A Fine Line Between ‘Inexpensive’ and ‘Cheap’: BitFenix Neos Review

BitFenix’s Neos mid-tower chassis sits at the lowest rung of the company’s chassis product line. As such, it comes in at a very affordable $59.99 – a price that allows anyone to get a piece of the action. But a low price doesn’t always deliver on the “value” aspects we’d hope to see, so let’s find out what kind of value the Neos is.

Value. Now there’s a loaded word.

For some, it’s a bit of a dirty word, a euphemism for “cheap” and usually descriptive of something that occupies the lowest position of a company’s product line. By this definition, to say something is of great value is to denigrate it for its price.

For others, though, value is a beautiful concept. It means getting the most for one’s money. You don’t fork over a ton of money, but you get a lot for what you do surrender in terms of legal tender.

This brief discussion on the concept of value is relevant to the subject of our review today, the Neos from BitFenix. This chassis sits at the lowest rung of the company’s chassis line. Despite this, the Neos model offers a staggering plethora of color options. The basic chassis comes in either black or white, and this can be combined with a front fascia that comes in red, blue, black, silver, purple, gold (!), and white. That means there are fourteen possible color combinations to choose from, which, frankly, is astonishing considering this chassis’ place at the bottom of the batting order. The company sent Techgage a white and blue Neos to review, as well as a 650W Fury power supply unit for our use in this review. Many thanks to BitFenix.

Let’s get on with getting to know the BitFenix Neos.

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