It is beautiful and "fits well" in the living room (does not disturb the aesthetics). The 3 front doors are very helpful and indeed both of them are USB 3.2 (USB-A & USB-C). The microSD port is USB 2 and connects with a separate connector to the corresponding motherboard slot.
The connection cables are UNACCEPTABLY LONG, they are quite stiff and do not allow the slightest modification.
The internal application is satisfactory for a slim optical drive. In the back position where I installed the SSD..... it had a gap of less than 2mm on the sides. This is BAD, so be careful when tightening the 4 screws. DO NOT OVERDO IT!
Now, the power cables!
UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CASE INTENDED FOR HOME THEATER and a place for a CD, so it is also used for listening to music from audio CDs!
The available connectors are from another world. It does not have a power connector (6 pins) for the optical slim drive! I used the DELOCK 24cm (slim) sata-to-molex, threw away the MOLEX connector, cut the cables to the appropriate length, and aligned them with the SATA connector, which I also treated accordingly. If you are comfortable using a soldering iron and heat shrink tubing to insulate the connections, it is EASY (it just takes about 5 minutes to do it correctly).
DATA CONNECTION. PAINFUL!! I used 2 DELOCK 83838 cables, 10cm long (also try delock 82798), and everything works correctly in terms of speed (SATA III).
The BIGGEST DOWNSIDE is the electrical noise introduced by the built-in power supply. UNACCEPTABLE for a home theater! At least on the analog outputs, even though the motherboard (PASSIVE COOLING) has hi-end sound specifications (I will see if I can install shielding in the minimal space between the motherboard and the built-in power supply)
