Here's the spec:
| Material: Power: Length: Weight: Connectors: | Plastic strip with 15 LED(3.6W) and adhesive tape 12V 30cm/300mm 22g 4pin Molex to LED 4pin connector, 4pin daisy chain connector (up to 5 can be connected together at once) |
Design:
The LS01 is one of many LED light strips available today but each product on the market varies slightly and to be fully satisfied with your choice, you need to know really what you actually need for your lighting. The LS01 is a stiff 300mm long strip of flat SMD-type (surface mount device) LED's, this is the direct opposite to the newly popular lighting 'cables' that have your typical 3/5mm led's on, an example of these would be the NZXT Hue. Both these types fit different lighting purposes so both have positives and negatives .
So what is the difference performance wise? The LS01 being a strip of SMD led's provides a very directional and equal light that will flood the area of the case it's directed at. The opposite product designs that use the stereotypical LED's are generally on both longer cables and more widely spread apart. This allows for you to light up more of the case and have a more flexible set-up but the lighting will be uneven and harder to do properly, it's benefit being that each led will spread light in more directions across the longer length of cable.
As far as the LS01 is concerned, this is a product design I prefer, providing light in the direction I want, with an even spread of light across that area, as you can see in the photo's, we were able to light up our test system, the BitFenix Prodigy case, a case the size of standard mid-tower ATX cases, and we were able to do this with only one strip placed in the right location.
As far as the LS01 is concerned, this is a product design I prefer, providing light in the direction I want, with an even spread of light across that area, as you can see in the photo's, we were able to light up our test system, the BitFenix Prodigy case, a case the size of standard mid-tower ATX cases, and we were able to do this with only one strip placed in the right location.
I would recommend using two well placed light strips to eliminate shadows but I do feel that two is all you will need to light up a normal sized case really well. Check out the system gallery below to see it in our test system coupled with SilverStone's TD02 cooler and AP123 fans.
 Now lets look a little bit more at the product itself. It is 300mm long featuring 15 LED's in total. The 15 LED's are split up into 5 sections of 3 LED's separated by capacitors. Because of this it looks as though there is an uneven spread across the strip however this is not the case, there is 14mm between each LED regardless. At 300mm long this is the right length for most cases but for those that are shorter, you can actually cut the strip at certain intervals while not destroying the product completely. Doing this will obviously void the warranty though and you will also lose the ability to daisy chain. |   |
Daisy chaining is a feature generally seen only on this type of LED lighting (another positive) and it is done so by having a 4 pin female connector on both ends of the strip and the power cable, with a male to male connector supplied so if you bought two, you can use the male to male from the second strip to connect to the first. Lets move on to our concluding thoughts on the LS01.
Conclusion:
The LS01 in practice doesn't differ much from many other light strips and doesn't exactly add anything new in regards to functionality. What it does do though is its job well, with our single White LED strip being capable of lighting up everything we wanted it to plus more.
Being a very cool light when compared to the light temperature spectrum, the led strip didn't affect anything it was lighting keeping everything neutral. This is because lighting is in general a lot easier to do and get accurate results from when you convert to an LED system compared to other forms of lighting, making it far superior to cathode lights.
As far as I am concerned, there is no clear difference between the LS01 and other competitor LED light strips and the deciding factor really in this market will be which manufacturer your own confidence lies in for customer service and support, something SilverStone are known for. In summary it really is just a well built, good performing little LED strip that you know will be reliable.
Being a very cool light when compared to the light temperature spectrum, the led strip didn't affect anything it was lighting keeping everything neutral. This is because lighting is in general a lot easier to do and get accurate results from when you convert to an LED system compared to other forms of lighting, making it far superior to cathode lights.
As far as I am concerned, there is no clear difference between the LS01 and other competitor LED light strips and the deciding factor really in this market will be which manufacturer your own confidence lies in for customer service and support, something SilverStone are known for. In summary it really is just a well built, good performing little LED strip that you know will be reliable.
Verdict:
As the product featured in this review does not fall into the category of main PC components and/or does not have enough competition for an in-depth comparison verdict, the product won't receive a full dissected rating as explained here, we will provide a performance/quality rating purely out of 10 alongside a value rating.
| Rating: 8/10 | Value: 6/10 |
