I’ve not seen something like this before, on other enclosures, so Fractal Design certainly deserves some praise for this feature. These are not your standard cheap plastic hinges, but rather some solid metal hinges that are spring-loaded and soft-closing, when pushing in the front cover. This is a shame since the build quality of the case in general is very high.įractal Design does deserve some applause for the solid hinges that hold the front cover in place on the Define 7. However, the dust filter and the plastic behind the front cover both feel a bit cheaper with a more fragile plastic. Behind the large dust filter, we find two 140 mm high quality fans. Either way, I’d rather have one too many features than one too few. I really didn’t see this coming since optical drives are pretty much extinct on today’s market.
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One thing that characterizes the Define series from Fractal Design is the front cover that holds a large dust filter, as well as support of a 5.25-inch drive. While it is becoming more and more common to find the USB Type-C connector on cases, it still is far from all cases that include it. Last, but not least, Fractal Design has also included a USB Type-C connector, which is nice to see. Aside from the mandatory power and reset buttons, we also get audio in/out, two USB 2.0 ports, and two USB 3.0 ports. This vent is located on both sides of the front panel.Īt the front we also have the I/O panel at the top, which is quite impressive in terms of options. Only at the front do we spot some vent for the fan intake. On the right-hand side, we find an empty white surface without any ventilation or anything. At first glance, the case looks very familiar. The case also comes in a black, black/white and gunmetal version, all of which also come with or without the tempered glass side panel. We’ve received the all-white version of the Define 7 that also features a tempered glass side panel. Let’s approach the case from a real-world perspective now. That’s it for the technical specifications. Motherboard support: Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, ATX and E-ATXįront panel I/O: 2x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0, 1x USB Type-C and audio in/outĬlosed layout: 315 mm (drive cage at the front)ĭrive bays: 6 SSD/HDD trays + 2 SSD brackets + 1 Multibracket includedĦ universal HDD/SSD brackets included with 14 positions total in Storage LayoutĢ dedicated SSD brackets included with 4 positions totalĪ Closer Look at the Fractal Design Define 7 I’ve gone ahead and listed these below, and included a couple of illustrations that pretty much covers all of the relevant features and aspects of the Define 7.Īvailable versions: Black, White, Gunmetal, Black/White
Fractal Design has provided us with the specifications along with the case itself.
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