Introduction

I would like to thank Fractal Design for supplying the review sample.


Fractal Design is well known for its higher-end products, including the Define series. Over the years, there have been pushes by Fractal into lower price brackets with some success, but none forged into that $70-80 range successfully enough to spawn several product generations. There was the Core series around 2011, or the Focus line in 2018, for example.

With the launch of the Pop line, Fractal is truly going all in with the attempt to capture the budget-minded market segment, offering three general sizes: the Pop Mini, Pop, and Pop XL—each with some variations. In this review, we will be looking at the Pop Air RGB, which ships in a slew of bright internal colors. There is also the Pop Silent SKU with a solid front and toned down looks using the same body.

Specifications

Packaging

The Fractal Design Pop Air RGB ships in a brown cardboard box with Fractal's signature design on the exterior. There is minimal but useful information on the larger panels, with a small green sticker on the smaller panel for the variant you are about to unbox.


Out of the box, two thick Styrofoam spacers hold the Pop Air RGB in place securely with two bags of documents and accessories taped to the clear plastic cover meant to keep fingerprints away from the case during the packing process.