re: Help with a HTPC build

i used a core 1000 case for the htpc I built, but space wasn't really a premium. I found that the node and other cases with that shoebox style design ended up offering less actual space(volume) than their more traditional equivalents and had higher prices. I can see how you might want a VCR/dvd style htpc if you had to fit it in on a shelf or somewhere like a bedroom though. I will say that the quality of that case far exceeded the 40 dollar price tag.