Getting Inside:

Getting inside the Luna is quite easy thanks to the use of thumbscrews on the side panels. Both side panels are removable, and you'll have to take them both off if you intend to install any external drives, since in that situation access is needed to both sides. Each side panel is held in place by two thumbscrews and there's also a convenient folding handle that makes pulling out the panel easier.

Two thumbscrews.

Handle extended.

Accessories box.

Once inside, you can see that the interior is also anodized aluminum with the same nice black colour/texture as the exterior. This goes well with the side panel window, which has been protected on both sides by a plastic film. In the way of accessories, not much has been included. You basically get some screws, motherboard standoffs and a thin user manual. Not a lot of other things are needed, since so much of the case is tool-less in nature.

Not much inside.

Side internal view.

Window and LED fan.

Mounted on the window, directly over the CPU area, is an 80mm blue LED fan that has been set to exhaust. It is strictly a 4-pin fan. It is cleanly mounted and covered by a nice mesh grill.

Protected on both sides.

80mm blue LED fan.

Tool-less 5.25"

Looking at the 5.25" drive bays, you'll notice that they're all tool-less, a definite bonus as some people are coming to expect this of cases. With five 5.25" bays, you have extra flexibility, as you can choose to mount some HDDs here (with adapters) if you find the HDD bays too cramped. Below them are the external 3.5" drive bays, which use a similar tool-less securing system. As mentioned before, the drives must still be secured on both sides, necessitating the removal of both side panels.

The HDD bays (three of them) are at the bottom of the stack, and are perpendicular to the rest of the drive bays. They only have to be secured on one side, since there's no access to the other side of the cage. This begs the question: Why not do the same for the other drives? I suppose it's better to secure the external drives from both sides but if the HDDs only need one side, why don't the others?

3.5" bays and HDD bays.

PSU area.

Mobo area and bottom.

The PSU area is pretty much standard for a mid-tower. Like with most mid-towers, you'll probably have to install your PSU first, before putting the motherboard. Looking at the motherboard area, things look fairly clean, but no standoffs have been pre-mounted, so you'll have to screw in all of them yourself.

Back interior.

Tool-less slots.

HDD bays and front.

The back sports a 120mm fan, also set to exhaust air. It's also 4-pin only, though it might've been better to have a fan that could use a 3-pin connection so that you could control its speed using software like SpeedFan. Looking at the expansion slots, you'll also notice that they are tool-less. The nice thing about this securing mechanism is that if it's not tight enough for you, there is still the option of using an old-fashioned screw to hold your cards in place.

Front panel wires.

Tool-less slot open.

Tool-less slot open.

The front panel connections are all traditional, save the molex connector: It's used to power the front door LED, which is separate from the regular power LED on the inside front.

The tool-less drive latches are really quite easy to use. You simply slide them back to open them; locking them is easy as well. The latches are basically pegs that go into the screw holes of drives, holding them in place.

Drive latches.

Latch open.

HDD latch is similar.

The front panel is screwed onto the chassis and is quite hard to remove because of the screw positions. I wouldn't recommend removing it, but this is necessary if you want to attach a front fan in the case. (There's a space for a fan, but one is not included) After removing all of the screws, the panel pops out but is hard to move around, since it's directly attached to all the wires. Looking at the front, you can see that the 5.25" drive shields are the bad tear-out type; removing these may also require removing the front panel, creating unnecessary work during installation. (Note that the first/top 5.25" drive bay has no shield)

Opposite side.

Front panel screwed in.

Front panel removed.

The front fan area appear to support a 120mm fan, but closer inspection shows that poor design limits this area to only 80mm fans. (There are mounts for both 80mm and 120mm fans) The problem is that the HDD cage at the front of the cage blocks access to the front area; though there's enough space for a 120mm fan here, there's not enough clearance to actually get the fan into position. All of this amounts to extra frustration, especially after having gone through all that work to remove the front panel.

Front fan position.

Tear-out drive shields.

Front wires attached.

Impossible to fit a 120mm fan.

Not enough space to get in.

This design flaw is really a shame, since the rest of the case appears to be alright, with all the tool-less features and good appearances providing good value.

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