BeanTech, ClearPC, SunBeam, and Logisys: Another Look at the Acrylic Arena

SunBeam Technologies LAC-UVT Construction

SunBeam's LAC-UVT acrylic case has to be the strongest case in this lineup, in every sense we can think of. Though it took us about 2 hours to assemble this gold-trimmed wonder, we were very pleased with the final product.

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Starting with the pieces right out of the box, the LAC-UVT came in 27 separate acrylic pieces plus all of the extras, like aluminum back plate and add-on slot covers along with the 11 types of screws. There were also 4 LED light strips and a circuit board where the auxiliary ports and power/reset and LED buttons resided.

The instructions on installation were pretty straightforward, besides the fact that using 11 different types of screws became slightly tedious. And if a few wrong screws were used in the wrong place, that meant possibly starting many more steps back than we would like to.

After the two hours of assembly, the LAC-UVT was finished. Starting at the front, the bezel was screwed on with one of the golden screws. There are 4 acrylic face plates for each of the 5-1/4" drive bays and 2 for each of the 3-1/2" drive bays. At the bottom of the case, at the front, is an opening for an 80mm fan, which is not included. There are also 80mm openings on the left side panel (2), one at the top of the case, and the final opening at the back. SunBeam Technologies has a wide range of accessories on their website, but we would like to have some included with the case.

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At the bottom right of the front of the case is the power/reset buttons as well as power and mode switches for the LEDs. There are also USB and audio ports, which are color-coded to the PC audio standard.

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