Features:
I will begin by saying the TJ05 case is LOADED with features, some very noticeable and others which are smaller but definitely add to the entire appeal of the case. As I usually do with cases, I will give you a walk around both inside and outside and talk about all the major features.

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I will start at the front of the case and work back. The front bezel design is definitely very eye catching. The lower part has a column which goes up the middle and has the Silverstone logo on it, power and reset buttons as well as power and HDD LED's which are illuminated in an eye catching dark blue. To either side of the "column" as I'll call it, the sides slope in in a wave sort of design with a very slight curve. There are ventilation holes for the front fan found at the lower part of the "column" where the sides are at the lowest point towards the case. Moving up, the drive bay door on the case bows inwards in the middle. This door is held shut with a latch, so you push the door to pop it open, and push again to secure it shut. Since the door has some depth to it and room must be made inside to accommodate CD drives and fan controllers, the front bezel on the case is fairly deep, pretty well a full 3 inches. Once the door is open there are four 5.25" bays and two 3.5" bays. The entire front bezel is a black colour brushed aluminum which is very eye catching. The left side of the front bezel houses a key lock which locks the entire front bezel section, which swings to the right on a hinge! When opened, it allows you to install drives in the top drive bays using the included rails as well as change the 120mm fan filter which is at the bottom. Including fan filters is a big plus for me with this case. Very few cases have filters and this little added detail helps make this case all that much better. It's the small attention to detail in this quality case that really caught my eye. I'd say Silverstone has covered about everything with this case!

     
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The exterior of the case is painted a glossy black colour, with exception to the front bezel which is brushed black aluminum. On the lower left corner of the right side there is a fan vent for an 80mm fan which can be placed inside to cool the hard drives. When the right side of the case is removed, there is a fan filter which is easily removable for this fan as well. The right side of the bezel on this side of the case has four USB ports, an IEEE1394 port and a mic in and audio out port. I was impressed to see four USB ports there, as most cases only provide the standard two at the front.
The left side of the case, features a very large plexiglass window which is 13 by 13 inches viewable. This window is screwed on with 8 shiny chrome screws which are visible on the outside but they don't seem to stand out all that much so it still looks quite nice. A future consideration in this case design might be to mount the window from the inside to provide a little cleaner look. The lower half of the window is lined with ventilation slits. There are no fans which get mounted on the window itself, they are mounted inside on a swinging door which I will talk about later.

   
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