Are Case Manufactures keeping up with the Times?

Hardware Cases / Chassis
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I was recently in the market for a new case and I noticed something distinctly interesting in my search for "my" perfect case ... Case Manufactures seem to be including useless / outdated / bizarre features in their cases.

For example, there are cases that have an allowance for (sometimes) up to 5 or 7 5.25" drive bays and yet no room for dedicated SSD placement (instead of taking up a 3.5" drive tray). Some also include water cooling grommets yet no room for internally housed radiators. 

Apart from fan controllers,  Card Readers, and BluRay/CD drives are there any other devices that use the excessive amount of 5.25" drive bays? How many people still use BluRay/CD drives in there computers (other than media centres)? 

I understand cases can be moded (there is a big community of modders) and that some people use external radiators when liquid cooling, however I feel like these manufacturers need to start with a clean piece of paper and show the world something for the 21st century.

Well forum, You have heard my opinions, Let me hear YOURS!!!

Sincerely, 

Rattus

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Oh hell yes.

I'm in the process of building my first rig, and after a decade of console use I was rather surprised to see somewhat...well...useless features even on cases that came out last year. If I want to pay good money for a case, shouldn't it be for features that most gamers will actually use? 

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the most a case should have is 3 5.25 drive bay and that's being extremely flexible and accesseble

there needs to be more 140mm and 180mm cases 180mm for air penatrators

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This actually bugs me a lot. I'd get a Caselabs Merlin or something if it was just a little smaller, and less expensive. I wish more companies would see that we don't need all those 5.25 bays.

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I think this is the best case out there right now and there are different colors and side panels to choose from

http://tinyurl.com/as9a9z7

When I built my new PC last week I wanted the the Fractal Define R4 Titanium Grey case but I went with the Corsair Carbide Series 300R because for me it was about what I needed not what I wanted and I saved $30 so yeah :)