Fractal Design Terra

[Darksaber]

The Fractal Design Terra is not your usual SFF chassis. While it does have all the fixings of a sandwich-style ITX case with lots of engineering details, the clear focus is the amazing material mix of aluminium and wood, color choices and design above all else.

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[SL2]

Thank you for the review.

Both sides of the chassis have elongated cutouts that act as air vents. This is good, but still quite restrictive, so don't expect the Terra to be the coolest chassis you can get your hands on.

Just a heads up, this is what fans can sound like when they're close to the panel (5 first seconds). I think the case looks really good, but they should fix this.

 

[bonehead123]

A neat little box for sure, but a few more colors would be nice too, like a subtle blue or orange or red...and the wood panel on the front is a nice touch, but needs a power indicator as mentioned in the review. Nothing that a dremel tool, $2 led & short piece of wire can't fix though

 

[wheresmycar]

thanks for the review. Everytime this case pops up (since launch) i get this wildly irresistible craving to go SFF. Sadly won't be happening anytime soon. Either way, its a lunch box visual treat which would look great on my desk.

With RGB taking the world by storm innovation for non-RGB alternatives seemed a little on the low side. The Fractal North and the this FD Terra proves otherwise.

 

[sLowEnd]

The fan slit noise is a shame. Hopefully this case gets a revision that addresses the issue in the future.

 

[Woomack]

Maybe it's my luck or a problem with quality control, but I got one last week, and it was missing all 4 motherboard spacers and graphics card tool-less screws. All of them are supposed to be pre-installed. New case with all the labels, protective foil/tapes and everything else.

The case, in general, is pretty good quality. Some things could be designed better. At this price, there could be some more wood, not only a small part in front. Marketing can brag about it and that's all, but it's not bringing much.
It's a good case, but I feel like we've seen almost the same stuff multiple times in the past, so it's nothing really new or fresh. I still like the little differences like slightly more space here and there that helps with cables.

 

[AusWolf]

Lovely little case! But those thermal results... I'd expect more from a case where the GPU gets fresh air directly from outside.