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The HD160 comes in a typical, colorfully printed retail box, securely nestled between two Styrofoam inserts and protected inside plastic wrapping. Three things caught my attention when I first unpacked the case. The HD160 is relatively large...
ZM460BAPS PSU, Solid, stable outputs, Above average efficiency, Very quiet...
HDD cage not very user friendly...
The Zalman HD160 HTPC enclosure exhibits excellent build quality, features clean styling and offers very good case cooling (especially when using the Zalman CPU and GPU coolers). It can easily accommodate a full size motherboard and power supply and...
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PC has lately made its way to the livingrooms. Mainly they are used as DVD-players to provide high resolutions and multi channel sounds. As HD-ready TVs and projectors are becoming more and more popular, so is the need for a HDTV-sources, such as HTPC...
Looks, Silent fans, Card reader...
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I dont actually have anything bad to say about this case but I have to mention the lack of instructions. The looks are outstanding and internal design is as good as it gets, fans are silent and HDDs have vibration insulation. I can really recommend t...
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I recently had a chance to review Zalmans Home Theatre PC Enclosure HD160. It motivated me to go ahead and turn my own personal PC into a "Media Cener" PC. The entire chassis is 100% brushed aluminum and it sits horizontally which allows it to blend r...
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tweaknews.net Updated:
2017-03-01 11:05:30
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In typical Zalman fashion, the HD160 HTPC case comes to the market with impressive design elements, a rich feature set, outstanding materials and build quality, and the best cooling performance Ive seen in this type of chassis. More importantly for a...
Its big!, Impressive fit and finish, Exudes quality, Superb design, Elegant look, Good ventilation, Roomy (for an HTPC chassis), Supports use of fullsize components, VFD display, Card reader included, Remote included, Stealth optical drive feature, Very q...
Its big!, Its expensive!, 24pin adapter, Windows Media Center needed for full functionality, Third fan should be included, No instructions for the VFD/IR software...
In typical Zalman fashion, the HD160 HTPC case comes to the market with impressive design elements, a rich feature set, outstanding materials and build quality, and the best cooling performance Ive seen in this type of chassis. More importantly for...
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The HD160 is Zalmans first more-or-less conventional PC case, designed for a quiet, high performance HTPC. All-aluminum construction, front panel VFD display with MCE remote control, a prominent front panel volume control knob, and a fat price tag to...
The Zalman HP160 is a reasonably successful first try at a quiet, high performance HTPC case. The styling is quite nice, as is the basic build quality. The provided remote system works fine with Windows XP Pro, and it is MCE (Windows Media Center Edit...
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Introduction It hasnt been that long since we last examined the HTPC scene, and afterwards, we were starting to wonder if anyone knew just exactly what it took to engineer a perfect HTPC case. We say this not because the last four cases we reviewed we...
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xbitlabs.com Updated:
2017-03-01 11:05:30
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Zalman is an experienced manufacturer of cooling systems as well as absolutely quiet PC cases, so the release of a HTPC case under this brand is not much of a surprise. This market is not too big, but Zalman’s products have always been rather expens...
The results of our tests prove Zalman’s reputation as of a leading manufacturer of excellent cooling systems and original PC cases. The HD160 HTPC case is a nice addition to the company’s product range and we have absolutely no complaints abou...
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virtual-hideout.net Updated:
2017-03-01 11:05:30
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Zalman is certainly not a newcomer when it comes to quality CPU, GPU, and quiet cooling. Theyve been doing it for years and have become a force to be reckoned with. To stay at the top of their game, Zalman realized a need for a quality HTPC chass...
Overall my experience with the is a good one. The quality of the materials and precision of its fit and finish are best of class. Installing your system in here can be a time consuming task, but thats the way with pretty much all HTPC cases. The...
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madshrimps.be Updated:
2017-03-01 11:05:30
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IntroductionToday we got the opportunity to meet the latest member of the Zalman. Until now their enclosures focused on passive cooling, large cases with plenty of heat pipes which cost quite a bit and take up quite a bit of space. With the HD160 Zalma...
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rbmods.com Updated:
2017-03-01 11:05:30
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Date 2006-02-22Provider: ZalmanAuthor: BigManEditor: Princess AmmieZalman HD160 HTPC CaseZalman has been focused on for quite awhile in the cooling market with excellent performing air and watercoolers. Now they are slowly starting to get on the market...
Quiet, Fans included, Display, Well packed, Silver or black, Very nice looking...
Display software problems, Volume knob on front...
Even though it seems the case should be warmer due to the lower speed don fans etc the case actually performs better with Zalmans own cooler compared to stock coolers. I have on both the GPU and CPU a couple of degrees lower temperatures compared to st...
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