Unofficial Sun Blade 100 FAQ : Sun Blade 100 hardware questions : Whats the build quality like?
The Sun Blade is a mixed bag. The metal chassis and cover are sturdy enough to support a 21″ monitor, but the front plate is quite ugly. The aesthetics are of a reasonably inexpensive machine, especially compared to the Ultra 5 which is a very solid machine throughout. That said, I think Sun made a sensible decision not to overspend on the casing, but to give better value for money by keeping costs down. Inside, the build quality is very good. There are useful access levers for most of the slots, which eliminate much of the screwdriver madness usually found inside a desktop. 🙂 The only problem I’ve had is that the hard drive ribbon cable tends to be a little close to the running line of the right hand side of the lid; when you replace the lid you have to be careful not to snag it. The SPARC chip runs cool without a fan (it has a heatsink) and the chassis fan is quiet, but not a low-noise version. The PSU is a cheap 200W one, but is not under much load due to the low power consumption
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