included bracket allow it to fit vertically or horizontally into the tightest spaces. With a reliable high efficiency 80PLUS certified 350 Watt power supply and front USB, eSATA and audio ports, the Minuet 350 delivers the ideal blend of performance and convenience.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice case, small, and fairly quiet, January 3, 2009

By	J. McCarthy (Twin Cities, MN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Prior to this I've only built one PC from scratch. This time I wanted something smaller than the mini-tower I previously used. I also wanted something quiet.

This unit is shiny, and it's hard to discern in the photos the colors. This (or at least mine) has a dull silver front surrounded by a chromed-plastic bezel and a glossy piano-black case.

There is no doubt that the interior is cramped when installing items, but that's to be expected in a case this size.

There is a very small misalignment between the DVD/CD player and the front, which I've seen mentioned in other reviews. This is very minor, and while I was initially annoyed when building the PC, in use I just don't notice it.

I do wish the case had a firewire port in the front for transferring movies from our camcorder to the PC. There's a port in the back though, and the inconvenience is minor.

The case and power supply fans are really pretty quiet. Of course, this is all relative to what one individual believes quiet is. Each will have their own opinion. All I can say is that with the unit sitting on the floor next to me (I use the stands and have it vertical), I really can't hear it over the ambient noise in the house. I have the included case fan set to low (it has a little switch for low, med and hi), which seems to provide more than adequate cooling. In the future I may purchase a different fan with a speed sensor and connect it to the motherboard to take advantage of some automatic fan settings.

I thought I had a defective DVD player for a bit since the unit sounded like a jet preparing for takeoff when the player would spin-up. It turns out that moving the mounting feet (only used when mounting the case vertically) around greatly affect the vibration of the case. Just by spreading the feet out a bit the whole thing has quieted down nicely. To make it any better I'll have to open the case back up and put some felt pads or something between some of the sheet metal items. As-is though, I'm fine with it.

Overall, I like this case and would definitely purchase it again.

For reference, here's what I've used, and after a month seems to work excellently:

-Motherboard: Asus M3A78-EM.
-Ram: Kingston KHX6400D2/2GR (x2 for 4GB- can buy 2 more to upgrade someday, which will then max out the motherboard at 8GB).
-CPU: AMD ADV60000DOBOX Athlon 64 X2 6000 3.1GHz Socket AM2 Dual-Core processor.
-DVD: ASUS DRW-20B1LT 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe, SATA
-Hard Drives: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA (x2 in a mirrored array to protect our important stuff should one fail)
OS: Microsoft Vista 64 ultimate (after hearing all the bad stories I bought it anyway, and I'm glad I did).

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect case for HTPC, March 6, 2009

By	S. Chang "zflinux" (CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

First of all, really fast (4 days for free) shipping from amazon.com.

It's a beautiful and sturdy slim case that I have been hoping for. I can never say no to 80 plus PSU. Just spent about 1 hour to move all he parts from my old case into this baby.

The side fan has acceptable noise level at low speed, the overall system temperature looks good, and that side fan does contribute a little.

Both power and HD LEDs are in blue, just match the LED color on my BD drive.

The only problem is the cable wiring. My motherboard's power socket is located at front, just under the drive bay. It needs some skill to put them smoothly together. Well, it's the way how a slim case must be... Not really an issue, but want to share with others.

Another thing is that there is no protection for the vents. Keep away from water...

I have Gigabyte 780g MB, Athlon X2 4000+, 4GB mem, 500GB WD, and liteon BD drive. Plus this beautiful case, a perfect HTPC solution.

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid, tiny case full of almost everything you need, January 27, 2009

By	C. Hart (Gainesville, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was skeptical about this case before it arrived, thinking because of the price it might not even suit my needs. I had a small space for an HTPC that the 5" and 6" high cases wouldn't fit so my alternatives were few.

What a pleasant surprise! The case is nicely manufactured (and a carbon-copy of one from Rosewill) and looks good. It is solid both inside and out. The 350W power supply, which is a bit slight in thw wattage department holds on for an all-in-one micro board, e7300 Intel chip, Blu-Ray drive and 3 hard drives. I found I could even squeeze in a fourth if the mobo had more than 4 sata ports! The power supply is very specific to this case, so if it goes out in the future, you will have a problem.

There is an ingenious slide-in cage for the optical drive and two hard drives that makes it easy despite the small space to get the rest of the PC put together first. Then a little power and data cable planning and it all fits together. A slight design improvement might have been the addition of two drive spots under the cage instead of the one - I think there's just enough space. I had to fit the third hard drive upside-down on the case lid with screws in the center-rear vent holes - that's where I would have put the fourth too.

There's a 3-speed fan on the side for ventilation and it works well but it does bear the brunt of case cooling. The short-stalked manual switch is a bit hard to use after you close the case up so figure out what speed you want before you tuck your PC away after it's built.

The case would make it hard to use a graphics card and it would have to be half-height so plan accordingly. Mobos with on-board graphics are perfect, they use less power and these days you can get GeForce 9000s on them. Just don't expect to build a gaming PC with this case.

My only complaint might be that the optical slot of the front panel leaves a crack of space around the drive, probably due to the need for the inner cage to pivot when inserted. It's not really a problem but know that the front will only look 99% perfect, not 100%.

I was totally impressed with this case and even though this one was for personal use, I fully intend to use these in my computer company for any application where size is a consideration. It's great! Try one for yourself!