Shinobi XL - FREE Review Samples

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***THE THREE "WINNERS" WILL GET PICKED ON MONDAY***

Hey guys,

we want to continue what we have done in the past for our Raider, Spectre Pro fans and Alchemy cables.

It is always one thing to get the opinion of the professional tester from media but also another thing to get feedback from the community to find our if they like what we are doing and what could be improved.

If size matters for you guys and you want to have the chance to review our Shinobi XL please write in here why you think that you should get the chance to receive a free sample.

Please help us to share you experience with the XL in form of a end user review after you have received the sample, put in a system inside and have some experience with it.

We will pick 3 lucky guys randomly that get the chance to receive a sample!

GOOD LUCK!

Shinobi XL Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1bC-XVnI-k
 
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I think I deserve the chance to review the Shinobi XL as I have spent a long time helping people on these forums, I also have two other large cases to test it against (Antec DF85, Coolermaster ATCS840) which will help judge the case.
 
gimmie a shout if you need any fans testing:P
im using a silly mixture of old fans at the min
and i need something better in my custom bitfenix outlaw
 
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My rig is still sat on top of it's motherboard box, so it would certainly be of some use.

However, stulid deserves it more than I do!
 
I'd love a chance to write a decent case review, I've got premium (lian-li and coolermaster mainly, but also got an antec) full towers (Lian-Li PC-A71F), mid towers (ATCS-201-SXK, Coolermaster HAF-902) and compact cases (Lian-Li PC-A06b, Antec 300) that I can compare performance to, and I've got an array of different cooling methods that I'd like to try (custom water cooling, all-in-one watercoolers, and air cooling), as well as multi-GPU and single-GPU systems.

I've also written reviews before, just never for the PC market (mainly mobile phone reviews).
 
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Im a budding (hobby) reviewer, recently extensively reviewed my Corsair 500R which has been positively commented on (on another site which I can provide links to). Im hoping to recieve a Gigabyte HD 6850 to review soon.
This case would be perfect for me to review and would push me to purchase my ongoing watercooling setup.
 
I'd love one, I've never used a case of yours before, but I've looked at them and wanted to purchase for friends, same as Fractal (Which I've recently just done a Midi Arc review of)
I've a large case in the Xigamatek Elysium and could compare the two, as well as show WC'ing options as I have a 120.3 RAD in my loop etc.
 
I'd absolutely love to get hold of one of these Kul1. I think most people can testify to this.
When Ace finally released this, and posted on the forums he said:
Ace Modder said:
I thought you was set on this case KD?
I even thought of you when I posted about the XL arriving!
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Frankly, I'll be buying this in a few months even if I don't get one for review. At that point I'd probably write a user experience review on it anyway. I've written a few user experience reviews for the University Newspaper, and a couple of things are on other forums. (Windows 8 Review is the most recent). I'd absolutely love to get another case to get more experience with cases. I can compare against a Lancool. I've even already bought a stealth cover for it.


Why do I think I should get it? As I've already stated, it will be a case I'd buy anyway, so it's a case that I want for me to use, rather than just some freebie that I can sell on at some point. I will use it for years to come either way. Despite this, I do care about the small things, and should have the time to do a very thorough review on it. I'll be putting a high end air system in it that pumps out a hell of a lot of heat and noise (currently 50 db by my head - and this is it running quietly xD). It'll be good to compare the stock XL therefore to a case with aftermarket fans installed throughout, and see if it can keep up. I'll also be installing water in it in the summer and would happily update the review at the time.

I also tend to live in the Case Central sections of the forums, always keeping up to date on new case releases etc...

kd
 
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I have never owned a tower case so I am used to shoving custom water cooling into a mid tower chassis.
 
I should get a free sample because I thought it was going to be a new Shinobi game, which I haven't played since the days of Shadow Dancer on the Megadrive! Haha.

But on a serious note, I could do with something to replace an aging full tower that can be compared to it.
 
I never win anything in life :( Would be nice to win XL hehe....of course make some non-proffesional review with video or photos.

Building new system, missing just the case.
 
I believe I should receive a sample case because I would like to explore the water cooling potential of this case. I've always been impressed with the bitfenix cases and I think this is the best so far.
 
Firstly, thanks once again Bitfenix/kul1 for giving away more products to the community for free and listening to what we would like to see. This is what more companies need to do!


I would love to get this case to review as;

1. I love writing reviews, it is a hobby
2. I really like the case and it would be a nice upgrade from the Raider for a number of reasons, I was very impressed by the Raider in a number of areas and I would be very intrigued to see what the Bitfenix top of the range case has to offer
3. Guaranteed I will get the review done within a reasonable time period, whilst being a fully in depth review and not take 2-4 weeks to do a "short" review
4. I can compare the case to the Bitfenix Raider, Antec P182 and the Sonata 3, all of which are highly regarded cases, especially the P182 (just like I did in my review of the Raider)

Not only will the review be posted here, but it will also be posted on Neowin forums and should hopefully get featured on the front page of Neowin like my review of the Raider did, which got tweeted 21 times by computer sites/companies/people that have a lot of followers, so plenty of advertising/publicity for free ;)

And my review has in fact influenced quite a few people to get the Raider solely based on my review or to at least consider it:

Wish I'd seen this two days ago!
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very nice. might actually be my next case.
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Read the review and really got a taste for the chassis,
Was first looking at an Antec chassi for about £40, then the BitFenix Shinobi (God I love the looks of it)..

But went with this chassi after the review, and picking everything up on thursday (new rig, booyah), was not that much more expensive, and got a bigger paycheck than i expected.

Can't bloody wait!
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This case looks amazing, I think I might use it as part of my next system upgrade.
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As well as a number of tweets saying similar things :D

Here is the review of the Raider on OCUK:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18360541


Here is the review on Neowin:

http://www.neowin.net/news/neowin-member-reviews-bitfenix-raider-case


And here are my other reviews, which have also influenced people into purchasing the product:

Gelid Tranquillo Rev.2 CPU Heat sink Review
TP-Link WN722N(C) 150Mbps Wireless USB Adapter Review
Razer DeathAdder 3500 dpi Edition Review

And of course as you can see, all of my reviews receive positive comments. These have also been posted on Neowin's forum and have received positive feedback from the people there as well.


Thanks again and good luck to everyone!
 
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Just had so much fun doing a case today i want to do more now! Would love to give any bitfenix products a go and write a review as a novice builder in terms of ease and space given, a friend has your normal Shinobi and i think its a brilliant case
 
I have been planning a new build for four years but have never had to courage to spend the money.

I have set myself a deadline for the end of April this year. Having a case would be the final kick in the right direction I need to commit to a build.
 
I think I should get it as I have two amazing cases to test against (Shinobi and Merc Beta ;)) as well as a NZXT Phantom case, which is of a similar size/price to compare with :)
 
I vote Stulid, King_Damager and Nexus. They'd be damn handy at giving a good review.

I would say myself but I won't have enough "good" stuff to chuck into it to make a useful review out of it. Comparing it to an Antec 300 probably won't do it justice, either.
 
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