Compact size for Mini-ITX motherboard ．Reversible design allowing
the M/B ports to be presented at the front or rear of the chassis
．Rack ears can be fitted to both front and rear of the chassis
．Power supply can be swapped with the front panel location
．Tool-free 3.5" & 2.5" HDD cage design ．Supports up to 40mm PWM x
3 with anti-vibration
Review: In-Win support is amazing! - The IW-RF100S-S265 chassis
is perfect for tight spaces without sacrificing build quality.
Easy to install Mini-ITX boards and good airflow make it ideal
for rackmount setups. Highly recommended for small server builds!
In-win support is also amazing!
Review: Surprises for all the good reasons. - First off, good job
InWin for all the right reasons. Lets go through all the awesome
minor quality of life implements they did that most other 1U's
bare chassis do not: 1) PSU is moddable, that's right, you can
easily put a Noctua 40mmx20mm FLX in that included low watt Flex
PSU (wiring cuts still required). REMEMBER: TAKE ALL SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING WITH POWER SUPPLIES! 2) Reversible, not
just for the rack mount, I also mean for the front buttons+usb
and psu switching positions. And the USB front mount can then
again be reversed too internally for cable management, biggest
plus ever. 3) Don't be confused, it supports 2x 3.5 HDD AND 2x
2.5 HDD/SSD at the same time, making 4 total. Those caddies are
3.5+2.5 stack hybrids, each supports one 3.5 on top and another
2.5 under it. Turn this easily into NAS with 4 drives total.
Which I plan to do, but now I get to use 2 more storage drives
than expected. If you can find the right 3.5 adapter you could
have 6x 2.5 SSD's in total. 4) Comes with 2 of the 3 oddly
semi-hotswappable high CFM fans. They didn't have to be
quick-removed but hey, awesome. I didn't test the noise, because
I don't plan on running them. I was just surprised how easily I
could remove the apparatus when they were all quite snug. 5)
Front USB is 3.x, not 2.0, it's 2024, USB2 should die out as 1.1
did. 6) Solid construction. There is a bit of a mix of aluminum
for the minor stuff, but the mounting brackets are pure steel,
and the main chassis feels like rolled steel with support ridges
in all the right places. 7) True short depth, put it with network
gear on a 2-post rack or wall mount. It is described on the box,
a little under 10". Downsides: 1) No expansion slot, not even a
cut out. So don't even try to mod one in, it'll be a mess. I
understand why they did it, because I have the iStarUSA 1U
chassis it mimics, and that ungodly PCIe mounting on a modular
short depth 1U chassis is truly a pain. However, if they made
their own daughter riser integrated into a variant design that
would be awesome, or just give us an multi-port RJ45/Serial/VGA
breakout and mounting options for that space, and we'll deal with
the motherboard/M.2 adapter cards to run it there. Lost 2 stars
after gaining an extra one for the reversibility, but the
motherboard would have to carry all the RJ45/Serial ports, not
the expansion slot. So reversing is only decent if you have a
motherboard worth to do so. There are not a lot of options that
can be easily purchased through consumer means, and most the ones
meant for network or storage specific to the short-depth
use-case, are DC19V/12V. 2) No loss of a star. Flex PSU fan noise
is Flex PSU fan noise, reason why I modded mine. I can't dock it
stars for that, because Flex PSU's are expected to deliver
reliable power regardless of noise. 3) Nitpick, no loss of a
star, but no USB C on front panel. I really wish 1U manufacturers
get with the times on this.
