Access to the case is good but only one side panel is removeable which isn't much of a problem but would have been nice for all round access, otherwise it has a smooth sliding motherboard tray, a quick mount system for cdroms, hdd's and floppy drives, detachable front panel, the faceplates can be unscrewed and stored for future use. Even with two or three of the 5.25 drives filled in the case there is still plenty of room to work if needed