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Zalman Z7 Plus

By Justin Robinson
11:06 Mar 4, 2010 | 5 Comments
Tags: Zalman | Z7 | Plus | + | PC | Case | budget
Zalman Z7 Plus
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We take a look at Zalman's budget Z7 Plus case; does it impress?

Zalman have been manufacturing heatsinks, fans and watercooling gear for years - but what many don't know is that they also manufacture cases, such as the GS1000 (a premium high-end chassis) and the No Noise 500AF case (an even more premium case).

Today though, we're looking at the Zalman Z7 Plus, a very not-premium case that retails for just a shade underneath a hundred bucks.

For that price, it boasts four large cooling fans, decent looks and some other interesting features, and is constructed predominantly from steel and plastic.

Jump into the gallery of pics (taken with our shiny new Canon G11 camera) to see more of the Z7 Plus, and make sure you grab the Atomic mag to read our full review!

 

 
Product Info
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Price when reviewed:
AUD$95
price check*
$77.00 Zalman Z7 Plus ATX Tower Gaming Case
UMart Online - QLD (QLD)
$77.00 Zalman Z7 Plus ATX Tower Gaming Case
UMart Online - Brisbane Southside (QLD)
$77.00 Zalman Z7-PLUS Black ATX Mid Tower Case- Plastic/ Steel Body, NO PSU, Drive...
Gocomp (QLD)
$77.00 Zalman Z7 Plus ATX Tower Gaming Case
Umart Online - Melbourne (VIC)
$78.00 Zalman Z7 Plus ATX Tower Gaming Case
UMart Online - Sunshine Coast (QLD)
$78.00 Zalman Z7 Plus ATX Tower Gaming Case
UMart Online - Gold Coast (QLD)
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5 Comments
SceptreCore
Mar 4, 2010 11:52 AM
Im a fan of Zalman products, but that is the most hateful, tacky, flimsical, basic, backwards, loathsome CM690 rip off I have ever seen. Who the hell still wants top mounted PSU's?

I think Zalman could make a much better budget case, after all they have had plenty of time to enter that market.
darklife41
Mar 4, 2010 12:40 PM
I couldn't care less about top mounted PSU, but I think Antec 300 beats it for price, looks, and features.
osama_bin_athlon
Mar 4, 2010 12:57 PM
I don't think that any of their cases are much good - I had their GS1000, which looked great, but, quickly I grew to hate it, progressively more and more every day that I used it - I replaced it within a few weeks.
TheFrunj
Mar 4, 2010 1:04 PM
oba, really? What was wrong with it?
fliptopia
Mar 4, 2010 7:26 PM
If it didn't say Zalman on the front I would have said it was just another cheapo case by a noname brand... instead its a cheapo case form a name brand.
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