Sharkoon S1000 is a low-budget mATX case

Sharkoon launched its S1000, this is a new series of low-budget cases with a Micro-ATX form factor. The focus here is on providing a decent price/performance, you get a tunnel for PSU and HDDs, some cable management features, removable dust filters, and a cableless front panel design. Pricing is 39.90EUR for the most basic version, for an extra 5EUR you can get the model with the acrylic side window plus a pre-installed 120mm blue LED fan.

With the compact S1000 and S1000 Window, Sharkoon introduces two new micro-ATX cases with an integrated tunnel for power supplies and hard drives. As a result, the power supply and hard drives are installed discreetly to the case bottom and out of sight. The S1000 Window version also offers an acrylic side window and a pre-installed 120 mm blue LED fan on the rear panel.

Fresh air is supplied through the side air intakes of the front panel, behind which a detachable dust filter is also provided. Another removable dust filter is located on the bottom of the case. Both case versions include a pre-installed 120 mm fan in the front. Suitable mounting holes are also provided for additional fans. Alternatively, despite the compact design, a 240 mm radiator can be installed with a total height of 5.9 cm including fan. To facilitate the installation of 280 mm radiators, the 5.25" drive bay is modular and, if necessary, easily removed. Located on the top of the front panel are the audio connectors for the microphone and headphone as well as two USB 3.0 ports. These are incorporated directly into the body of the case, thus allowing the front panel to be cableless removed. On the top panel of the S1000 Window is an additional, pre-installed dust filter, which is secured by magnetic fasteners, plus it is also possible to install up to three 120 fans or two 140 mm fans. With the S1000, the top panel is closed and a 120 mm fan is pre-installed on the rear panel, but without LED illumination. Another optional 120 mm fan can be installed to the side panel.

The S1000 has room for a CPU cooler with a maximum height of 15.5 cm; within the S1000 Window, the installed CPU cooler can have a maximum height of 15 cm. In both case versions, graphics cards can have a maximum length of 40 cm. The opaque tunnel offers enough space for decoupled mounting of a power supply with a maximum length of 24 cm. Inside the HDD cage, up to two 3.5" hard drives or two 2.5" SSDs can be decoupled mounted. The cage can also be slightly moved along the tunnel floor thanks to the oval whole cutouts and convenient thumbscrews, allowing more space for cabling. Air vents on the tunnel ceiling ensure optimal cooling of drives. Up to two 2.5" HDD/SSDs can mount to the back of the mainboard tray with help of two mounting brackets and attached thumbscrews. The cable management system with practical pass-throughs guarantees easy and discreet cabling.

The Sharkoon S1000 is now available for the suggested retail price of 39.90 euros from authorized retailers. The Sharkoon S1000 Window is also now available for 44.90 euros.