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| Date Reviewed: 04/17/2004 |
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Strengths: *Very sturdy case
*Almost completely screwless design
*Side window
*Space for up to 5 80-mm fans
*Great air flow
*Reasonable price
*Good interior space
Weaknesses: *Somewhat heavy
*No removable motherboard tray
*Front firewire pins are not tied together
Summary: What can I say. This is one of the easiest cases to own, and install things into. Aside from the absence of a motherboard tray and it being pretty heavy, especially with 3 hard drives, an Antec TruePower 430W PSU (purchased separately), 3 optical drives, a zip-drive and a floppy, this monster case becomes a little heavy to move. These are about all the problems with the case. This case is simply amazing for a setup with a lot of stuff inside the PC (see above). It provides great airflow, provided you get 3 fans in addition to 2 preinstalled in the back, and keeps everything reasonably quiet. All the 5.25 inch devices are mounted with detachable slide-in brackets, so moving them around is a piece of cake. The hard drives, and other 3.5 inch devices can be mounted into 2 enclosures, each of them can hold up to 3 devices. This case is relatively tall, and leaves a good amount of space above the power supply, so that you can hide all of your loose cables there, and not to show them off through the very nice, scratch-resistant side window. Drop in a cold cathode, and you got yourself a very good looking, and very sturdy case.
Before buying the case, I read some reviews about front USB connector being as separate wires, rather than a single piece. Antec takes credit for fixing that. The only thing left to tie together is the fron firewire connector, since it still comes as a set of wires, though they are carefully labeled.
For the price ($74 at www.accupc.com at the moment, free shipping) this is one of the best cases I have seen. While Aluminum would be a little lighter, and maybe will have a little better thermal exchange with the outside, you can not miss with this case.
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| Date Reviewed: 07/06/2004 |
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Strengths: Lots of space, nice big case with plenty of room. Side panel lets you see inside which makes it very nice. Antec makes very nice cases.
Weaknesses: The front usb connections and firewire. I hooked my cables up as shown according to motherboard Asus P4S8X-X, but it didn't work, the BIOS froze up when navigating the menus.
Summary: The front usb connections and firewire. I hooked my cables up as shown according to motherboard Asus P4S8X-X, but it didn't work, the BIOS froze up when navigating the menus. I unplugged the front cables and all is good. It's not that big of a deal because I use the motherboard's 4 USB ports it has. When going into the BIOS program, and clicking power menu and such, the computer would literally--freeze up. I didn't know what was wrong but then unplugged the cables and it works perfectly. I will say I also tried the case manual I got off Internet, nothing. Anyhow, aside from that, it's a great case, I love the optical drives, the sliders that sit them in their nicely. A great case aside from the front ports, other than that, it's a great case. The lock on the side panel and the lock on the front door is pretty nice. I would definitely, and hope to buy another Antec case, not sure about this one, but another Antec I would like to buy in the near future.
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| Date Reviewed: 04/03/2003 |
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Strengths: very well built,nice window. Lots of room for more cooling fans. Besides it is the best case, just because of the Antec name alone!!!
Weaknesses: none as I can see
Summary: Great case! Nice window. One of the best well made cases I have ever seen. I like the 2 cooling fans,with the option of adding 3 more, thats cool! Antec has done another superb job!!! Keep up the good work!!!
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| Date Reviewed: 08/11/2005 |
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Strengths: Sold Construction
Weaknesses: Some Wiring Channels would be helpful
Summary: 2005-08-26 11:31:03 It is a great solid Case, With a beautiful side (Clear) Panel that gives you a great view the computer internal components. The only Problem with this it there are no Chanels where Wires could be cliped on to so that it does not look like a mess inside (of course you could add it on to it). Pleanty of room for cooling, and plenty of bays for all kinds of drives.
All in All a great Case
Bought it for $87.99
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| Date Reviewed: 04/24/2005 |
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Strengths: screwless design, HUGE - extra room for anything you might want to put in
Weaknesses: heavy.. like 27 lbs
Summary: got this case today for my new pc, must say, it is AMAZING. this is my first time with an antec case, but i can see why its one of the best. the case is sturdy, fashionable, and effiecient. it has space for 5 fans (2 included), and i've already bought some LED fans for those slots, so this thing is going to be a cooling machine. great case because theres lots of space to work in, would love to buy it again.
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| Date Reviewed: 04/11/2005 |
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Strengths: Big! Lots of room to work in the case without cutting up your hands. Good instructions. High Quality product.
Weaknesses: None
Summary: This being my first home built PC, Antec makes it very easy for the novice like me. With a recent rebate, at ~$59.99 + 0.01 shipping it's a great deal!
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| Date Reviewed: 04/11/2005 |
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Strengths: Clear windows to see inside.
Weaknesses: I could not get the front USB or firewire ports to work with my motherboard. The front cover door is made of hard plastic and can easily break.
Summary: This case is great for those who wish to light up the inside of their case. Lots of room inside. I like how it comes with a reusable front dust filter. The grey color really shines, but can get scratched up if you're not careful. This is one of the best cases out there!
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| Date Reviewed: 08/21/2004 |
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Strengths: A LOT of space to work with, sleek design, VERY clear side window
Weaknesses: VERY heavy, front port needs to be attached a little better
Summary: This is a very nice case from Antec. It has many benefits such as a very clear side panel that has a screwless fan mount that looks very nice w/ a clear LED fan mounted in it. The drive rails to mount the 5.25" drives are nice as are the removable 3.5" drives. The case is VERY heavy though, but is VERY sturdy and is a good protector of the components inside. By securing the front ports a little better and possibly making the case out of aluminum would make this case almost perfect.
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