Let's face it; the first thing you notice about a computer case is its appearance. The problem with evaluating a product's appearance is that appearance is very subjective. What one person may find attractive, another may not. So here's my impression of the X-Cruiser. Aesthetically, Aspire has done a great job with the X-Cruiser. While I'm not a big fan of cases with doors, I really like this case. It has a good paint job, comes in several colors, the window is well executed and I find the external door's retro-deco styling very appealing. Aspire has clearly spent a lot of time and effort to make what is essentially a ?stock? steel case into something special.