IT168 evaluation has always been, the Great Wall (GreatWall) brand products have given us a stable and high-quality impression, the Great Wall power supply and monitor is the highest rate of DIY market name products. In addition to its outstanding performance in the field of power supply and display, Great Wall also has deeper attainments in the production of its chassis.
Great Wall Xianglong T-01 (click here for a larger version
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Great Wall's hot-selling chassis mainly belongs to the home chassis series, which is mainly located in the mainstream low-end market, and in order to further improve its own branded lineup, Great Wall has launched the T-series of chassis for the high-end market, with the first T-series chassis named Xianglong T-01. The specific details of the new product as well as the structural design is certainly not well understood, the following IT168 evaluation center for the majority of consumers to bring the Great Wall Xianglong T-01 appreciation and specific introduction.
"Great Wall Xianglong T-01 chassis appreciation
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Great Wall this chassis belongs to the high-end T-series, the specific model number for the T-01 (Xianglong). Although the Great Wall Xianglong T-01 doesn't have a luxurious design or fancy features, it has mature and generous lines and a thickened baffle design, with a 438x190x433.8mm body that ensures a spacious interior, and a black color that exudes a steady air.
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The Great Wall Xianglong T-01 chassis has a net weight of 6.6KG, and the thicker SECC galvanized steel effectively improves the stability of the chassis. After removing the side panels, we found that the interior of the chassis is all rolled up, and the smooth edges of the steel plate can avoid scratching your hands.
Overall view of the chassis (click here for larger image
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"Front Panel Introduction
Four 5.25-inch and one 3.5-inch device mounting slots (click here for larger image
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Front panel in ABS plastic design. Feature-rich, the Power button is designed as a large silver round button, while the small black button next to the Power button is the Reset button, and the ports from left to right are two USB ports, hi-fi audio input and output ports, and an IEEE1394 port.
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The front panel of the chassis is designed with dust-proof cotton underneath, and we can vaguely see that the front panel is equipped with a 12cm fan with LEDs, and the dense ventilation holes + active cooling can bring superior cooling to the hard disk devices.
"Introduction to the internal structure of the chassis
Optical drive and hard disk drive mounting grommets (click here for a larger view
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Four 5.25-inch device mounting slots (click here for a larger view
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Five 3.5-inch device mounting slots (click here for a larger view
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Since the Great Wall Xianglong T-01 chassis is equipped with a storage device, we can see a 12cm fan with LED light on the front panel, which can bring superior cooling for the hard disk drive. T-01 chassis has the storage device tool-free installation function, the accessory supporting the optical drive and hard disk drive installation fastener, in fact, the fastener installation method is very simple, just need to install the optical drive/hard disk drive into the chassis, and then use the fastener to align the screw holes to the pressure, lock the switch can be.
Supporting 8/9/12cm fan mounts (click here for a larger image
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The back of the chassis is designed with 8/9/12cm fan mounts, so that when the user installs a fan, the side panel ventilation holes, the chassis fan, and the power supply fan become the ideal airflow paths, and better ventilation ensures that the interior of the chassis stays cooler at all times.
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We can see that the chassis is designed with EMI shrapnel around the edges of the chassis, and the evenly spaced EMI shrapnel further enhances the chassis' anti-radiation leakage performance and ensures the user's health and safety.
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The front expansion connector cables of the Great Wall Xianglong T-01 chassis are made of good materials, with high durability, and the audio, USB, and IEE1394 ports are all in one-piece design, which effectively avoids the problem of incorrect wiring by users.
"IT168 Review Center Opinion
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As a high-end series of Great Wall chassis, Xianglong T-01 has a number of advantages, such as good workmanship, excellent materials, and excellent thermal performance, relative to the price of the chassis than the same price of the advantages are obvious, in particular, the entire chassis air ducts are designed to be particularly outstanding. The air duct design of the whole chassis is especially outstanding. Whenever the summer heat dissipation has become the user's biggest headache, perfect chassis cooling for each accessory plays an important role in the cooling requirements of users, you may want to consider this retail offer of only 268 yuan Great Wall Xianglong T-01 chassis, its excellent overall design can bring you a comfortable and practical experience.
"Advantages:
"1. Generous and stable appearance, with excellent materials
"2. Spacious chassis interior, ventilation and cooling performance is strong
"3. All the interior of the rolled edge treatment, to avoid scratching the hands of the situation
"Deficiencies:
"The chassis supports five 3.5-inch device mounting position, but the attachment only provides two mounting fasteners. Two mounting clips are provided
"Shortcomings: