is there a mATX Small form factor with 5 1/4 bay minimac?

dan · Post by **dan** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:33 am

is there a mATX Small form factor with 5 1/4 bay only? i do not need 3.5 bay. i'd like it as small as minimac. mATX form factor? the ones ive seen at newegg all have a 3.5 bay in addition to 5 1/4 bay making them bigger than a minimac

mb2 · Post by **mb2** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:34 pm

- micro ATX is as 24cmx24cm. much bigger than a mac mini. you'd want miniITX if u want to approach the size of a mac mini..
- the mac mini does not use 5.25" cd drives; it uses smaller, slimmer drives as used in laptops. theyre way too big for a system the size of the mac mini.
-you will not find a case with a full 5.25" drive and no 3.5" bays. there are a couple i remember that had 2.5" drive spaces and laptop cd bay. but the ones i remember weren't even approaching mac mini size
-the mac mini is the best pre-built sff of that size, and it can run windows (albeit u have to buy it). aopen, i think, had built a mac mini case clone. and some company has built a PC with it which u can buy. but it doesn't look as good as a mac mini in my opinion.

dan · Post by **dan** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:15 pm

thanks,
having expansion slots for pci is nice, i have used 2 for modem (faxing) and wireless

do they sell itx amd or intel motherboards?

sleepygenius · Post by **sleepygenius** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:55 pm

The closest case based on what you wanted that comes to mind is the Antec NSK 1300. It comes with only one external 5.25 bay and room for up to 3 internal hard drives.

DaveSimmons · Post by **DaveSimmons** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:28 pm

Be sure to find some reviews of the NSK1300 before buying it, the user reviews at Newegg are much more negative than of the other cubes.

Edit: cases & damping has this thread, and it includes a review link in the last post: http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=30665