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Strengths: Light weight, attractive design, oodles of space,tool-free construction. Slide out motherboard panel.Castors!
Weaknesses: Slight initial quibble about front panel attachment but has stayed put in service.
Summary: This is a B-I-G alloy case but (unlike the Antec P180) is light and easy to move, especially with the castors supplied. Every panel may be detached without the need for tools. At least one builder of bespoke machines uses this case for hi-end PCs - the available space inside would make this the perfect choice for those wishing to experiment with liquid cooling. I used my last new s478 P4 3.2 cpu in a new Epox 'board in this case and the striped raid array of SATA drives looked lost inside! Like many high-end cases, this one doesn't come with a PSU and my choice was for a 430w Seasonic. One aspect of the case that is especially useful is the slide out motherboard tray. This is stainless steel and proved a boon when I decided after installing the operating system that I was not happy with the noise generated from the processor heatsink/fan. This was duly binned in favour of an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 (seriously good kit)but what would have been a pain with most other cases was easy with the Eclipse 62, for the whole board just slid out. Piece of cake! As an experienced builder of PCs, I look for space, ease of construction and accurately machined components in a case. I'm not impressed if I sustain cuts and still less amused if the finished article doesn't look right. The Eclipse 62 looks right both inside and out - to the extent that for the first time ever, I acquired the optional windowed side panel. Overall, I'm very pleased with this case - just remember that it IS big, so you may need to check the dimensions to ensure it will fit under your desk or other chosen location.
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