mean:it 5PM EATX Mid-Tower Case Review

[Crashman]

Will additional tempered glass and a lower price put the 5PM case from mean:it on our must-have list?

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[Dark Lord of Tech]

Looks decent , good price.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Wish it was in stock at the egg.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

price is way up. $119.00

 

[Brian_R170]

I looked at it and thought "WOW! That's a nice looking clean design for under $80" So now the price is $120 and it turns out the cooling is inadequate. Letdown.

 

[Crashman]

I looked at it and thought "WOW! That's a nice looking clean design for under $80" So now the price is $120 and it turns out the cooling is inadequate. Letdown.

Fortunately, our new tester's system is too lame to push the thermal boundaries of these cases, which is allowing a greater number of inadequate cases to "pass the test".

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Newegg , jacked them all back up , they were lower earlier.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Was a deal for a few hours.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Almost a carbon copy of a Thermaltake VIEW 31.

 

[Crashman]

Almost a carbon copy of a Thermaltake VIEW 31.

You must have realized by now that most of these companies aren't copying a specific case, but are simply apply design trends to whatever their supplier is offering. Remember when the first popular Antec case was a "copy" of a Chieftech Dragon, only it wasn't technically a "copy" in that it WAS a Chieftech Dragon?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Just stating that because I own the View 31 and it looks like a mirror copy. I like the case , wish it was really $78.00.

 

[berezini.2013]

how about a version without writing on it?

 

[Crashman]

Just stating that because I own the View 31 and it looks like a mirror copy. I like the case , wish it was really $78.00.

Well as long as you're just stating...what is the View 31 a copy of?

 

[VIVO-US]

Just stating that because I own the View 31 and it looks like a mirror copy. I like the case , wish it was really $78.00.

Well as long as you're just stating...what is the View 31 a copy of?

The View 31 does have some distinct differences from the 5PM. Here are a few:

5PM
- Glass on both sides and front
- PSU shroud
- Full E-ATX support
- More room on top for thicker radiators
- Large cable shroud

View 31
- Glass on sides, curved acrylic on front
- 8+2 expansion slots
- Standard ATX support
- Cable grommets
- Exposed PSU and HDD cage

Making a case look unique with glass panels isn't as easy as it is with plastic parts, so a lot of them end up looking the same or very similar.

 

[bladexdsl]

what's with these cases having a glass panel over the front fans these days. how is air supposed to pass through the glass?!

 

[Crashman]

what's with these cases having a glass panel over the front fans these days. how is air supposed to pass through the glass?!

They think they're going to draw enough air through tiny slits at the side of the frame to feed the intake fans, but aren't thinking about the fan's low differential pressure.