Jonsplus, a subbrand of Jonsbo Shenzhen Technology in China, has unveiled a new mini-ITX case with a nod to retro style and luggability. The official product pages say that the Jonsplus BO100 PC case is part of the a 'creative series' which is inspired by high-end audio products. Some may naturally equate that statement to the products being inspired by Bang & Olufsen, but to my eyes this particular product shares a lot more design cues with solid state portable TVs of the 1970s.
The Jonsplus BO100 Mini ITX case is an inverted U shaped outer frame constructed from 2.0mm magnesium alloy, with an anodised silver or black finish. Curving underneath the case a little this construction sits on 18.5mm feet made of the same material. A dust filter grille makes up the space closing the inverted U.
The front of this PC case has a top notched 4.0mm tempered blackened glass window and the notch area is used for a power button and easy access I/O; 1x USB 3.1 gen2 Type-C, 2x USB 3.0 Type-A, combo audio jack. Moving round the back you can see a cooling airflow grille (as are present on either side, cutouts for motherboard I/O and the PSU, as well as a little leather loop to help you slide an inner skeleton from the chassis for assembly and upgrades etc.
This chassis size/shape could be described as a slightly tall cube, measuring 282mm tall, 239mm wide and 233mm deep. Feet and handles aren't included in those measurements. Moving on to the all-important maximum compatibility details, you can fit the following components in the BO100:
- Motherboard: ITX, DTX (within 170mm x 203mm)
- Graphics card: 207mm long twin slot GPU (up to 140mm slot height and 48mm thick)
- Storage: 1x 3.5-inch HDD plus 2x 2.5-inch devices.
- CPU cooler: up to 158.5 mm tall
- Case cooling: Rear 120mm fan or 120mm water-cooled radiator
- PSU: supports SFX / SFX-L (under 118mm in length if bottom 2.5-inch storage device is installed)
You won't get the latest and greatest powerful graphics cards in the BO100. Out of the currently available crop Jonsbo recommends the MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Super Ventus XS C OC or Asus TUF GTX 1660S-6G-Gaming.
The Jonsplus B0100 Mini ITX case is being made available in silver or a black option. Pricing and availability are not known at this time.
