Test: Enermax New Hoplite ST Case

Konklusion

Det overordnede intryk af dette kabinet har været overvejende positivt. Det var meget nemt at installere hardware i kabinettet og jeg oplevede slet ikke at blive skåret til blods af et eller andet skarpt i kabinettet under hardware monteringen, som det ellers er mere reglen end undtagelsen med i de billigere kabinetter. Det er rart at se, at her har Enermax haft lidt tanke på de stakkels teknikkere/købere, der skal installere hardware i kabinettet.
 

Innovation/Teknologi - 3
Teknologien er der for så vidt ikke noget nyt i, men det er rigtig godt at se, at Enermax har helt styr på samlekvalitet og homogenitet i kabinettets fremtoning. Alt fremstår i lækker finish og helt uden hovsa-løsninger hist og her. Knapperne på toppen kunne godt nok være af en bedre kvalitet, men de vil sikkert virke fint godt og længe (jeg er nok bare mere til knapper med en bedre mekanisk følelse af, at man trykker knappen længere ned, men det er jo igen ret subjektivt.). At kabinettet har fået en SATA-Dock i toppen er rigtig lækkert, hvis man ofte skal flytte data frem og tilbage på systemet, og mange har måske nok en ældre harddisk liggende, som man så kan tage i brug igen til måske f.eks backup. At kabinettet også har et USB3 stik er vel også efterhånden mere regelen end undtagelsen, men ok det skal da nævnes på plussiden.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 3
Der er naturligvis ikke den helt store bundle til et kabinet. Jeg forventer imidlertid ikke andet af et kabinet end, at der er en kortfattet manual og skruer, samt lidt tilbehør til montering af forskelligt hardware. Det må man sige bliver indfriet for dette kabinet. Dog kunne der godt i mine øjne have været en 5-10 Strips med til at fæstne ledningerne bag på kabinettet.

Design/Layout - 3
Her er der ikke tale om de store nytænkninger, dog er det rart at se plast brugt på en måde, som virker stabil og langtidsholdbar. Det er her brugt til at give kabinettet sit ret nydelige helhedsintryk med de rundede hjørner. Det er også rart at se, at man her har valgt at præge et mønster i meshdelene, som ellers ville fremstå ret kedeligt. Det ser godt ud med en enkelt blå LED blæser, men den skarpe LED på toppen burde have været dæmpet kraftigt, for den er alt for dominerende. Det er et virkeligt plus, at Enermax har fået hele 20 mm mellemrum til ledninger på bagsiden, det skal de virkelig have ros for, da det ofte er noget med nærmest at sidde på kabinetsiden for at få pladen skubbet på plads i andre kabinetter.  

Pris - 3
Jeg synes, det er en helt fin pris på 526 kr. på dette kabinet, som har, hvad man kan forvente af stik og anvendelighed af dette kabinet. At Enermax så også har givet lidt ekstra med i form af HDD docken på toppen, er da absolut kun et plus mere. Jeg vil også kalde det et meget fleksibelt kabinet på grund af, at en HDDsektion indeni kan fjernes, hvis det er nødvendigt af hensyn til GFX-kortet.

UK summary

The overall impresion of this cabinet has been predominatly positive. It has been very easy to install hardware into this cabinet, and I didn´t experience a single cut from something sharp inside the cabinet, as otherwise would be more of a rule rather than an exseption in most cheaper cabinets.It is very nice to see that here Enermax has put some thoughts into the poor technicians/buyers that has to install hardware.
 

Innovation/Technology - 3
The techniqe is by no means new, however it is delightful to see that Enermax has complete control of the assembly quality and the homogeneite in the appearence of the cabinet. everything is apperearing in a delicious finish and totaly without whoops solutions here and there. The buttons on the top might be a much better quality, but they will for sure last long and work well. ( I am a man that prefers buttons with a more meckanical feel of a button being pressed further down, but again it is a subjectiv conclusion). That the cabinet has gotten a SATA-Dock in the top is a very nice thing, espesially if you are the type that frequently transfers data to an from a harddrive on the move. Many of us probably have an old Harddrive lying around, that now can come back to live, for instance to a backup purpose perhaps. The fact that this cabinet also has an USB 3 connector, is nowadays more the rule rather than the exception, but never the less it is still on the plusside.

Bundle/Accessories - 3
It is of course not the big bundle that comes with this cabinet. However i do not expect anything else from a cabinet than a brief manual, some assorted screews and perhaps a few assessories to help install the hardware. These few demands are by far met in the bundle. However in my opinion a few 6-10 strips to secure the wires on the back of the cabinet would have been nice. It´s looking very good indeed with the single blue LED fan, but the blue LED on the top should have been dampened as it is much to dominant. It is really a plus to Enermax that they have been able to create a big gap to the wires on the backside of the cabinet, that i will really give them a lot of credit for, cause manging wires on other cabinets often involves having to sit on the sidepanel to be able to slide the plate closed.

Design/Layout - 3
Not much new things here, it is nice though to see plastics used in a way that seems stable and with longlasting indurance. The material i used here to ad an overall very smooth an nice corner rounded eyeimpression. It is also nice to see that Enermax has chosen to stamp a pattern in the meshparts as the would otherwise look rather neutral in their appearence.

Price - 3
I find it to be a very nice price of 526 DKK this cabinet it sertanly has wath you might expect from connctors and useability. The fact that Enermax has added a little extra in the form of a HDD-Dock on the top of the cabinet is only yet another plus to the bundle. I tend to call it a very flexible cabinet as well, because of the removable HDDsektion inside the cabinet, that can be removed if it is nessescary regarding the GFX.

Test: Enermax New Hoplite ST Case

Innovation / Teknologi	3
Bundle - Tilbehør	3
Design - Layout	3
Pris	3
Samlet	60%