ThermalTake XASER III 2000A or Lanfire?

[offie]

hi there

i am pondering... which one shall i get? the Lanfire or the XASER 2000A?
ive been eyeing one on Overclockers (UK) website for some time now, but then it disappeared. i emailed them to ask what happened to it:

"Unfortunately, we no longer supply them, but they are still made so you may be able to purchase one from another UK vendor but due to problems of supply, many cases with broken doors / latches and the difficulty of getting spares for these broken doors+catches we have chosen not to stock them."

--Overclockers Representative

Im just a little disheartened that the catches on the 2000A break like this... is this true?

Offie

[SteveI]

Originally Posted by offie

hi there

i am pondering... which one shall i get? the Lanfire or the XASER 2000A?
ive been eyeing one on Overclockers (UK) website for some time now, but then it disappeared. i emailed them to ask what happened to it:

--Overclockers Representative

Im just a little disheartened that the catches on the 2000A break like this... is this true?

Offie

I have a casetek aluminum case. Before you say "what does that have to do with me?", it is the oem for the xaser line. The bezel is different, but the cases come from the same fab. While I love my case, I can tell you that the plastic seems a bit "soft", and rough handling of the door and other 'joint points' could break them. Also, some of the aluminum, like the front piece for the case fans are pretty thin (much less than 1mm) which is not good for aluminum.

[offie]

right... ok then. so, its not a big issue as long as i am not being rough with it?

offie

[s2candyman]

i dont know why they call those cases alum there is more plastic then alum
and if u didnt know plastic is an insilator