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Clean looks, a reliable appearing hot swap bay I could use for 2.5" drives, reasonably good wire management provisions, good air flow and filtration capabilities, and the ability to have up to nine HDDs. Being able to buy an extra non-windowed right side panel to to replace the windowed left side panel was also a huge plus. While bigger than I would have like, it was still small enough to fit in my limited space with some modifications.
Besides the decorative plastic panels wrapped around the metal portion of the 600T, it also has a different top metal panel than the 650D. The 650D top metal panel makes the case taller, has a different grill and also has the swap bay added.
It is time consuming to modify a case but, fortunately, I'm retired. The, however, are fairly basic with a bit of creativity. The only power tools actually needed are a drill and a Dremel tool. I do have a small, el cheapo bandsaw that came in handy but the little work I used it for (the fan braces and the little wood blocks) could have been done with hand tools if I wasn't so lazy. I'm making far faster progress than I had expected.