Internals
Inside the case, firstly (and perhaps most importantly) we find a lack of any sharp edges around the case, everything appears to be nicely smoothed down and safe for clumsy fingers.
From a glance inside, we are greeted with a nice, reasonably spacious layout, with plenty of room to work in (imperative for a case such as this, which has no removal tray for installation of motherboards).
At the bottom of the case we find a set of drive rails, neatly stored away to allow for the screw-free installation of 5.25 and 3.5" devices into the cases drive bays.
Towards the front of the case, we find a hard drive cage capable of
holding four devices, held by a single screw, the removal of which
allows you to slide out the cage for easy fitting of hard drives (No
drive rails here though, so it's time to break out the screwdriver).
Behind the hard drive cage at the front of the case, we find the 80mm fan included with the case - A UV reactive one no less, which should look its best with any UV lights inside the case, as well as helping to improve airflow by pulling air in through the front vent.
AGP and PCI Retention
The Xpider II uses a tool-free mechanism for it's AGP and PCI slots, using a simple but effective system where you can raise and lower the clip for the slot before 'bolting' it into place. The one down-side of this is that the whole mechanism is made from plastic, and can feel a little flimsy if you find yourself putting pressure on it. You shouldn't really need to however, and the whole endeavour works very well in general (Although it can be a little fiddly if you are trying to fit a dual-slot video card like a GeForce 6800 Ultra into the machine, holding up two clips at the same time to insert the video card is an acquired skill!).
Summary
All in all it's hard to fault the internal design of the case - Everything required in within easy reach and, more importantly, is easy to install. The only real caveats of the whole setup are the lack of a removable motherboard tray and the use of a hard drive cage that requires the use of screws where the rest of the design is basically screw-free. Neither of these are major issues however, and are perhaps not to be expected for a case in this price range.
