Lian Li is at long last presenting the infant variant of the exemplary PC-O11 Dynamic, and it's called… (drumroll please) the PC-O11D Mini. Be that as it may, in creation a SFF variation of this undercarriage, Lian Li hasn't quite recently pressed things down to a Mini-ITX design and considered it daily. All things being equal, this suspension isn't exactly a Mini-ITX skeleton, as it very well may be altered to fit ATX motherboards. Nor is it a full micro atx case skeleton, as you do make bargains with that design, as well.
Surely, the PC-O11D Mini is a bit of a weirdo case, worked with a profoundly particular inside that permits you to construct anything from insane Mini-ITX frameworks with huge loads of radiators and custom fluid cooling to unobtrusive ATX frameworks that don't occupy an excessive amount of room. This is nothing similar to the cases as of now on our Best PC Cases list. Also, in my experience, this particularity makes it one of the better time cases I've had the joy of working with this year.
The frame likewise doesn't accompany any fans, and thusly, it offers the manufacturer a gigantic measure of imaginative opportunity to assemble a framework as they would prefer. In view of this bizarre and great plan, we'll be taking this survey a marginally unexpected way in comparison to the standard parcel, as testing this as a Mini-ITX case isn't generally reasonable as it's simply too large, and our air-cooled ATX case test arrangement… well, I can't see numerous individuals assembling a framework like that for this situation, so why test it such that no one will utilize it? That wouldn't be reasonable.
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Lian Li PC-O11D Mini
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Lian Li PC-O11D Mini
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Lian Li PC-O11D Mini
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Lian Li PC-O11D Mini
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Beginning with the outside of the skeleton, the PC-O11D Mini switches a couple of things up from the standard PC-O11D. The IO is moved to the highest point of the frame for a perfect front. The suspension currently has four paws rather than long strips at the front and back, and Lian Li has gotten back to utilizing brushed aluminum here.
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Lian Li PC-O11D Mini
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Lian Li PC-O11D Mini
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Lian Li PC-O11D Mini
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Truly, brushed aluminum. I didn't figure this would occur, so when I unpacked the body, I was quickly shocked. Obviously, the front and side boards are made of glass, however the correct side board and the top fumes board are made of dark brushed aluminum, and kid, are they decent. The edges are neatly cut. The hole is amazing with sharp corners – none of that sagging wreck you get with painted steel. This is quality. You can see it, and you can feel it, which close to the glass truly lifts the top notch feel of the body regardless of its $100 value point.
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Obviously, we shouldn't be excessively astounded by this – Lian Li was previously an organization that only made premium aluminum cases, until it entered the standard space and expected to work with more moderate materials.
In any case, it's not all acceptable here on the PC-O11D Mini. The front is likewise acceptable with a glass board and a glass strip on the right, yet close to the ravishing brushed-aluminum board at the top is a piece of acrylic around the IO.
Lian Li PC-O11D Mini
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Presently don't misunderstand me, I don't object to acrylic in itself. Indeed, those structure custom circles will be working with a lot of beautiful acrylic inside the case – where it's protected – and that is the issue. Acrylic scratches effectively – effectively, and I experience difficulty getting why, when the remainder of the case is made so perfectly, Lian Li picked acrylic in the one spot where it will continually be presented to the sharp edges of USB connectors.
Obviously, there's a straightforward clarification: It's far simpler to remove the holes for the IO, and straight from the industrial facility, it looks great. It's additionally just a $100 case, and there is a brushed aluminum impact going on underneath it, which looks pleasant, and the ideal patterns show improvement over what you jump on numerous cases. Luckily, it's just stuck on with feeble paste, so it's anything but difficult to scam it and supplant with a secondary selling arrangement – something reveals to me the network will think of something on that front.
Something else, the IO comprises of two USB 3.0 ports, a Type-C port, and a mic/earphone combo jack. It looks pleasantly moderate, yet I would have liked to see the network at the front of the case, as the case is too tall to even consider reaching the IO without getting up from my seat. IO at the highest point of cases is for PCs that you put on the ground, underneath your work area.