Pros: The box is well built, things are easy to get to, and it looks really nice.

Cons: It is rather large for a "micro" ATX case. It is actually fatter (wider) than most of my "regular" ATX cases.

Overall Review: I have the normal sized P180 case at work, so when I wanted to build a home system, I went for the smaller Antec. When it arrived it came with a note about the possibility of a bad fan. Evidently, Antec found out the 120 mm fan might be defective, so they had 2 choices, 1) replace all 120 mm fans in all cases, or 2) ignore it and let the customer deal with it. Neither option was very good, so they chose a third option: send a spare 120 mm fan for the user to use if they find the installed fan defective. If your 120 mm fan was not defective, well, you now have an extra fan. Very good job, Antec, way to be proactive!

Pros: Great case. Looks nice pleasing white color. LEDs aren't super bright and annoying. Just subtle and cool enough. Comes with three case fans the one at the top of the case is very large and quiet depending on speed you set it at. Overall a good case and i accidentally ordered a BTX power supply but it fit anyway which was nice.

Cons: It's really white. I bought a lite-on dvdrw drive with the option to switch the front bezel to white. Well it didn't match- the front of this case is ivory white and hard to find bezels that perfectly match it. Also, the power cord for the large ceiling fan was very short. The rear metal panel where the connectors reside- was a bit weak compared to the rest of the case but holds up well enough.

Overall Review: A tad expensive but if you can afford it with a good power supply then it makes for a very nice foundation. There isn't anything mini about it. Its fairly large compared to other "mini" cases. If you are looking to build a compact system that can deliver a punch then look no further. You will have more then enough space to fully load this case on a microatx mobo.

Pros: The two 3-speed fans already installed are quiet at the intermediate setting and dead-silent at the lowest setting. The 200 mm fan (at the top of the case, facing up) moves a LOT of air - quietly. The bottom of the case IS the right place for the PSU! Down there, it sucks cool fresh air not stale hot air: this extends its life. There is a gap of 3/4" or so between the mobo panel and the case panel; this allows virtually all the power cables to be concealed for most of their length. The quick-change peripheral cages are neat and effective. All air entering the case is filtered by quick-change washable filters - great idea! The front door swings 170 degrees - completely out of the way. The case is soundproofed by three-layer panels. These panels can be removed and replaced effortlessly. The package of fasteners etc. is unusually complete. This wide, heavy, PSU-in-the-base case is very stable. Front-mounted sockets include two USB 2.0, HD audio, external SATA.

Cons: The case is considerably heavier than average. The PSU's you have on hand may not work in this case without lengthening power leads and/or mounting the PSU upside down - see below. My P180 is snow white: very hard to get peripherals with matching faceplates (I settled for black faceplates).

Overall Review: Most of the PSUs on the market will NOT be a good choice for this case, for the simple reason that the bottom-of-case location of the PSU means that some of the shortest cable runs in the conventional design are now among the longest, and vice versa. Of five PSUs I had on hand, only one had sufficient cable lengths to reach all power sockets from its upside-down mount in the bottom of the case. The cpu power socket (P2, P3, etc) located in the upper left quadrant of most mobos I have seen, was the worst-case cable stretch I encountered. Be prepared to lengthen some cables.

Pros: This is really an amazing case. The 200mm fan at the top is whisper quiet, however the 120mm fan in the back is not as great, but still quiet enough on the low setting. The fan speed adjustment switches are easy to get to on the back - I can just reach back and switch them when i need it extra quiet. It moves a good amount of air through the case, and all of the air entry points have filters. Comes with all the screws and tie downs needed - lots of extra bits. Great quality and finish.

Cons: If you get a CD/DVD drive thats too long it wont fit in the top. I got N82E16827106100 and have 1/4 inch to spare.

Overall Review: All of the notes (and even the box it came in) say that this case has a black interior finish, however its all a nice matted silver.

Pros: 1) Cable management is awesome (the width of this case may turn off some, but the extra half inch behind the motherboard really allows you to hide everything). Lots of holes in and around the motherboard area, to pull cables through directly to areas they plug into. 2) Panels are padded nicely, can really tell that they are solid sound dampers. Super quiet. 3) Separate PSU chamber, while allowing for distinct ambient air supply, also allows for a place to hide those extra (unsightly) power cables. 4) Neat little hidden box attached behind one of the 3.5 slide-out bays, allowing a place to put screws and other miscellaneous supplies. 5) Huge 200mm fan up top, unusual for any case, much less an mATX one. Really pulls a lot of air, even at low speed. 6) Lots of drive bays for an mATX case. Can have up to 5 hard drives in the 3.5 bays alone. 7) The rubber grommets to mount the 3.5 drives are soft and thick, so no vibrations.

Cons: 1) NEC DVD drive did not fit (too long) in upper 5.25 bay, had to mount on bottom. 2) Cannot mount optional front fan w/out losing a few 3.5 drive bays (though can still mount up to 3 in other drive 3.5 bays, plus the 5.25 bays). 3) Front power led is super bright.

Overall Review: After owning three cookie cutter desktop PCs (IBM in 1996, then a Dell in 1999 and finally a Compaq in 2003), I decided to finally leave the sidelines and take the plunge to build my own computer. Obviously, this is my first build, and I couldn't have been happier. This case is excellent for a starter and it made assembling a breeze. Everything fit as advertised (Corsair 400w ATX PSU, Asus M3A78-EM motherboard, AMD Phenom X4 II cpu with stock fan, 3 old 3.5 hard drives and an old NEC dvd burner). I was blown away at how easily it was to hide cables (perhaps due to the fact that I finally exited the stone age of IBM, Dell and Compaq). I need to take a picture as you can barely tell there are any cables around the motherboard. That area is just a hollow chamber now. All in all, this is a system that will be my foundation for at least the next 5-7 years, after all, suffering with a Compaq workstation for 6 years, this should be no problem.

Pros: Builders often find out the “marketing sizzle offers more than the quality of the steak” where computer chassis build and design quality is concerned. This is true even where the cost is nearly the same. Often a shortsighted designed approach does not become evident until a builder discovers the materials used in manufacturing are as thin as the paper used for marketing purposes or otherwise becomes fully entangled in a frustrating assembly process. Antec’s solution here instead takes the high road with a moderately priced offering that employs premium chassis features along with quality of design and workmanship that should last years.

Cons: None, it really is quiet!

Overall Review: MEM 2Gx2|ADATA AX3U1600GB2G9-2G R MB BIOSTAR | TA880GB+ R CPU AMD|ATH II X4 620 2.6G AM3 HD 4X|WD Raptors PS Antec Neopower 550 Modular

Pros: [This is a follow-up of my review 10/27/2008 of this case, comments there are not duplicated here] (1) All the jacks exposed at the front of the case (eSata, 2 USB, headphones, mic) worked on the first try, no install hassles. (2) There is nothing "mini" about this case except that it will not accomodate a full-size ATX board. In other respects - cooling, interior volume, # bays, fit-and-finish, engineering, convenience, weight, accessories, parts, etc. - it is a world-class large-midsize tower. (3) With luck and patience, discounts and rebates may be found that reduce the effective price about 50% from list price. Happened to me twice so far at Newegg. Viva Newegg!

Cons: (1) for each of the two removable peripheral cages, you must choose between mounting the cage or mounting a cooling fan - you can't do both. Unfortunately, the airflow through the mounted cages at low case-fan speed settings is IMHO inadequate to cool 7200 rpm or faster disks adequately. For my DIY solution - see Other Thoughts below. (2) DVD drives longer than 5.85" WILL NOT FIT properly in the uppermost 5.25" bay (because they hit the forward rim of the 200mm fan). If you don't mind the drive protruding into the plenum behind the front door (looks makeshift) then maybe 6.4" will fit; longer than that just won't fit. Yes, the lower 5.25" bays will likely accommodate all popular DVD drives - but you probably want to use that space to stuff the yards of surplus power cables from your non-modular PSU! (3) the one improvement in this case that I would really like is that the height be increased to accommodate a full-size ATX board.

Overall Review: my DIY solution to cooling the lower 3.5" drive cage: (1) Unfasten and set aside the cute parts-box attached to this cage. Unfasten and remove the plastic liners that guide and support the drive trays in the cage, also remove the cage's pull-ring anchor. (2) re-insert and re-fasten the plastic cage liners, but now facing in the opposite direction. Replace the pull-ring anchor (you will need to drill-out 3 small holes in soft plastic to accomplish this). (3) reverse the cage orientation so that the open end of the disk tray guides once again face the rear of the case. Now when you reinsert the cage, you will find that there is just room for mounting a standard 25mm x 120mm fan in the space between the cage and the front panel of the case (120 mm fan mounting holes already in place, just push-to-open the front louvers and remove the air filter temporarily to ease installation of supplied 3-speed 120mm fan). Even at lowest speed, the fan will cool your HDs adequately, with filtered air.

Pros: Having been a Lian-Li fanboy for half a decade, I decided to try this Antec case for a media center I built. I purchased it because it was on sale. I was *stunned* by the quality. Instead of being performance-focused like the Lian-Li giant-heatsink-in-a-case, the Antec was set up like a luxury auto - with fans already built in, with speed controls for each of them, and hard drive cages that felt like German engineering.

Cons: None that I could find. If you're into overclocking, the plastic case might turn you off. It's a little small on the depth side - I was barely able to fit a 9600 GT video card into the case with two hard drive in the front cage. It took some finagling, but it fit.

Overall Review: Love this case. It's also quite handsome.