Intro

I enjoy getting products to review from new companies. It gives both myself and all of you a chance to see what they have to offer, and it gives the company the exposure they need to either be successful or to fail. All the new companies I've seen over the past year have some sort of innovation that they've built into their product that makes them just a little different from the competition. That's what Razotech is shooting for with their Blizzard case, having a product just a little bit different in order to make it stand out. We'll see here if their innovation goes beyond aesthetics.

Razotech is part of the Neo Maxim Corporation and was founded just 4 months ago. A quick check of their website shows that they have a few products out there already, but there are placeholders for more products in the future. Their target consumer base are those who like lots of modifications but don't necessarily want to do it themselves.

Package

The Blizzard case arrived unscathed since it was double boxed. The packaging consists of the standard styrofoam caps and plastic cover. Nothing special here, decent graphics on the box and that's about it.

Located inside the case was a nondescript brown box containing a slip of paper with the USB, Firewire, and sound in/out pin assignments. There is also a power cord, bag-O-screws, a small speaker, and an additional four long screws and another metal piece that must be used somewhere later on.

This was located at the bottom of the case box; the feet and handles that give the Blizzard it's unique look. The instructions explaining how they get mounted are printed right on the lid of the box, but I still had a couple of problems getting them to fit correctly. They are well packed and cushioned from each other to reduce scratching during shipment. The feet and handle kit includes, of course, the feet and handles, mounting screws, and covers to hide the screws on the top of the case. The paint on all of of these parts are automotive quality, but there were a few flaws. There were a few paint bubbles like in the pic, and some slight "sags" in spots that the camera couldn't pick up.

To mount the handles, the tabs on the bottom slide into the large notches on top of the case and a single screw locks it into place. The covers then pop into the holes at the base of the handle to cover up the screws. The problem I ran into is that there were spots where the paint had bubbled which required me to gently scrape it down so the handle would sit flush enough to slide the tabs into the slots, and even then I had to slightly bend a couple of tabs before the handles would slide all the way forward. I really like the effect, especially the rear "spoiler". It would look good integrated into an automotive theme'd mod.

The feet are mounted in the same manner, but include a non-slip rubber pad and there are no covers for the screws. The addition of the feet and handles make quite a difference in the overall look of the case.