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Nope.

Both glass panels are removable.

If you want fans in the front, get the O11 Dynamic Evo instead.



There are also other cases that offer better airflow like the Fractal Torrent that I highly recommend.

I have experience with all four, but two of them (Black&Decker and Craftsman) are older power tools and may not be representative of current quality and utility.

I have a very heavy-duty Black&Decker drill ... suitable for construction work ... but not variable speed so not useful as a screwdriver.

My sister has a medium duty Craftsman variable speed corded drill/screwdriver ... very reliable, works very well, but as I said, it's several years old.

She has a cordless light-duty RYOBI that is fine for light-duty work such as driving screws out of or back into their holes or perhaps some drilling ... limited energy in the battery packs, so for heavier duty work, I use her Craftsman.

I have a heavy-duty Dewalt cordless drill/screwdriver, I really love it, because for almost any job, one of its battery packs has plenty of energy to complete the task. It has saved me a lot of manual effort in various projects.

AFAIK, Sears sold Craftsman to Black&Decker, so the difference, beyond duty levels is probably just branding at this point. Most of my Craftsman tools are hand tools, which work quite well and one set (torx) is something I purchased in the last three years, so the quality is still there ... but not necessarily relevant wrt power tools.

Generally, I don't purchase tools just for one job, I look to the longer term, what would/could it be used for ... so I tend to go with heavier duty tools ... the Dewalt fills that niche.

Pretty verbose, but hope that helps.

@gaben7 @grinch Energizer Bunny 211
Thank you for the replies.
EB211 your first link showed me the one I forgot to put into the VS.

Since this is a small DIY job kinda like what Paul did here:


Would Kobalt be ok guys?
They are widely accessible here and priced down -apparently for the Christmas season?

Yeah I noticed that too. 
Yep I like Makita for the color alone -cyan is my favorite color but Kobalt is a much easier reach -> $$$.  
Thanks everyone I will now look toward Kobalt for the build.
It may also be good doing it this way since there has been flooding here recently. 

Let's first talk about credentials: We remodeled our 1970's house and I did most of the work: tore down walls and built new ones and installed plasterboards. That took 18 months. There's only one real brand in your list, and that is DeWalt. That's what I have and what I can wholeheartedly recommend.

I know. It's crazy how a big desktop like this is nearly silent when it's running games. Now the loudest part in the PC is the occasional coil whine from the EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3.

On the other hand, I finally managed to order a Gigabyte RTX 4090 Windforce from Best Buy today for $1600. I believe shaqfu or DragonKingReborn also has a Gigabyte 4090. The card should be ready for pickup this weekend.

It will fit in my O11 XL case but it's gonna be very tight for the 12VHPWR cable. Since my CableMod 180 degree adapter is on preorder and Seasonic still don't have their 12VHPWR cable ready, I decided to order a CableMod Basic 12VHPWR cable for now.

Hopefully everything goes well. Fingers crossed.

Also - DeWalt for battery powered. Makita for AC/mains powered.

N00bs.

Noted about Ryobi and added to knowledge bank.
After the others made me aware of it -I think @gaben7 was first that Dewalt is owned by Stanley Black & Decker.
Thank you to @grinch we know that they bought craftsman in 2017.

Found this which elucidates it better:
Kobalt is everywhere here and on sale to.
So its got to be the obvious choice -color could be better though. 
HOWEVER if I was building or repairing a house like rewindbutton I most likely would go Makitsa -being its part Cyan helps too.
This does bring up another question though...
Which would be the best wood to build out of -that is something -that if Paul said it I missed it. 
Thanks for the input everyone.

Especially if not 100% running...
Still more likely good heatsink design.

Glad to hear I'm not a noob.   I have a Makita rotary hammer with a 7 J impact. When you grab that Makita case, you know stuff got real.