Thanks for the advice, guys. I too feel that it's worth it - I'm completely happy with the rest of the case, and if I can get another 4-5 years out of it for €35, it's good value for money. Steve, I'm afraid I've thrown the buttons away a few months ago, when they broke. The connection point seemed ...

Just got a reply from Antec. They can't sell the buttons by themselves, only the full front panel - and not from the Solo, but from the Sonata, which they claim is completely compatible, with the difference being only in the color of the frame ( https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=fd2a624984&view=...

That's a brilliant idea, Pappnaas - will try that.

Kuzzia, thanks for the the reply - you ask the right question. No, the next system won't be any more demanding, and I'm not in any particular need to try something new; so if I can get spare power-up buttons, I think the case is solved

Thanks for the reply, Mike. Yes, I was referring to the WD20EARS. I've just read your review of the Samsung F4 as well as this , and it seems to fit the bill perfectly (also based on my previous good experience with Samsung). The prices though.... :-\ how long would those remain so high, do you thin...

Hello everybody, I'm upgrading my old build from 2007, and wanted to ask for some advice as to the case. The old build was nested inside an Antec Solo, which I was very happy with - until both the power-up and restart buttons broke during the last year. It's not the end of the world - I can stick in...

Hello everybody, I'm finally upgrading my near-silent build from 2007 (it's not keeping up with things, especially HD video), and wanted to ask for some advice as to a good large HDD to accompany a crucial m4 SSD (I'm trying to go for the 128GB version). My old build had a Samsung Spinpoint 400GB, w...