Conclusion
All things considered the Lexa Blackline isn’t a bad mid-tower case at all. Despite being first manufactured in 2007, it still holds up well in the modern marketplace. The striking red (or blue) aesthetics make it stand out and demand it be paid attention. To begin with this is great but after a while it can start to get annoying – definitely no downloading while you sleep as the red LED fans will certainly keep you awake!
The cooling seems very efficient too for the Blackline with a good set of results recorded. Again, noise factor scores highly in this case as despite the many fans they really are virtually silent.
Finally, the tool-less drive bay installation is really good and takes little time to quickly change a HDD or optical drive.
However, there are a few gripes that I have about the enclosure. Firstly to even get into the internals the back panel has to be unscrewed and taken off, then and only then can the side panels be removed. Surely a couple of thumbscrews are much more effective. Also, there are no anti-vibration pads which do cause a few vibrations to be heard; only very quietly though and I am being picky about this to be honest.
To sum it all up, another great product from the guys over at NZXT – definitely worth a look at only £75.
Pros
- Great Aesthetics
- Silent fans
- Great drive rails
- Reasonable Price Point
Cons
- No anti-vibration devices
- Annoying to remove side panels
