Antec ISK 300-150 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel Mini-ITX Desktop Computer Case 150W Power Supply

Pros: A solid case with a surprising amount of ventilation. very small form factor. Front USB ports. Very sturdy and solid when assembled.

Cons: A bit cramped on the inside, but that's the tradeoff for such a small case. The 150W power supply is weak and inefficient. It is also of a custom configuration that does not allow for easy replacement.

Other Thoughts: If you can deal with the 150W power supply, this would make an excellent htpc

Pros: Great case design. Very easy to work in/on for its size.

It actually comes with USB3 ports in the front instead of USB2.

You can add an additional 80mm fan with the same 3-way switch that integrates with the existing holes punched in the back of the case.

plenty of room for a long video card

Cons: The power supply sucks. Reading tests online it is extremely inefficient. But, if you know what you are doing it is easy to upgrade it to something like the 400W AP-MFATX40. The value is still good though, so I am not knocking any points off for it.

I wish the power plug in the back didn't stick so into the case. It is stiff and can't easily be moved out of the way.

Other Thoughts: Built in IR target for a CIR header would be nice.
smaller gauge wire would be awesome. This thing gets packed with wires once everything is said and done.

Pros: -Great HTPC Case.
-Compact size and good ventilation.
-150W should be more than enough for newer systems.

Cons: -Apparently random if you get USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 front panels.
-LEDs can be annoying at times.
-No IR front panel.
-Hard to find slim internal BluRay drives, even then they are very expensive.

Other Thoughts: -Ordered two of these in the last 4 months. One came with USB 3.0 (first one), and my most recent did not! Very disappointed. The NewEgg page only lists USB 2.0, but their manufacturer link specifically states that it has USB 3.0. Combined with the fact that my first one had USB 3.0, this is a huge let down.

Pros: Small, quiet, pretty good looking.

Cons: Very cramped, but this is an ITX case, what did you expect?

Other Thoughts: I combined this case with Gigabyte's GA-C847N-D motherboard to make a custom router. It works quite well for this task. It's very quiet, and keeps the low power Celeron 847 at reasonable temperatures. Two things you should note before buying this case: it only accepts 2.5" hard drives, and it won't take a full size 5.25" optical drive. Antec made some concessions in order to make the power supply internal and keep the size small. Also, it's quite cramped inside, but it's an ITX case. That comes with the territory. The 847's heatsink was made to fit in low profile cases, so it had no clearance issues. Larger heatsinks may have issues, though.

Pros: quiet
nice looking

Cons: Overpriced. Case fan cable and power LED cable are too short to reach on my motherboard (GA-Z77N-WIFI). You'd expect better from a premium price product. IMO, the design is not very well thought out.

Other Thoughts: I hope the power supply doesn't go out, I'll probably have to trash the whole box as I doubt there's a replacement available.

I would not purchase again.

Pros: Small, beautiful.

Cons: Need better PSU cooling gets HOT at over 40% load so get a SilenX IXP-34-16 60mm Case Fan and screw it to case on other side of PSU for proper ventilation. [DO NOT USE THE STAND PSU IS 3-5C COOLER LAYING SIDEWAYS]

Case is rather heavy a lower quality PS would have been actually nice to reduce weight and improve air throughput in PSU. [Not to mention the current one is still only about 70% EFF]

Other Thoughts: I3 3220T on a z77 -8GB 1.25V RAM- 7750 sapphire-SSD = EE gaming at it's best.

Shave the voltage where you can slop the timings some more and boom under 75 watts 1080p medium BF3/FF/FC3 you name it around 45-60fps

Pros: Small and Built Solid

Cons: Power Supply is Small and Runs Very Warm
Good luck finding a new power supply a year from now if it breaks

Other Thoughts: small cases like this need 100% ext power supplies so you can replace them in the future if needed.

Pros: This case has held Intel and Gigabyte ITX boards and been extremely quiet and accommodating. The cable routing takes some thought, but once everything is in, the job is done. This isn't a case you will be tinkering in every week, but something you setup and leave alone. I comes with the screws you need for a slimline drive and also new small power connector for it.

Cons: Board installation is easier if you pull the power plug cable out of the back panel. The included fan is nothing to write home about, but does the job quietly on medium or low settings. Cleaning is a chore.

Other Thoughts: Overall, this is an adaptable case with plentiful power for ITX builds. It looks great and can be tucked anywhere.

Pros: Solid, well-ventilated case.
Lots holes for the air to flow.

In this case, I have:
Core i3-3225 (Sandy Bridge)
8GB Memory
250GB 2.5" HDD
LG CT40N Slim Blu-Ray Drive
Ceton InfiniTV 4 PCI-E CableCARD tuner

I have this in my entertainment center in a slot designed for a DVR/DVD Player and it fits perfectly without getting too hot.

The case gets warm during heavy load, but not "ouch that's hot" warm.

I have heard of the Ceton CableCARD tuners getting too hot to use (they shut off at 65C) but mine runs at a cool 42C. The air vents are perfectly positioned to keep the anything in the PCI-E slot cool.

The cabling is just long enough to route it around the stock Intel CPU cooler.

Cons: There is a useless flap 'hiding' the external bay, if you aren't going to use the external bay, then it can just stay snapped shut, but if you plan on using it, then you have to leave the bay flap lowered which makes it look cheap. I'm looking into removing that flap completely.

The PCI-E slot is slightly thinner than a desktop case and it makes connecting cables to my Ceton Inifinitv CableCARD difficult.

Also the hinge on the PCI-E slot that locks the card into the case prevents simple installation of the CableCARD tuner. I had to bend the hinge upwards, out of the way to get the decryption card to slide into the expansion card.

Other Thoughts: Slim internal Blu-Ray drives are extremely difficult to find. I had to search 5 retailers to find any that in stock. And the drive I did end up getting was ~2-3 mm too small to fit this drive bay.

Due to my difficulties finding a Blu-Ray drive, I hacked a paper clip to hold the drive in the proper place rather than try to find another Blu-Ray drive.

Pros: Solid design. Good price.

Cons: Antec support is the laziest bunch of workers. I've submitted multiple support tickets for a replacement part and waited 3 months. My latest response was something along the lines of "if you wait 3-5 weeks we may or may not have a part for you".

Other Thoughts: I normally don't bash an item because of a manufacturer, but Antec's complete lack of care about the PCB board of one of their products failing has convinced me that they are not a company worth supporting.