Conclusion

The Therlmaltake Tenor is one of the best designed cases I’ve used. The inside of the case is very spacious which makes for an easy install. The use of the support rods isn’t something that I feel is really needed however with the left one being utilised for drives it makes it a little more worthwhile.

Fan placement and choice is another highlight of the case with some very quiet fans being provided as standard and their placement provides good airflow through the system. When the PC is up and running you really don’t hear the fans over the rest of the system coolers which is ideal when you are using the case for a low noise media PC. Speaking of media PC’s the Tenor is also ideal due to its brushed metal front which doesn’t look out of place alongside most, if not all, home cinema equipment.

There are two areas where I do feel some refinements could be made. The first is in the type of lighting used on the front of the case. The IDE/Power lights are fine but the aesthetic blue lights (shown above) would look much better if they shone horizontally rather than vertically, they are just too strong and too "vertical" in their current form, so much so that I have actually unplugged them. The second area where I would make a slight change is to bring the USB connections to the front of the case rather than the side. If like me you intend to install the system in a cabinet with the rest of your TV/home theatre equipment the case can sit quite close to the sides of the cabinet meaning it can be quite hard to leave room to connect devices such as USB drives, obviously bringing the connectors to the front, near the power button, would solve this issue.

Overall a very well designed case with a few minor design issues, despite these the case is a very attractive purchase and very much recommended for media PC users.

The Tenor can be bought online for approx £55 / $95 at the time of press and is available in Silver and Black.

Contacts: Reviewer: Stuart "Veridian3" Davidson

 

 

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