It's a common belief among inexperienced PC users that there isn't a difference between two computer cases. The belief, though, is absolutely wrong.

Sure, all cases have the same fundamental function, which is to hold the various hardware components that make up a personal computer. Besides appearance, however, there are many other factors that vary among cases, each of which need to be given careful attention. The generalization that “they’re all the same” simply cannot be applied to cases.

An aspect that is one of the most difficult to assess before buying a case is the simplicity
and the convenience hardware components can be installed with. This is especially difficult for beginners because they might overlook some key elements that either make hardware installation easier or more difficult. Sometimes certain qualities of a case are completely overlooked and end up limiting future hardware expansion. These characteristics need to be kept in mind when buying a case, especially if frequent hardware upgrades will take place.

Our review today of the Thermaltake Soprano DX will highlight some of these aspects that should be kept in mind when choosing a new case. The Thermaltake Soprano DX seems like a case that has it all; a good name backing it, a sleek design, and excellent build quality. Despite all that it has, though, it also comes with some critical flaws that end up changing everything. It is essential to see how these few crucial elements change the entire user experience and leave a sour aftertaste.

The Soprano DX is a mid-tower case that supports ATX and Micro ATX motherboards.

Here there are the main technical specifications:

Colors: black or silver with an optional transparent window on the side.
Dimension (millimeter): 478 x 210 x 497
Construction Material: SECC plate and aluminum
M/B Format Supported: ATX, m-ATX
5.25 inch slots: 4
3.5 inch slots: 7, 5 of which are internal
Cooling system: two frontal fans: 140x140x25mm and a rear120x120x25 fan with a blue led.
Connections: USB2.0 x 2; MIC x 1; SPK x 1; E-SATA x 1
PSU: Standard ATX PS2 (not included)