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Johnathan L.

Johnathan L.

Joined on 08/22/02

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Most Favorable Review

Sherman Tank

Antec Performance One P180B Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel for durability through the majority of chassis
1.0mm cold rolled steel around the 4 x HDD area ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Antec Performance One P180B Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel for durability through the majority of chassis 1.0mm cold rolled steel around the 4 x HDD area ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: I have done three builds into this case over the past 5 months or so and I must say that Antec seems to have worked out most of the minor issues I had with the first iteration of the case compared to the one I received today. 1) The case is sturdy and very very heavy. 2) The case is very quiet and has speed controlled fans. Two of the fans now have externally accessible speed controls. 3) The case has nice inlet/outlet gromemts for watercooling if that's your bag. 4) The mess of power cables isn't as big of an issue with this case as most reviews here make it out to be. Remove the bottom fan to cable and route all power cables UNDER the motherboard tray. Antec have conveniently provided 8 cable tie points under the motherboard tray for this purpose. Make sure you get a PSU with LONG cables! There is a compartment under the PSU to stash the unused wads of PSU cable as well. 5) There is a handy little container built into the case to hold your extra screws, etc. 6) Awesome air f

Cons: None of these things are real deal breakers but they are drawbacks from an otherwise flawless case. 1) The case should use removable drive cages or drive rails BUT NOT BOTH! It wastes space and adds weight. Worse is that it's not consistent. I tend to dislike 5 1/4 bays being on rails a lot. Your externally accessible optical drives etc move around and mounting a 3.5" device in there with an adaptor kit is a nightmare. 2) No speaker! Sure, some motherboards have built in speakers, but this is probalby the only case I have touched in the last 10 years without one. This oversight could cost you your whole system if you can't hear an alarm or something in an emergency. What a way to save 15 cents, Antec! 3) Although I have not even used one of the externally accessible 3.5" bays, I think the case should contain two instead of one. There's not a good excuse for it considering there's so many 3.5" bays in there... 4) You can't take the front door off or change the direction it opens.

Overall Review: I give this case a solid recommendation; it's about as good as it gets in an ATX case before you "move into a double-wide." It's too bad that the drawbacks that it has will be deal killers for some people.

Most Critical Review

Decent case

SilverStone Sugo Series SG04B-FH Black Aluminum / SECC Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case
SilverStone Sugo Series SG04B-FH Black Aluminum / SECC Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: Nice case; I was able to build a heck of a little system in there with little fuss (but also with little room to spare. The mounting systems for everything are a little unique, but it all seems to work OK.

Cons: The way the HDD mounts are set up you need a specific type of bracket to mount 2.5" HDD/SSD. Would be nice to see a couple of extra holes drilled to match 2.5" drive mounting pattern. If you do not plan on installing an optical drive, you will have an open hole in the top of the case. There is no way to secure the bay cover without installing a drive. I plan to use some epoxy putty to adhere it in place, but I do not know how well it will hold up.

Overall Review: A power supply with modular connectors would be a very good idea with this case. I did not use a supply with modular connectors, but since I am not using an optical drive I was able to pack the unused power cabling into the 5.25" bay. Another tip is to use thumbscrews for your power supply. I ended up having to remove and replace it twice during the build, and the easy ability to remove it and rotate it out of the way with a screwdriver is handy. Doing maintenance on a system in this kind of case will be a real pain. Hopefully I will never have to!

Model # Has Changed Specifications!

SanDisk GAMING CARD 128MB Memory Stick Pro Duo (MS Pro Duo) Flash Media Model SDMSG-128-A10
SanDisk GAMING CARD 128MB Memory Stick Pro Duo (MS Pro Duo) Flash Media Model SDMSG-128-A10

Comments: I ordered this card for my wife's Sony Ericcson mobile phone. The phone does not accept MS PRO Duo media, so I ordered this expecting to receive a 128MB Duo card as the description says. I received instead a 128MB PRO Duo card that does not work in the phone. The title of the part in the invoice newegg emailed me indicated MS PRO GAMING SDMSG-128-A10, which is different from this title, although the sandisk model no and the newegg item number is the same. Fortunately I had a friend who gave me what I paid for it to use in his PSP where it works great. DO NOT ORDER THIS CARD IF YOUR DEVICE WILL ONLY ACCEPT DUO AND NOT PRO DUO CARDS! YOU WILL GET A PRO DUO CARD! All that being said, this problem is not newegg's fault. Sandisk seems to have changed the specification for this model number, which is in terrible form.