After much waiting, we finally have something fresh and different from Fractal Design, the Era ITX enclosure. It’s unlike anything we have seen from them yet and a new ITX case on the market is always exciting. This is especially true coming from a company that tries to cater to both mainstream and enthusiast builds, which is what the Era ITX case is all about. I have spent the last two days working with this case, and it’s not exactly what I expected given the mission statement for this project. As you will see later on it still faces all the traditional challenges of any SFF enclosure. To start things off, there are five different colour options available. They are all pretty unique, with fully aluminium exteriors and tempered glass (TG) or wood panels options for the top. I have been patiently waiting for wood integrations on more PC cases, and it’s finally here with a metal base plate and careful construction so the wood doesn’t warp over time because of temperature fluctuati...