In terms of bundle In Win don’t break any boundaries here, just the essentials are included and really that is all that is needed. We have a set of screws for motherboard installation, a small manual and a power cable.

Before looking at how the case is when everything is fully installed there are a few other interesting aspects of the unit. The first is the tool free drive bays. The round green plastic objects shown below replace the more traditional screw which holds drives in place. Each green button can be pulled out slightly and then when the drive is in place the button is pushed back into place and inserts into the screw-holes. The next feature of the case is front panel removal. Again it’s a well designed aspect of the case, pull the lever at the front of the case and the panel pops off to be lifted away. Finally the PCI/PCI-e/AGP cards don’t require screws to hold them in place. Instead we have a plastic clamp which takes away the need for any tools in everyday use.

Once the components are all assembled its useful to see just how cramped or spacious the case is in full use. Shown below is the system with all components installed and things are looking pretty good. There is ample space around the motherboard and plenty of room to tuck cables away to enhance airflow.

For those reading who want to know a little bit more about the case here is a link to the product page on In Win’s site, we have taken a note of the exact specifications from there and they are shown below.

Conclusion

Being reviewers we spend a lot of time inside PC chassis and regularly this is one of the aspects of a build which is the most infuriating. Whether it be badly placed drive bays or awkward front panel removal there is rarely a smooth and issue free install. In Win have clearly put a lot of thought into the design of the Alpha360 and it was a real pleasure to use the case. A number of times when doing our first install there were oohs and ah’s as we found another unique feature useful and more than a few “hey come look at this” moments as we discussed with others just how useful a feature was. There really isn’t anything we can say to be negative about this case and so for anyone looking for a simple, issue free install using a Micro-ATX motherboard we can highly recommend the In Win Alpha360. The Icing on the cake is the extremely modest price of around $75.

What do these awards mean?

Available from NewEgg for $75