InWin Chopin Mini-ITX Chassis With Built-in 150W PSU Review
Peter Donnell / 9 years ago
Exterior
First impressions of this chassis are certainly positive, and noticing that the 4mm thick brushed aluminium panel wraps around the sides and the front of the chassis as a single piece, certainly adds to the overall build quality and aesthetics. There’s a large section of ventilation on the top/side and the panel is slightly raised, which should allow just a little more room for a good aftermarket, albeit still low-profile, CPU cooler.
There’s a compact I/O panel on the edge too, with dual USB 3.0 ports and HD audio jacks. Towards the corner, you’ll find some etched LED markers with the actual lights subtlety placed on the front aluminium panel, as well as a master power button.
Around the back, two small ventilation sections for the storage bays and a nice InWin logo in the middle.
The Aluminium panel is actually suspended away from some parts of the chassis, giving it a semi-floating look, like that found on the larger InWin 909 chassis.
There is even more ventilation down this side, allowing airflow to the motherboard area as well as the built-in power supply.
On the other side of the chassis, two thick rubber grips to help prevent the chassis sliding around and to also prevent it from scratching up your desktop.
Around the back, you’ll find the motherboard I/O cut-out and the rear of the compact PSU, and little else; this is a compact chassis after all!
