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Here's the front of the Xaser LanFire (on the right is with the door removed). As you can see, it's very, very similar to the original Xaser III, if you've ever seen it, it's basically just a couple of inches shorter. It measures in at 440x180x460mm and a mere 4kg (8.8lb), which is VERY light. I barely even had to lift while taking this case upstairs to my proverbial review table (I work on the floor  ). Now of course, this is going to change once we load it with a computer, but it's great how light this case is so that it doesn't add much to the overall weight of the system.
Expansion leaves much to be desired. It only has 2 5.25" bays and 2 3.5" bays (also has 2 internal 3.5" bays not pictured), which is enough for the essentials, but unless your needs are low-demand don't try to house your main rig in this. I know I sure wouldn't be able to. However, the case is designed around portability and not expansion, so it's something you have to live with. One of the features I do like, though, is how the drive panels can be removed without taking off the bezel, just squeeze the two notches. Very interesting.
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Check out the Fireball mod in the front; basically it lights up in a pattern as shown in Thermaltake's GIF image, shown on the right. Something like this might get on my nerves after a while though, so thankfully it can be unplugged, and you can even swap out the design (similar to Thermaltake's X-View) if you so wish.
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Here's the naked case! As you can see, the fan grill in the front uses a honeycomb design, which we were pleased to see, since it does not restrict airflow as much as some other designs. It takes in air from a cutout in the bottom of the front bezel, since there is no hole in the front for it.
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Here's the rheo up at the top. It contains controls for 4 fans included in the case, as well as two temperature probes (we will show a shot with this turned on later). The readout is for setting alarm temperatures for your components.
The LanFire has USB and FireWire ports in the front. Check out my GIF animation to see both the open and closed state. I believe the ports are USB 2.0, but since I do not have any USB 2.0 devices, I was unable to verify this.
Let's see what's on the inside of this case.
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