CONCLUSION

   As soon as you take the Coolcube MAXI out of its package you will know that its a simple PC case made by good quality brushed aluminum and no bells and whistles on it something which is reflected by its somewhat low price tag (as stated on the next paragraph). However that doesn't mean it lacks what other far more expensive micro-ATX/mini-ITX cases offer and so you have room for a total of three drives (2x3.5" and 1x2.5" or 3x3.5"), 3 fan mounting spots (3x80mm), full sized PSU area, space for CPU Coolers up to 120mm in height and finally 4 PCI expansion slots that allow you to use graphics cards in SLI/CF. The only issue we were able to spot was the somewhat thin aluminum plates used but to date I’ve only see a handful of m-ATX/m-ITX cases that use thicker ones and neither of those gives you up to 4 PCI expansion slots so in the end it all comes down to what your requirements are.

   If you take a quick look in the market you will see that most micro-ATX/mini-ITX compatible PC Cases with similar features to the Coolcube MAXI (size-wise) carry price tags that come close to USD100/100Euros and although some may have a better overall build quality almost none offers 4 PCI expansion slots and at least for us here this is a huge plus. So with an asking price of 69.99Euros inside the EU (PC-Cooling.de) the Coolcube MAXI by Cooltek offers perhaps the best price/features ratio we've seen with a Micro-ATX/Mini-ITX and because of that it gets our Golden Award with ease. After this we really hope that Cooltek will enter the Full/HTPC tower market soon with similar results (and also for them to make their products available widely).

PROS

- Brushed Aluminum Chassis
- Room For 3 Drives (3x3.5"/2x3.5", 1x.35")
- Space For CPU Coolers 120mm In Height
- Space For Graphics Cards Up To 260mm In Length
- 4 PCI Expansion Slots
- Full Sized PSU Area
- Three 80mm Fan Mounting Spots
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Overall Build Quality (Nice Looking Yet Thin Brushed Aluminum Plates)
- General Availability