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		detaro 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Synology End Game its not the smallest, but the Fractal Node 304 is nice IMHO.

gvalkov 7 months ago [–]

I'm using that case with with a 200mm fan front-panel mod[1]. Despite its size, it gets pretty cramped. It's just hard to keep it organized without a dedicated SATA backplane.

[1]: https://www.printables.com/model/866109-200mm-fan-front-for-...

detaro 7 months ago | [–]

true, but I'm also not a fan of backplanes, so I just deal with it.

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