Apevia X-QPack2 mATX SFF Case Review

Apevia’s small form factor X-QPack line gets a refresh with the X-QPack2, adding better cooling, a bigger power supply, and more room to work with:

Apevia’s X-QPack2 offers a good bit of bang for your sub-$100 buck, and perhaps best of all it weighs in as light as it’s price tag. Thanks to the nearly all aluminum construction, lugging around the X-QPack2 by the steel handle never caused us to break a sweat, and for the most part, installation wasn’t much more difficult. While now considered a dieing luxury among mid and full tower cases, removable motherboard trays are almost a must with SFF enclosures, which the X-QPack2 provides along with a removable hard drive cage.

Overall, Apevia did a nice job fixing some of the concerns people had with the original QPack enclosure. The inclusion of the modest power supply is appreciated and the LCD readout for temperature monitoring is a big time bonus. Wrapped up in a sexy looking shell, the X-QPack2 is sure to draw some attention. Whether you’re looking for a small and sleek case to take care of your HTPC duties or a lightweight transportable case to lug around to LAN parties, the X-QPack2 linuep makes for a very practical (and affordable) option for either.

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