Chieftec Dragon Mid-Tower Case w/ USB 2.0 & 1394

Introduction

Thanks for joining us today for a look at the Chieftec Dragon mid-tower case, from none other than Chieftec Industrial Co., Ltd. Many of you will recognize this case as the widely heralded standard issue mid-tower found in a number of re-badged units from distributors such as Antec, Thermaltake, and Powmax. Believe me, the list goes on. This is one of the most popular cases around, and with good reason.

Chieftec Industrial Co., Ltd. has really blown up the market with their Dragon series. Chieftec is a full-service vendor, with manufacturing facilities in Kwangtung, China, and Zhejiang, China. They handle every part of the manufacturing process from tooling, to stamping, to shipping. This kind of process is undoubtedly part of their success; when you have full control over the manufacturing process you aren't at the mercy of a third party plant. According to Chieftec their mission is to "Keep doing it better". A simple yet profound goal that I think every company should adhere to. While we have seen the Dragon in a plethora of reincarnations, today we're taking a look at the plain Jane Chieftec Dragon manufactured and sold by Chieftec. This is the standard solid side Dragon ATX case shipped as a bare unit without the power supply (PSU). The unit does include USB & 1394 ports on the front bezel unlike the true original. Aside from these additions we're still looking at the Dragon case of yore. I picked up this particular unit from Tiger Direct for a measly $44 USD shipped. This is an exceptional price on an already good deal. For the sake of fairness I'll let you find the deal yourself, because they probably won't be lasting long. Let me just say that as of today they are sold out of the green unit, but they now have the same case in purple at the same great price.

Anyway, I'm not getting paid to pitch these guys, so let's get on with the damn review shall we? :)

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