THE BUC 101 EXTERIOR

Unlike the original BUC the BUC 101 has many edges resulting in a more aggressive (and better for my taste) design. The entire case comes in black matte color and is made by SECC steel (don't know how thick exactly).

As usual the BUC 101 has a grill over at the right side with room for up to 2 extra 120mm intake fans.

What's a bit impressive is that the air filter is actually magnetic and so you can remove and clean it with ease.

Thanks to the aggressive lines the front of the BUC 101 looks quite rugged (reminds me of a truck).

Perforated covers are placed on all three 5.25" drive bays.

The In-Win logo is placed right between the 5.25" trays and the 1.44" FDD tray.

The external 1.44 floppy drive is placed behind this hatch, just push it and it opens (of course you can use that bay with an internal 3.5" drive).

Around the 1.44" drive bay In-Win has placed the reset button along with the HDD activity LED (orange stripe) and the on/off power button right above the power LED (blue stripe).

Moving to the lower front section of the tower we see the front I/O (2xUSB 2.0 ports, audio mini-jacks) and yet another hatch.

This hatch is completely removable giving you access to the front 120mm intake fan and its air filter.

Moving at the top we see the SATA port (docking station) and a large (convenient) storage tray covered with anti-slide material.

Right next to the tray area we see two USB 3.0 ports and the HDD eject button.

At the rear top end we find yet another hatch behind which is the top 120mm exhaust fan with its air filter.

The rear of the BUC 101 comes with the same black matte color.

Two rubber grommets for water cooling applications and a 120mm exhaust fan are placed at the rear top of the tower.

As usual we see 7 expansion slots, all of which have large holes for improved airflow.

The PSU spot is placed at the lower rear end much like with most cases today.

At the bottom we see two tall round feet and a removable air-filter.

What i really like with some cases made by In-Win is that their side panels are actually held in place with clips and not thumbscrews. True they may not be as durable but they sure are convenient.