As the motherboard I used, a Zotac IONITX-A-U Atom N330 Dual Core 90-Watt PSU WiFi ITX Intel Motherboard came with its own external laptop style PSU, I ended up ditching the included power supply, which made this case comparatively roomy without the problems others have found with fitting in the optical drive. Into the case I was able to mount an optical drive, a 3.5" hard drive and a 2.5" SSD drive--although there was no bracket for the 2.5" drive there was plenty of room under the 3.5" internal bay, and if it bothered me I could place it there firmly with a few minutes and a metal cutting drill bit. I mounted a fan to the the CPU's heat sink and another to the back of the case, and I've been happy with both the temperature and the noise level.
It's an attractive case for a small home server, I have it sitting on a wire rack above my desk where I can plug in USB devices in the hidden front panel and have easy access to the power button. Certainly an improvement over the old full sized tower I've replaced. Construction is a nice blend of sheet metal and shiny plastic ornamentation.
Assembly was reasonably easy. Take care to fit the top piece snugly with the bottom or it will tend to splay awkwardly out. Do not drop the plastic slider which marries the external optical button to the eject button on your optical drive--if you do there will be trouble.
So all in all, a good case, I just wish it were easier to find nice mini-ITX cases without power supplies so I wouldn't have to shelve the PSU. By the way, I would not recommend the motherboard I used for a server--even though it makes a fine server--as you will end up paying for a number of home theater PC features you don't need. I just had a spare.Get more detail about MI-008 Tower Black P4 Chassis with 250W Itx Psu+sata Power Supply.
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