Opinions wanted: Elan Vital T10 case vs. A-pro 802PX (for P5A K6-2 system)

[Gary D. G.]

I'm narrowing down my search for a case for my new system to the Elan Vital
T10 (Asus recommended) and the a-pro 802PX. I've selected these two because
they have an Irda window (though I'm willing to read arguments in favor of
the more common InWin, Enlight, or other cases). Right now, I'm leaning
towards the Elan for the simple reason that I could then get the complete
system (floppy, CD, memory, CPU, MB, SCSI controller, enet card) from NECX,
while a-pro seems to supply just the basic hardware. I am somewhat town,
because the a-pro has two external 3.5 bays, the Elan just one (though
internal 250MB Zip drives don't seem to be available yet).

I'm planning on populating this with:
Asus P5A MB
AMD K6-2 400MHz
Asus 3400/TV AGP video card
128MB
floppy
CD
SCSI card (for scanner, tape, external CD-R, and probably external Zip)
10MB IBM 7200rpm Ultra IDE hard drive
8 or 20GB Travan tape drive (or possibly my existing TR-3 off of floppy
cable)
Probably a second 7200rpm drive down the road.

Opinions on either this setup or the suitability of any of these cases for
this configuration?

Many thanks,

Gary

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[Charlie Howell]

I have the Elan case and I love it !! You unscrew one bolt with a nurled
(sp?) knob (no screwdriver required) and the whole case comes apart in just
a few seconds. Drive bays unlock and pop out for easy drive installation.
There is a cage low in front and a spot high in back for extra case fans. I
don't have any experience with the other case, but you'd have a hard time
convincing me to switch.

[Brown Bear]

I would go with the 802 case. However, you can also buy this case
form www.jinco.com

On Tue, 23 Feb 1999 23:29:15 GMT, Gary D. G. <ga...@my-dejanews.com>
wrote:

[Leonard]

Face plates are available for mounting 3.5 devices in 5.25 bays. I have the
Elan Vital case and love it. That would be my choice.

Gary D. G. wrote in message <7avdk0$9cb$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...

[Tom]

With all that stuff, you will probably need a 300w PS

[ma...@mark.mbergsma.demon.nl]

Tom (t...@nabi.net) wrote:
: With all that stuff, you will probably need a 300w PS

That's bull, a 200W is ample...

--
Mark

ma...@mbergsma.demon.nl
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[Rick Lindsay]

On Fri, 26 Feb 1999 08:24:58 +0100, ma...@mark.mbergsma.demon.nl wrote:

>Tom (t...@nabi.net) wrote:
>: With all that stuff, you will probably need a 300w PS
>
>That's bull, a 200W is ample...
>
>--
>Mark

We have very, very rarely seen a P2 based system short of huge servers
that needed more than a 235W power supply. This includes dual P2-450,
512mb SDRAM and a pair of Cheetahs easily running off of a 235W ATX
power supply.

Rick Lindsay, Lindsay Computer Systems, http://www.lc-sys.com
Austin, Texas. 512-719-5257. Asus based systems, Asus Products.
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[Gary D. G.]

In article <eyvaqfnlwhzcarg...@news.jump.net>,

"Lindsay Computer Systems" <lcs@"jump".net> wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Feb 1999 08:24:58 +0100, ma...@mark.mbergsma.demon.nl wrote:
>
> >Tom (t...@nabi.net) wrote:
> >: With all that stuff, you will probably need a 300w PS
> >
> >That's bull, a 200W is ample...
> >
> >--
> >Mark
>
> We have very, very rarely seen a P2 based system short of huge servers
> that needed more than a 235W power supply. This includes dual P2-450,

I want to thank all those who responded to my original question, including
the warning about the power supply. Since my current system, on a 250W
supply, has much more (4 hard drives, 7 out of 8 slots filled, OverDrive
processor), I tend to agree with the above two responses that the 235 should
be enough for my needs. (And, in case it wasn't clear or wrong in my
original post, the ZIP and CD-R will be external.)

Thanks to all,