Review Fractal Design North XL Review: The Prettiest PC Case Gets Upsized

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I love this design, I have two of the smaller ones - one in white with my current PC in it sitting next to my desk, and one in black with my old PC in it acting as a streaming machine plugged in to my TV. The black models looks great next to the TV cabinet, it mirrors the black sub woofer on the other side.

The black and white models come with slightly different wood on the front, which I actually swapped over to better match the furniture each one was going to sit next to (they just pop in and out so swapping them was trivial).

I agree with the criticism of thumb screws, in fact I think you're going to easy on them. Forget about it being 2024 - Dell had cases that opened and closed with clips 20 years ago (if not more)!
 
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So, how long we will have to wait to get more than USB-C port in the front IO?
It doesn't need to be USB 3.2 gen bla bla bla (10 or 20gb), just replace the Type-A with type-C, or at least make the thing modular so the user can choose what they want !!
 
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Xajel said:
So, how long we will have to wait to get more than USB-C port in the front IO?
It doesn't need to be USB 3.2 gen bla bla bla (10 or 20gb), just replace the Type-A with type-C, or at least make the thing modular so the user can choose what they want !!
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100% agree. It’s time to retire USB A. We’ll use adapters when we need them while we wait for the ecosystem to catch up.
 
I'm not sure I'm ready for not having a Reset button even if I only use it for emergencies. I know I can hold down the power button for 30 seconds but I still like the idea of having a Reset button even if I only use it every few months. As for usb C we would need a way to differentiate the 20Gbps port (since most motherboards now only support 1) from the 2 10Gbps ports most motherboards support. I suppose they could have a blue ring or text label for the slower ports just like they do now to differentiate the usb3 from the usb2.
 
North: :|
North but BIGGER: >:O
This seems like an awfully late release being 1 year and 3 months after the regular North.
Also unhappy with Fractal driving the price of the Torrent up.
 
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I'm not sure I'm ready for not having a Reset button even if I only use it for emergencies...
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I was thinking the same thing when i considered the mid size tower North. I now wonder why i thought i'd need it? I was just used to the reset button being there.

Judging by past experience, it would be handy to have in some very rare cases. As these are so rare, i'm indifferent to having or not having a reset button.
If the motherboard has a dedicated reset button, the one on the case is even more redundant.

Also agree about the different kinds of USB C ports.
 
35below0 said:
I was thinking the same thing when i considered the mid size tower North. I now wonder why i thought i'd need it? I was just used to the reset button being there.

Judging by past experience, it would be handy to have in some very rare cases. As these are so rare, i'm indifferent to having or not having a reset button.
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Agreed, I've never missed the reset button.

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Also agree about the different kinds of USB C ports.
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Isn't that a solved problem though? There are symbols (even if it's just a case of displaying a numerical value), there's colour coding, it's a none-issue isn't it?
 
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