Directron.com's D30b Server Case

Introduction
Ok, We've all seen the numerous reviews of the Antec Sx1030 and Sx1030B so I'm not going to go crazy with specifics on this box. This is more to show you the Directron.com D30b version of this case. It physically is the exact same as the sx1030(B). But the main difference with this case is the so-called "Stealth" black of this case versus the charcoal black/grey of the regular sx1030b. The "greyish" of the sx1030B dissapointed alot of people that were in search of an actual black case and thought they were buying one. Only to get it home and it's more grey then black.

Contents
Directron was the first retailer I saw that had what they called a "stealth black" D30b (which looked like an real black sx1030 to me). I was intrigued as to how black this case was so I asked them If I could take a look at one. They gladly accepted my request and sent me the D30b right away. I was quite excited to get the knock on the door from UPS when the case arrived. I was really hoping to be blown away by a stylish "Real" black case. Well first impressions are very important..and let's just say....I was very disturbed as to what I saw. Take a close look at this!

And here I'll show you how it actually compares with the infamous "stealth black" made famous by IBM. It's pretty close and looks even closer in real life.I had to delete about 60% of the pictures i took of this case because they looked so bad I couldn't even show them to you. It just wouldn't do the case any justice at all. I mean you need to see what the case really looks like and I'm gonna show ya. If you sit this case in a fairly dark room with no direct sunlight hitting the case it'll look great. However, when the light hits it, It really brings out the grainy texture and shade differences in the finish. Or as you may say "smearing" or "smudging" on the finish.

Two things here to pay close attention to 1) What's up with the purple handle on a black case?......and 2) WTF is all over the case??? It looked as is it had been drug the last ten miles to me from directron. Yet, you can see that the box it was shipped in to me was in perfect condition! So what is it?....Well , thats a good question. It's actually just dust and debris trapped inside the texture of the finish. i couldn't wipe it off with my hands so I grabbed a handtowel to try to wipe it clean....BIG MISTAKE! The very rough "sandpaper" finish of the case almost shredded the poor towel and, to make matters worse, all it did was leave massive amounts of "towel-dust" all over the area's I wiped.This finish is rough, and I mean ROUGH!. If you drag your finger on the finish of this case, you'll leave a "skin-trail"! Not that it will cut you, it will actually shave little skin particles off your hand and leave "skin-dust"....LOL!..... Well, the only thing that came to mind to try to get the crap outta the texture was water. So i physically took apart the case and hand washed the panels with soap and water! Yes, sounds insane to go thru all that, but it worked for the time being. It got all the crap outta the texture and the case started to look much better.

Don't look so bad now...but will it last like this?

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