As you may know, the last ULTRA case I reviewed was the m998, a very beefy and industrial PC chassis. I really liked the m998, so hopefully ULTRA can impress me again with their Aluminus chassis. The Aluminus is an all black chassis with aluminum being the primary material used (hence the name), the version I'm reviewing also comes with an ULTRA 700 watt XVS PSU.

The back of the box shows a more specific and descriptive look at the case features, plus provides views of the case.

After pulling it out of the box we can see that the case is wrapped in plastic and is protected from shipping damage by foam inserts.

After removing the foam and plastic we get a much better view of the Aluminus. As you can see it is completely black right down to the interior.

The front panel will look very familiar to most as the chassis design is based on the very successful Chieftec Dragon (and a few other cases as well).

On the front door there are openings that allow the power and reset LEDs to be monitored without opening the front door.

Opening up the front door we can see the case's five 5.25" drive bays and two 3.5" external drive bays...

Plus the power/reset buttons and power/hard drive activity LEDS. There is also a lock that prevents access to the secondary door, unfortunately there is no lock built into either side panel so this feature is a little useless.

The hinges for the drive door are very simple and unfortunately a wee bit stiff.

This small tab allows you to easily open the secondary door.

Opening this second door allows full frontal access allowing you to easily access drives for installation or removal, and access the front fan area for installation or cleaning.

Looking closer we can see the front panel switches, LEDs, and case speaker, plus the metal tab that interfaces with the lock mechanism. Its good to see a strong metal-on-metal contact here, which should make the locking very secure.