Just finished building the system in my signature in this. I spent weeks researching and narrowed it down to a few, the front runners being the Lancool III and the Fractal Torrent. I loved the look and feature set of the LCIII, but I was a bit worried about the weight (I've heard multiple people say it's one of the heaviest cases they've build in), and the Torrent was just too big for my needs and so expensive (couldn't find it for less than $230, which I just can't justify)
When the 216 dropped and reviews started rolling in, I basically made up my mind then and there.
It's not perfect. I'm disappointed with how most everything is screwed in, whereas many of my older Phanteks or Fractal cases could easily just pop off with tabs, saving time.
Didn't love that the HDD cage was double stacked and could not be modular if you only wanted to install one HDD. That takes up precious cable room next to the PSU, and more time rerouting.
Also, quite annoying the front IO "RGB Control module" is a separate item and separate charge. My 6+ year old PS400 TG included the RGB/Fan controls preinstalled and ready to go out of the box for basically the same price. So of course I had to manually reroute all the cables around the motherboard for my fans and front IO.
But everything else was a pleasure. Fit and finish was excellent. Cable management, a big reason I didn't go for the Torrent Nano or whatever the smaller Torrent is called was disappointing cable management. The 216 is one of the best I've used. The look is also understated without being boring, which is what I wanted.. And most importantly, airflow, where this case hangs with those previously mentioned that are nearly twice as much. I'm keeping my 13900k cool with only air in the default fan config.
For the price, this has to be one of the tops in this (very, very competitive) segment. Please excuse the picture, they're not well lit or staged; just pulled the case away from the desk for a quick picture.