14 DAY TRIAL // Lancool, one of Lian-Li's brands, has decided to attempt somewhat of a 3-in-1 approach as far as their latest announcement is concerned, as they've just unveiled not one, but three different computer cases in their First Knight series, namely the PC-K57, PC-K59 and PC-K63 models. The first case from Lancool we'll talk about is the PC-K63, also the most expensive of the trio (has a MSRP of around 128 US dollars and is slated for a March 2011 release), that sports an all-black interior, visible through a transparent side-panel window, especially since it's illuminated by some blue LEDs.
The case sports two 140mm front panel fans, one 120mm rear panel fan, as well as two top panel 140mm fans improve airflow, and supports ATX, Micro-ATX, and Mini-ITX motherboards, as well as six 3.5” and four 2.5” HDDs (internal), plus graphics cards up to 285mm long.
The chassis also supports the tool-less installation of three 5.25” ODDs (external) mounted on the front panel, sports an advanced cable management system and is USB 3.0 ready.
The PC-K59 is quite similar to the K-63, but looses the all-black interior paint job and LED lights, while also shedding 31 US dollars off the previous model's price tag.
Last, but certainly not least, comes the US$78 K-57, that supports the tool-less installation of three 5.25” ODDs (external), three 3.5” HDDs (internal), and two 2.5” HDDs (internal), as well as mobos featuring PCI slots allowing VGA cards up to 415mm, which means that early adopters will certainly give this thing a try.
The case also sports one 140mm intake fan on the front panel (with air-filter for dust-protection) and one 120mm exhaust fan, located at the top of the rear panel.
All in all, we'd dare to say that Lancook's First Knight PC cases are indeed some pretty noteworthy solutions, especially since their pricing/features ratio is quite a positive one.