Introduction

I would like to thank Fractal Design for providing the review sample.

Most of you may not know Fractal Design, but the company has been making a splash with their unique enclosures at a competitive price. The company also sells power supplies, case fans, and a few accessories.

Not much else to say really, but this is their official vision:

Our vision is to have a constant, healthy growth together with our partners worldwide. Our goal is to be widely recognized for our designed products and to have them available in all major market regions within EU and US. We should be a good alternative to the already established retail brands of today. It's of great importance for us that our partners understand the values of Fractal Design; therefore we are putting great effort into choosing the right partners from the start. We will work actively to maintain sales territories and profitable business for our partners.

Today, we are taking a look at the second generation Arc Midi chassis that is also available as the Mini R2 version. These cases are for users who water cool their system with one or more radiators inside the chassis.

Packaging

Unlike the previous Fractal Design Arc Midi chassis that shipped in a fully colored package, the R2 variant arrives in a plain cardboard box with black print on it. This is just fine and something every manufacturer is doing as a more elaborate package is now a waste of money. The front has an image of the chassis while the rear and sides go into greater detail about what the Arc Midi R2 is capable of.


Fractal Design has secured the chassis with sturdy Styrofoam spacers. These are not quite as voluminous as the ones that came with the previous generation of the Arc Midi, but do just fine.

Contents

You will get a great number of sorted, all-black screws, zip ties and a manual with the chassis. Fractal is no longer including a 3.5" adapter, and the separate fan controller is missing as well. The lack of the latter is not an issue as there is a built-in version in the Arc Midi R2.