@GlacierNine I don't usually respond to your type of statements, as everyone is entitled to their options and you aren't forced to buy any case based on a review you read.
But, for you and your tenacity of voicing your negative opinion repeatedly, I will do so once:
You clearly misunderstood the USP of this chassis.
This is a very, very telling post.
Firstly, you revealed that you did actually see my and others prior feedback on your case reviews. Glad to know our voice is heard, even if not acknowledged.
Secondly, you revealed that you didn't see where I posted my own version of your conclusion, because if you *had* seen that, you'd be aware that I appreciated the USP within that post, while criticising that the case sacrifices function that it could *easily* still have without sacrifice, if it used a more recent base chassis. I even questioned W1zzard, and I now question you, on why you want to try and bullshit your audience with this argument that it is somehow necessary to make this sacrifice, when you could easily have written something as basic as this quote and been entirely correct:
This case is a great idea, and we're surprised given how long it's been floating around show floors, that none of the competition has beaten iBUYPOWER to the punch with some variant of this concept. Kudos to iBUYPOWER and NZXT for bringing an innovative new approach to show systems into being at a surprisingly affordable pricepoint for such a niche product.
Unfortunately, that aesthetic advancement has come at a cost - for the everyday user who really wants the best in aesthetics, the chassis as a whole suffers from being based on a long discontinued case that restricts airflow substantially. Systems built in this case are likely to be hotter, and louder, than they would be if a newer or more airflow focused design had been used - there are plenty of contenders that would make a superior base chassis for this product, and we really hope iBUYPOWER refines this idea in future, perhaps with a revision based on NZXT's own H510 series, offering some much needed additional intake to help combat the heat the LCD radiates into the case.
Thirdly, you state that nobody is forced to buy a case, and that's an absolutely valid point, if you're a case manufacturer responding to bad feedback about your products. Except, you're not a case manufacturer, and the case isn't your product. Your product is this review, the purpose of which is ostensibly to enable readers to make more informed purchasing decisions by telling your readers what is both good *and bad* about a product. What's good about this product is it's USP, which at no point have I trashtalked. What's bad about this product is the fact the 5 year old chassis it's based on limits it in ways a newer base chassis would not.
You make a couple of points (Radiator compatibility for example) that are directly related to that limitation. It's just a shame you're so determined not to admit the broader point, instead choosing to try and gaslight and belittle your audience by telling them they couldn't recognise an S340 if you didn't tell them, pretending that a different base chassis would have the same limitations when it clearly would not have to, and pretending that the S340 is equivalent to a modern chassis in the ways in which it clearly is not.
