Test: NZXT Nemesis Elite Edition
Kabinetter d. 07. april. 2005, skrevet af NoNig 1 Kommentarer. Vist: 11500 gange.
Korrekturlæser:
Billed behandling:
Oversættelse:
Pristjek på http://www.pricerunner.dk
Produkt udlånt af: Sd-Data A/S
DK distributør: Sd-Data A/S
Billed behandling:
Oversættelse:
Pristjek på http://www.pricerunner.dk
Produkt udlånt af: Sd-Data A/S
DK distributør: Sd-Data A/S
Produktet er venligst udlånt af: NZXT.com
Produktet distribueres i DK af: www.conta.dk
Link til producentens website: www.nzxt.com
Generelt kan siges om firmaet, at de virker til at leve op til deres egen dekret. De skriver om sig selv, at de forsøger at ramme markedet bedst muligt og tilfredsstille deres købere. En ting er at lave fede kabinetter, en anden er at lytte til kritik/ros. Det lader til, at NZXT ikke er for store til at rette på sig selv. Et af deres tidligere kabinetter fik en del høvl, hvor dette så nu er rettet i "Nemesis"-serien.
Flot gjort af NZXT, men også klogt gjort. Der er hård konkurrence om markedets gunst, og hedder man ikke LianLi, AlienWare eller ThermalTake, er det svært at sælge sig selv uden noget at have det i.
NZXT har med Nemesis Elite lavet et kabinet der sigter højt, rammer fint nok, men er lige ved at være uden for point. Kabinettet vinder på sine funktioner og gode idéer, men der er for mange småfejl til at jeg ville give det en award af de bedre. Tanken strejfede mig, meget, men i forhold til hvad jeg forventer af et produkt i den bedre ende, lever Nemesis Elite ikke op til det. Mit første indtryk af produktet var, at jeg nu sad med en gang plastiklort der bare skulle testes igennem. Heldigvis fik kabinettet ændret den holdning og min holdning til produktet. Ingen tvivl om, at det er et kvalitetsprodukt. Men man får bare fornemmelsen af at NZXT snubler så tæt på mål. Havde topboksen været af samme plastik/metal-kvalitet som frontpladen er det, ville det være gået lige ind. Havde vinduet været lidt mere robust, ville det være gået lige ind. Havde tænd/sluk-knappen været dejligere at røre ved, ville det være gået lige ind. Skulle man ikke belemres med afmontage af fronten, ved montage af eksterne enheder, var den gået lige ind.
Overordnet set synes jeg, at man sidder med et kabinet der gerne vil op og lege med de store (LianLi f.eks.). Og mange af tingene er der også. Nemlig fornemmelsen af kvalitet og tyngde. Denne følelse ødelægges når man mærker på vinduet, tager fat i displayet i toppen eller har problemer med at montere sit grafikkort.
Jeg har nævnt LianLi en del gange i løbet af denne artikel. Dette er ikke et kritikpunkt, men en lille kompliment, at jeg sammenlinger dette kabinet med så velrenomeret et mærke. Det skal indrømmes, at det langt fra ligger hvad jeg selv ville vælge. Desto større er begejstringen over at dette kabinet nærmest "omvender" mig. Kabinettet skal, efter min mening, også vurderes realistisk. Set i forhold til andre produkter på markedet, placerer Nemesis Elite Edition i bunden af toppen. Derfor vil jeg gerne tildele kabinettet en "Safe Buy" award. Den er fortjent, men lad mig blot pointere. NZXT skal have rettet nogle småting, eller bare vælge en gennemført løsning, så havde en award af de "større" været i hus. Ingen tvivl om det.
Positivt
● Displayet/controller-enheden
● Design (til trods for min "normale" smag")
● 3x 120 mm blæsere
● Følelsen af kvalitet
● Mange gode features og idéer
● Skrueløs montage af hardware
Negativt
● Følelsen af plastik, vinduet og boksen
● Følelsen af kvalitet der ødelægges med plastik
● Gode idéer og løsningsforslag der ødelægges af småfejl
● At fronten skal pilles af, for at kunne montere 5,25" og 3,5" enheder
About the company can be said, that they indeed live up to their own decreed. They write about themselves, that they aim at the market in their best, and try to satisfy their buyers. One thing is to produce cool housings, another is to listen to critics and compliments. It seems, that NZXT isn't to bigheaded to correct themself. One of their earlier housings got a lot of critique, where a lot of those errors are now corrected in their "Nemesis"-series.
Nice done by NZXT, but also a very wise decision. There is a lot of competition on the market, and if your trademark isn't "LianLi", "AlienWare" or "Thermaltake", it's very hard to sell your products, unless they got the right.
With Nemesis Elite Edition, NZXT have made a housing that aims high, hits well, but almost misses. The housing wins on its various features and good ideas, but there are too many minor flaws to let it get an award in the better end. The thought has passed me by, very close. But in comparison to what I want from a product in the better end, Nemesis Elite Edition doesn't succeed. My first hand impression was, that I was sitting with a piece of plastic-crap, and just had to test it. Fortunately the housing changed my attitude to that, and the product itself. There should be no doubt about, that this is a product of quality. One just get the feeling of, so close to finish, and then it stumbles. If the box on top had been of the same quality as the front itself, it would have made it. If the window had been more solid, it would have made it. If the on/off-switch had been a little nicer to use, it would have made it. If one didn't have to remove the front before mounting external drives, it would have made.
A lot of "would haves".
In the overall perspective, you sit with a housing that want to play with the big boys (ie. LianLi), by my judgement. A lot of the things are there. The feeling of quality, depth and weight. This feeling is ruined when you lay hands on the window, touches the box on top or have troubles mounting your graphics card.
I've mentioned LianLi a lot of times during this review. It's not to be considered a critique, but a little compliment, that I compare this housing to a so well established trademark. I have to admit, that this housing is somewhat far from what I'd normally choose. Therefore the enthusiasm is so much more considerable, that this housing almost "converts" me. The housing should, after my opinion, be judged realistic. In perspective of other products on the market, Nemesis Elite Edition, places itself in the bottom of the elite. Therefore, I'd like to give the housing a "Safe buy" award. Surely deserves it, but let me just point out. NZXT needs to correct some minor flaws or just chose a followed through solution. Then, by all means, an award of the "big ones" would have been given. No doubt about that.
Pros
● Display/controller-unit
● Design (despite my "normal" taste)
● 3x 120 mm fans
● The feeling of quality
● A lot of good features and ideas
● Screw less mounting of hardware
Cons
● The feeling of plastic, window and the box on top
● The feeling of quality, that is only ruined by plastic
● Great ideas and solutions, that are drawn back by minor flaws
● One have to demount the front, in order to mount 5,25" and 3,5" drives
Produktet distribueres i DK af: www.conta.dk
Link til producentens website: www.nzxt.com
Konklusion
Generelt kan siges om firmaet, at de virker til at leve op til deres egen dekret. De skriver om sig selv, at de forsøger at ramme markedet bedst muligt og tilfredsstille deres købere. En ting er at lave fede kabinetter, en anden er at lytte til kritik/ros. Det lader til, at NZXT ikke er for store til at rette på sig selv. Et af deres tidligere kabinetter fik en del høvl, hvor dette så nu er rettet i "Nemesis"-serien.
Flot gjort af NZXT, men også klogt gjort. Der er hård konkurrence om markedets gunst, og hedder man ikke LianLi, AlienWare eller ThermalTake, er det svært at sælge sig selv uden noget at have det i.
NZXT har med Nemesis Elite lavet et kabinet der sigter højt, rammer fint nok, men er lige ved at være uden for point. Kabinettet vinder på sine funktioner og gode idéer, men der er for mange småfejl til at jeg ville give det en award af de bedre. Tanken strejfede mig, meget, men i forhold til hvad jeg forventer af et produkt i den bedre ende, lever Nemesis Elite ikke op til det. Mit første indtryk af produktet var, at jeg nu sad med en gang plastiklort der bare skulle testes igennem. Heldigvis fik kabinettet ændret den holdning og min holdning til produktet. Ingen tvivl om, at det er et kvalitetsprodukt. Men man får bare fornemmelsen af at NZXT snubler så tæt på mål. Havde topboksen været af samme plastik/metal-kvalitet som frontpladen er det, ville det være gået lige ind. Havde vinduet været lidt mere robust, ville det være gået lige ind. Havde tænd/sluk-knappen været dejligere at røre ved, ville det være gået lige ind. Skulle man ikke belemres med afmontage af fronten, ved montage af eksterne enheder, var den gået lige ind.
Overordnet set synes jeg, at man sidder med et kabinet der gerne vil op og lege med de store (LianLi f.eks.). Og mange af tingene er der også. Nemlig fornemmelsen af kvalitet og tyngde. Denne følelse ødelægges når man mærker på vinduet, tager fat i displayet i toppen eller har problemer med at montere sit grafikkort.
Jeg har nævnt LianLi en del gange i løbet af denne artikel. Dette er ikke et kritikpunkt, men en lille kompliment, at jeg sammenlinger dette kabinet med så velrenomeret et mærke. Det skal indrømmes, at det langt fra ligger hvad jeg selv ville vælge. Desto større er begejstringen over at dette kabinet nærmest "omvender" mig. Kabinettet skal, efter min mening, også vurderes realistisk. Set i forhold til andre produkter på markedet, placerer Nemesis Elite Edition i bunden af toppen. Derfor vil jeg gerne tildele kabinettet en "Safe Buy" award. Den er fortjent, men lad mig blot pointere. NZXT skal have rettet nogle småting, eller bare vælge en gennemført løsning, så havde en award af de "større" været i hus. Ingen tvivl om det.
Positivt
● Displayet/controller-enheden
● Design (til trods for min "normale" smag")
● 3x 120 mm blæsere
● Følelsen af kvalitet
● Mange gode features og idéer
● Skrueløs montage af hardware
Negativt
● Følelsen af plastik, vinduet og boksen
● Følelsen af kvalitet der ødelægges med plastik
● Gode idéer og løsningsforslag der ødelægges af småfejl
● At fronten skal pilles af, for at kunne montere 5,25" og 3,5" enheder
UK Summary
About the company can be said, that they indeed live up to their own decreed. They write about themselves, that they aim at the market in their best, and try to satisfy their buyers. One thing is to produce cool housings, another is to listen to critics and compliments. It seems, that NZXT isn't to bigheaded to correct themself. One of their earlier housings got a lot of critique, where a lot of those errors are now corrected in their "Nemesis"-series.
Nice done by NZXT, but also a very wise decision. There is a lot of competition on the market, and if your trademark isn't "LianLi", "AlienWare" or "Thermaltake", it's very hard to sell your products, unless they got the right.
With Nemesis Elite Edition, NZXT have made a housing that aims high, hits well, but almost misses. The housing wins on its various features and good ideas, but there are too many minor flaws to let it get an award in the better end. The thought has passed me by, very close. But in comparison to what I want from a product in the better end, Nemesis Elite Edition doesn't succeed. My first hand impression was, that I was sitting with a piece of plastic-crap, and just had to test it. Fortunately the housing changed my attitude to that, and the product itself. There should be no doubt about, that this is a product of quality. One just get the feeling of, so close to finish, and then it stumbles. If the box on top had been of the same quality as the front itself, it would have made it. If the window had been more solid, it would have made it. If the on/off-switch had been a little nicer to use, it would have made it. If one didn't have to remove the front before mounting external drives, it would have made.
A lot of "would haves".
In the overall perspective, you sit with a housing that want to play with the big boys (ie. LianLi), by my judgement. A lot of the things are there. The feeling of quality, depth and weight. This feeling is ruined when you lay hands on the window, touches the box on top or have troubles mounting your graphics card.
I've mentioned LianLi a lot of times during this review. It's not to be considered a critique, but a little compliment, that I compare this housing to a so well established trademark. I have to admit, that this housing is somewhat far from what I'd normally choose. Therefore the enthusiasm is so much more considerable, that this housing almost "converts" me. The housing should, after my opinion, be judged realistic. In perspective of other products on the market, Nemesis Elite Edition, places itself in the bottom of the elite. Therefore, I'd like to give the housing a "Safe buy" award. Surely deserves it, but let me just point out. NZXT needs to correct some minor flaws or just chose a followed through solution. Then, by all means, an award of the "big ones" would have been given. No doubt about that.
Pros
● Display/controller-unit
● Design (despite my "normal" taste)
● 3x 120 mm fans
● The feeling of quality
● A lot of good features and ideas
● Screw less mounting of hardware
Cons
● The feeling of plastic, window and the box on top
● The feeling of quality, that is only ruined by plastic
● Great ideas and solutions, that are drawn back by minor flaws
● One have to demount the front, in order to mount 5,25" and 3,5" drives
