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Now even though we spend most of our time looking at the outside of a case, the inside has to be by far the most important aspect of chassis design. Sentey doesn’t disappoint here. The interior is laid out very well and features some things that other manufacturers should take note of. First, there is a “push to release” side arm that features two cooling fans (80mm each). Now, the really clever part is that you don’t have to use a Molex connector to power these fans. They utilize a contact system so you don’t have to have any wires hanging down to worry about.
The bottom of the chassis features a tool box that can be removed or left in. Inside, you will find an expansion slot cover, a Phillips head screwdriver, motherboard mounts and screws, a cleaning cloth, and a PC speaker.
The removable hard drive rack is one of the best I have seen yet. It fits very smoothly into the chassis and doesn’t require any tools to remove it. The cage is home to 5 removable hard drive trays with spring-loaded release buttons. They pop out rather easily, but unfortunately have a cheap low quality plastic feel to them. Unfortunately, this low quality plastic makes its way on over to the 5.25 inch bays as well. Even though Sentey tried to design the Burton to be completely tool free, this is one area I think they should have stuck to using screws. Personally, I would rather pull out a Phillips Head, or use drive rails than implement the system they did here. Don’t get me wrong, it works, but I just don’t like it.
This attitude goes for the expansion slots in the back of the case too. The Burton utilizes a clip type design for stabilizing your expansion cards and it does a decent job of it, but again, it has that same low quality plastic feel to it. The simple nature of the clipping does reassure that even if it is cheap plastic, it will last. To release, you just push the clip on the back side and it swings out. It is not nearly as nice and as polished as the retention mechanism found in the BitFenix Colossus case, but it also takes up far less room.
