Value and Conclusion
- The Silverstone Redline RL07 goes for around €90 incl. taxes. In the US, however, the chassis has a price tag of US$110 excl. taxes.
- Cool overall look—perfectly suited for the Redline family of enclosures
- All metal construction
- Nicely designed front
- Tool-less hard-drive trays for both SSDs and traditional drives
- Can hold up to six drives
- Velcro strips for easy cable management
- Shroud to cover your PSU and large drives
- Mounting possibilities for liquid-cooling in the front of chassis
- Easily removable dust filters on all intake areas
- Nice, clear side panel
- Available in black or white
- For some reason, slightly more expensive in the US than the EU
- Can only hold a radiator in the front, not the ceiling
- Lousy expansion-slot locking mechanism
- Top of shroud could have been used to showcase an SSD
The Silverstone RL07, as the name gives away, is part of the Redline series, which Silverstone describes as their "Value enthusiasts tower chassis family". While this may hold true for lower-numbered RL cases, the RL07 does not really feel like "value". Its all-metal front and edgy look, in combination with the glass side panel, give it quite the premium feel instead. This is important as it does clock in at around US$110, which many may not consider to be in the "value" segment (also known as the sub-100 dollar market).
While the exterior is pretty cool and sleek-looking with its red light right down the middle of the enclosure, the Redline RL07 shares the body with other cases from Silverstone, including the PM02 or KL07 which are both vastly different cases in the grand scheme of things. For the RL07, this is a great thing as you get the same all-metal interior with the shroud and tool-less hard-drive trays along with removable dust filters. Naturally, there are some tangible elements that have been omitted, like the opening in the ceiling, which reduces the number of liquid-cooling units a little bit. While this should not be a deal-breaker, it feels like Silverstone could have still included the same top as with the PM02 for those enthusiasts who want to fill the case with more fans or another radiator in the ceiling.
Overall, the Redline RL07 is a cool-looking case, which works well with everything it offers; however, it does not push the envelope in terms of functionality as far as it could to define itself as a value-orientated enthusiast chassis, while blurring the line between what is considered value and why a user should not go for the PM02 instead.