Outside

The 901 is one of the most unique cases to ever come into the LanOC offices yet the overall design from the exterior is one of the simplest. In Win designed the 901 to have an uninterrupted aluminum panel that goes all the way around the case. To complement that aluminum both of the side panels are a tinted tempered glass. This is a lot different than other cases because typically side panel windows are made of a Lexan plastic that would bend and break if not attached to the metal side panel. The solid glass panel gives you full view of the interior of the 901 from both sides. The black tinting helps keep your bad wiring job from being broadcast to the world. This means you can see inside when you look closely or when there is lighting inside, but not as much day to day.

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As I mentioned the side panels are made of tempered glass. Just as a warning the case does ship with a sticker warning you of this. Of course if you bought the case you will most likely know about it considering this is the case’s most prominent feature.

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Once you get past the glass side panels and the aluminum frame you will notice that there is one section of the case that is completely open. This is a little odd at first glance but after a close look you will notice that there is actually a slim DVD drive slot down in this gap. This allows you to still have a disc drive without interrupting the clean lines of the case. I personally don’t have a use for this, for the past few years I have just been using a USB DVD drive when I need to use a disc. Because of that I would love to see an even smaller version of this case that drops this feature and saves a little more precious space.

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The only thing that disrupts the aluminum finish on the front of the 901 is the small glossy black pad with the In Win logo on it. This actually lights up white when your PC is powered on and it also helps point you in the right direction to the cases semi-hidden front(ish) I/O panel. On the left side of the case, next to the In Win logo, you have a thin panel with two USB 3.0 plugs as well as your microphone and headphone jacks. The two audio jacks aren’t labeled or color coded like I would normally see, I suspect In Win did this to keep the clean look, but It would have been nice if there was something to help distinguish the two. In Win also included the power button over near the front of the case. This button only requires a light touch and just barely has a click to it if you pay close attention to it.

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I called the aluminum frame that goes around the 901 uninterrupted but in reality there has to be an area where the two ends meet. To keep the clean look, In Win did something unique here as well. As you can see below, there isn’t a traditional rear I/O area. You do still get a normal power supply location down at the bottom, but beyond that you have a back panel that is removable by unscrewing the four thumbscrews on each corner. You route your cables through that back panel and plug them into your motherboard farther into the case. This keeps the clean look without (hopefully) losing to much in functionality. Speaking of functionality, the thumbscrews used on the back panel stay attached after unscrewing, a simple but very nice touch.

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Before digging inside of the 901 I did have to take a peak under the case. In Win kept things simple with two rubber feet, one on each end of the case, to keep it secure to your desk. This design still leaves room for modders who might want to add actual feet or wheels to give the 901 an even more one off style.

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garfi3ld replied the topic: #34656 21 Apr 2014 11:30
Some of you might have seen it out at FortLAN. Here is my review of the In Win 901. Hope you all had a good weekend
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Arxon replied the topic: #34657 21 Apr 2014 23:51
I might pick one up to replace the storm trooper.

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