To insure the safe arrival of the M40 SFF case AeroCool packaged the case in extra thick pieces of Styrofoam and then enclosed the case itself inside a plastic containment bag to eliminate the rub marks that can be caused by direct contact with the Styrofoam.

Around the Outside

If you like cases that have flawless paint schemes then you will love AeroCool's latest addition.  The M40 has has an automotive quality black surface and during our examination we found no runs, under or over spray and no signs of orange-pealing.  The case is steel construction and the only plastic parts are the two piece bezel and the dual 80mm fan holders at the rear of the case.

The front of the M40 is carefully laid out to present you with an evenly proportioned appearance.  You will notice that the lower portion of the front bezel has a series of opening in it to provide a place for air to drawn into the case by 120mm fan at the front of the case.

Starting at the top left corner of the case we have the LED display that will provide you with the temperature of CPU or whatever the temperature probe is attached to.  It will also give you a read-out of the fan and hard drive status.  Directly below the LCD display we have the oversized power button, testing this button we found that it is recessed slightly to prevent accidental cycling on or off of the power. Next to the Power button you will find the reset button, keeping things nicely arranged they have placed the power LED and the HDD activity light next to these buttons.

Moving to the right of the top bezel we have a pair of stealth drive covers for the pair of 5.25" drive bays located directly behind the doors.  We will be installing a pair of DVD-RW drive in these locations.  Each of these doors have adjustable eject bottoms on them to make sure everything stays as stealthy as possible.