After looking at the Fractal Design Meshify S2, it should be apparent to the trained eye that the frame is essentially a Define S2. That is not a bad thing at all. It means that users who want a bit more in the looks department can get the exact same, excellent feature set within the cooler looking Meshify S2.

Fractal Design is staying true to its roots by avoiding the whole RGB craze with their core chassis line, and it is great to see that the Meshify S2 is no exception. With the new body, it cannot even be directly compared to the original Meshify as they are worlds apart. On top of that, the new 3.5" hard-drive cages don't simply look good, but also allow for some interesting cable routing. You now get a fully fledged USB-C port without having to shell out more money for an upgraded I/O panel.

On the interior, the Meshify S2 lacks the usual drive bays, so you have the utmost space for large GPUs, plenty of liquid or air cooling or even bigger E-ATX motherboards without issue. Those who still want to show off their graphics card are free to buy a PCIe ribbon cable to do so.

Overall, the Fractal Design Meshify S2 takes everything that is awesome about the Define S2, but ends up looking much cooler and still understated.