A good steel case.
Keeping things quiet is important to me, so in general the weight is important, the heavier it is the quieter it is. I'm not interested in blue leds lighting up the interior or plastic panels on the side.
Mine will sit on the floor and not move for five years or so so I think I'll stick to a conventional case without a plastic panel on the side.
There are two components to the price of a case the design and the cost to build. In general the larger the number of cases of a given design the lower the design cost per case and the lower the cost of production. So I prefer as mainstream as I can get provided it meets functional requirements.
Aluminum cases are light in weight so nosier and more suited to carrying around and carry a premium price.
Hi John.
Accordingly with what you said, I think you'll like this case. Take a look to this one:
http://www.hares-sistema.com.ar/catalogo/product_info.php?products_id=67
Regards.
John.