Now that we know the Trio arrived in good shape, let's take a closer look at what Sunbeam has for us!
As you can see, the Trio gets its name from the three analog gauges on its front. I'd also like to point out the easy-access ports on the side of the bezel. This means that you can keep the Trio's drive bay door closed and still plug in your USB, FireWire and audio devices.
Take a look at the non-windowed side panel. Is that one heck of a finish on that baby or what? I've seen plenty of cars that didn't have a paint job that good! Plus, there's some vents down at the bottom of the panel that will help keep air from sitting stagnant behind your motherboard by allowing fresh air in. You don't see this on very many cases.
Here's a good look at the gauges that give the Trio its name. I like the fact that the Temperature gauge has both the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales on it.
Front Bezel
A set of three gauges isn't all that the Trio has to offer! Let's see what we have behind door number one...
Here's a closer look at the front access ports on the Trio. The two dials on either side of the ports are for the Volume Unit (upper dial by the audio ports) and Fan Speed (lower dial by the USB2.0 ports) gauges. The dial for the Volume Unit sets the sensativity of the gauge, but does not affect the volume of the sound that is sent to the line out port. The dial for the Fan Speed gauge, however, is a fan controller for up to two fans! The gauge itself tells you what percentage of full speed the fans attached to the controller are set to. I keep mine at 100% ;-)
Yes, that is a fine mesh you see, and see through, on the drive bay door of the Trio. This adds a little ventilation for the intake fans, of which you can install up to four. There are also mounting holes for a 90mm and a 120mm fan. However, as we'll soon see, just because the holes are there doesn't mean you will be able to get the fan in place!
The door itself is held closed by two strategically-placed magnets that are aligned with two of the screws in the door frame. The door is fairly light, so the magnets do not have to be very strong to hold the door closed.
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