Conclusion

Quick Look

Avance Technologies 8B04
ATX Mini Tower

The Good


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+ Thumb screw access
+ Side panels
+ Drive rails
+ Screwless motherboard mounting

+ One of the smallest ATX cases available

The Bad

- Poor cooling
- Difficult to remove motherboard
- A few sharp edges
- Proprietary power supply
- Loose floppy button

The big draw of the Avance 8B04 is its minuscule size. Fortunately, relatively few sacrifices were made to accomplish this feat - the proprietary power supply is significant if it ever fails, but otherwise poses no problems. Access to the CPU is not blocked, there's enough room for a decent sized motherboard. Of course the traditional things that make a case good are still there - side panel / thumb screw access, a removable drive cage, removable motherboard tray, drive rails, solid construction and decent expansion room for the size.

If you're looking for a really small case, but don't want to go with a microATX motherboard, the Avance's 8B04 is a good compromise. If you're looking for a case with the best cooling and best expansion, you'll need to look at something larger.

The Test
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