The Blue Meanie

Introducing the Blue Meany supplied to us by the friendly guys over at KoolCases.com. They describe it as: "NEWEST P4-Ready 4+6 bays Med. ATX case w/300W & a FREE side-fan & 2 USB ports!". As you can see it is a very handsome looking case and more pleasing on the eyes than the normal blah beige cases we are so accustomed to, but what we'll find out is if those good looks carry over to the inside and the features. Why do they call it the "Blue Meany"? We'll get to that and find out but first let's go over the specs for Mr. Meany:

• Standard ATX form factor
• Intel P4 ready case (requires a 350 watts P/S to be P4 ready)
• 4 open 5.25 drive bays
• 2 open 3.5 drive bays
• 4 hidden 3.5 drive bays (total of 10 drive bays)
• Build in 2 front USB port connectors
• Includes a 8cm side panel fan
• 4 optional 8cm fans in the lower front of the case
• 2 optional 8cm fans in rear of the case
• Max. 7 cooling fans could be installed (6 optional)
• Dimensions: 17 (H) x 7.75 (W) x 19 (D)
• Max. mother board size: 12 x 10
• Standard 300 watts ATX power supply (AMD recommended up to 1.2 GHz CPU)

It does come with plastic covering the front as you can see by the picture on top. That's to protect the front from scratches during shipping or unpacking since it is all covered in plexiglass.

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