Thermaltake DH-101 HTPC Case Review 8

Thermaltake DH-101 HTPC Case Review

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Value & Conclusion

  • The Thermaltake DH-101 is priced around 160€ or $260 US Dollars which is appropriate for a chassis like this in Europe, but may be a bit high in the US. If you do not require the VFD & controls in combination with the remote, the case will only come in at 95€ or $160 US Dollars
  • Great paint job
  • Soundgraph Graphical VFD a great choice!
  • Full iMON Ultra Bay button array present
  • Works with both Windows XP MCE and Vista
  • Solid constuction
  • Includes Remote control
  • Actually can hold 5 hard drives with a bit of creativity
  • 60 mm fans super quiet at 5V, 120 mm one at 7V
  • Large CPU coolers are possible
  • Three fans included
  • A bit pricey
  • Front panel construction seems a bit unpolished
  • Fans do not come with mainboard headers
  • Fans are quite loud at 12V
  • You may not need all the features of the Soundgraph Graphical VFD for a HTPC
  • Large graphic cards will not fit
  • A few parts lack the black paint job
  • Only partial screw-less system
The Thermaltake DH-101 is a great looking HTPC. This is the most important aspect of such a case. It has to fit into your AV rack and offer the functionality you would be used to from a DVD player or video recorder. You get all that in form of a large volume knob, remote control and graphical VFD. The interior of the DH-101 sports the same piano paint job as the outside which looks just as great and it would have been nice to see every part within the case - including the inner side of the cover - to be painted the same way. While the case can not fit a top of the line graphic card, there are plenty of entry level variants available today, which can handle all the intended tasks of a HTPC. While the price in Europe seems to be on par with other, similar enclosures, it does seem to lack some of the overall construction quality of these other offerings. In the end what counts for such a case is the look and feel. The DH-101 certainly delivers on looks, but seems to fall a bit short on "feel".
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