CM Storm Scout 2 Review 7

CM Storm Scout 2 Review

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Value & Conclusion

  • The CM Storm Scout 2 will set you back 99 Euro including taxes or 99 US Dollar including taxes.
  • Very good construction
  • Extremely comfortable, sturdy, and steel-reinforced handle
  • Extruded sides for additional space
  • LED on/off switch
  • Space for up to seven other fans
  • Anti-Theft system for gaming peripherals
  • 3.5" to 2x2.5" HDD bay adapter included
  • HDD rails for easy installation
  • screw-less system for ODD bays
  • Nicely hidden I/O panel in top
  • Gunmetal or black colors available
  • Steep price for the feature set
  • Only one fan included
  • No dust filter on some intake fan locations
  • Compact dimensions do not allow for very large CPU coolers to be installed
  • No external 3.5" bay
  • ODD locking mechanism does not hold very well
The CM Storm Scout 2 doesn't really offer a lot of functional features for such a price tag. It is, interestingly enough, 10 Euros more expensive in Europe and 10 USD cheaper in the US than the original Scout 1, something that makes little sense to me. The paint job is very good, the sides are constructed in a meaningful manner, and the interior layout leaves nothing to be desired. Its biggest selling point is the steel reinforced handle with the rubber grip, which is extremely well engineered, allowing you to carry the case and its contents around comfortably.
But, in the end, the Scout 2 does not offer something vastly new over the Scout 1 by reducing cooling to a single fan, which essentially forces the user to invest even more money. While the case viewed on its own is quite alright, you may end up being happier with the Cooler Master HAF XM, which offers much more functionality, like hot-swap bays and plenty of cooling, for the same price, but not with the same ease of transportation. Or you could go for the CM Storm Trooper, which does cost 15 Euro more, but has an excellent handle like the Scout 2, plenty of fans, and a much longer list of features.
Ultimately, Cooler Master needs to offer a better feature-set, with something really new over the older generation case for the same price, to justify a new iteration. The CM Storm Scout 2 only satisfies one of these aspects with a new and updated, but not really innovative, external/internal design.
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