Everyone needs a little pleasure in their life. That’s exactly what Aspire was thinking when they made the X-Pleasure case. Designed to house everything from the average home user's system to the most extreme gamer; with plenty of room for expansion the X-Pleasure has seems to be a fair mid class case. Although the X-Pleasure at first glance looks just like another Chenming/Chieftec/Dragon clone case it does have some things that the old chassis didn’t offer. Will that be enough to earn your money or will it just go down as another clone, let’s take a look and see.

Specifications

Here are the specs on the Aspire X-Pleasure as taken from the info page on the Aspire website.

Features

- Fully loaded solid aluminum chassis
- Large see-through side window panel
- Front USB2.0 and Firewire ports
- Front temperature display gauge
- Front fan speed controller and gauge
- 4 x built-in UV blue fans
- 3 x tool-free removable 3.5" drive cage
- 13 x drive bays
- Lockable side panel and front panel
- Fold in/out case feet for case stability
- Fits motherboard size up to 11" x 12"

Specs:

Although I can't say for sure who the fan manufacturer is, as a search of the part number brought up many results, the one I saw most often was Akasa. Although I can't give you exact performance specs I can say that these fans were pretty quiet and they moved a nice amount of air!

What Aspire says about the X-Pleasure

"While you are working hard, do not forget to give yourself some treats and have some pleasure as well. X-Pleasure case surely brings pleasure in your life.  Whether you simply want a nice looking case that will last for years or a fully loaded solid case that has a capacity to fit all your extreme needs and expansion, X-Pleasure is the one.  Available in aluminum and metal versions and many colors, you can always find an X-Pleasure to fit your own lifestyle and personality.
 
Solid aluminum case designed with great features to meet your today's needs and future's expansion. Four built-in case fans for this aluminum version provide superior cooling and magnificent light. Featured front accessible USB2.0 and Firewire 1394 ports for your modern gadgets as well as temperature readout and fan control gauges. Lockable front panel and side panel secure your privacy and documents. Slide in rail system makes it easy to swap out 5.25" devices. Removable 3.5" drive bays makes installation quick and simple. Whoever you are a professional or an artist or just someone that runs between your daily duties, let X-PLEASURE blossom your desires."

Package

The case arrived at my door step in the retail box and appeared to have faired the trip well. Other than the normal scrapes on the surface of the box there were no major dents or gashes that many people have come to expect from most carriers these days.

Upon opening the box you can see the standard top and bottom Styrofoam caps, used to protect and secure the case within the box, along with the user's manual and the case wrapped in plastic.

Inside the case you will have 1 box containing the accessories which consisted of the usual Bag-O-Screws, Stand offs, 2 sets of keys and some 5.25" drive rails. Some of you may notice that one of the eight drive rails is slightly off color. In person it looks kind of dingy or dirty but its simply a difference in the color; this is of little concern to me since you never see them, anyway. The user manual, which is only in English, is very detailed with illustrations that covers every aspect of installation of hardware and even has the USB and Firewire pinout diagrams in the back.