My First Impressions of the Sagittarius NAS Case

After setting up my homelab PC, one thing about it irked me in the weeks that followed: it was just too big. It was housed inside the Fractal Design Meshify C, a mid-tower case designed to maximize airflow for gaming rigs. I recently decided to rebuild it in the Sagittarius 8-bay NAS case. It’s nearly 40% smaller and packs plenty more room for storage drives. I want to share what led me to this choice, how it stacks up against other alternatives, and my first impressions after unboxing it. Contents# What I was looking for in a case How I landed on the Sagittarius Unboxing and first impressions Front I/O PCIe Expansion Slots SATA Backplane Included Accessories Final thoughts and what’s next What I was looking for in a case# My original goal was to find a compact case significantly smaller than my current Fractal Design Meshify C case (36.5L in volume) that could hold at least six 3.5” drives. As I researched different builds, it occurred to me that I’d need to decide between an mATX or…