Joined on 03/30/07
Excellent cooling potential at a great price.
Pros: Fantastic airflow. With optional fans could be considered near as good as the 900 in terms of cooling power. The new Two-cool fans are run off a 2 speed switch (duh) at the very top edge of the case on the back, so they are very convenient to get to. There are also knock-outs for watercooling in the back, although they need some u-channel trim covering in order to not cut your tubing. The overall build quality is typically Antec. it's no Lian-Li, but then again, what is? They put the same quality into this one as I have seen in the P182 and 300, but like those, there are some sharp edges. Most edges are rolled-over, but I did get a nick or two while doing cable management. Cable management is excellent, or at least it is if you put in the time. I hid every wire without having to dremmel everything You can get to the back of the socket on the mobo to assemble CPU coolers with a backplate without taking out the board. I feel it is even more convenient than a removable motherboar
Cons: The finish does show fingerprints under close scrutiny, but not nearly as bad as I have seen with other cases. The front bezel is rough to the touch as if it is prepped for painting. I was not too crazy over this fact, so I deducted an egg for it. if I want to paint it, I'll prep it myself, thank you. I had to order a couple of header panel extension cables from a mod shop because the front panel HD Audio and the USB on the motherboard was at the very bottom left corner of the board, and it would not reach without stretching directly across the video card. All the front panel connectors could stand to be a bit longer. I also would have liked it if the slot covers came with the case, as it only has the knock-outs that cannot be put back in if removed. If I had enough matching slot covers around here, I would have knocked them all out and replaced them. I didn't, so I only knocked out the ones I needed to. Do yourself a favor and order some cheap slot covers with this case.
Overall Review: Grabbed one for a customer budget build for the simple fact that I have never seen one before. I figured I would give it a fair shake and donate a little time to do a proper review. This case begs to be modded, but the customer wasn't paying so I wasn't doing. I would love to get a chance for myself, though. I have been building systems for years, so I have just about seen it all. It does not have a tooless design, but I prefer them not too. I have had too many of the cheap plastic pins and clips break and have to use screws anyway, leaving you with a shoddy looking job. After all, real men know how to turn a screw. :) Not at all a con for the case, but the pictures on Newegg do not do this case justice. It looks far better in person. I almost canceled the order right after placing it because a couple of people I know didn't like it from these pics. I am very glad I didn't cancel. The case worked out great and the customer is extremely satisfied. (Like always) ;)
Instant errors.
Pros: Instant errors. What else can I say. The heat spreaders were nice? Big deal.
Cons: Instant errors. What else can I say.Got this for an upgrade to a customer's PC. This is the actual letter I sent to customer service: Quote: I got this RAM today, installed it into a perfectly working machine, and got an instant blue screen. I tried doing a repair install of Windows because I thought it may be a driver problem since I also installed some other components. I then ram the bootable version of MemTest86, and it found over 3000 errors on the RAM. I didn't even bother to let it finish, I immediately turned off the machine and got on my computer to write this. I just want a refund, and will get some tried-and-true G-Skill.
Overall Review: I am a professional PC tech. I have installed G-Skill and Crucial RAM countless times and have never had a problem with them. Only this Geil (what was I thinking?) and a set of Kingston Hyper X one time. Just get the G-Skill equivalent.
Ordered 2, both went bad.
Pros: They are cheap.
Cons: First cable bought in Sept. 2009. Went bad within two months. Second one bought June 2012. Went bad today so I figured on my day off I would leave a review. Both would begin flashing an intermittent black screen for 1 to 2 seconds.
Overall Review: I never moved the TV or put any stress on the cables. THey worked for a while but I would consider them unreliable for something like an in-wall installation.
Great laptop, good bargain.
Pros: Touchscreen is beautiful, works flawless. Price is below lesser competitor's offerings at this performance point. (In other words, a great buy)
Cons: None at all.
Overall Review: Windows 8 took some getting used to, but after a couple weeks my daughter loves this little notebook. I watch her go between the keyboard and touch glass like they are the same interface.
Awesome case, excellent price
Pros: Quality exceeded what I had expected. has a
Cons: Nothing.
Pros: Have used several of these and they all work perfectly. I have used cat5e and cat6 without issue.
Cons: None.
Overall Review: Buy it. Even though I have never had to repunch one of these, I don't think it would be of any issue if you needed to. The guy who said something about the bracket, it is the same exact spec bracket they all use for this type of patch panel. learn how to manage your wires well and there will be no pressure at all pushing the panel out of the bracket.