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On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:05:43 -0400, "Ken'" <xyz@Mailinator.com> wrote:
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>"milleron" <millerdot90@SPAMlessosu.edu> wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:38:35 GMT, milleron
>> <millerdot90@SPAMlessosu.edu> wrote:
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>>>On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:36:48 -0400, "Ken'" <xyz@Mailinator.com> wrote:
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>>>>Hi
>>>>Anyone see or have the new Antec P 180 case?
>>>>What colors does it come in?
>>>>It looks like it is only silver and black.
>>>>Thanks
>>>>Ken'
>>>>
>>>I finished building mine a couple of days ago. It's a two-tone, case,
>>>as you can tell from the photos -- basically silver with black
>>>accents. The front door is silver, but when the front door is opened,
>>>it exposes the totally-black front of the case. You'd want to order
>>>black optical and floppy drives.
>>>The top is black plastic.
>>>Its predecessor, the P160, was totally aluminum but not the quietest
>>>case (aluminum ones never are). The P180, to enhance its potential as
>>>a "quiet PC," uses side panels that are plastic sandwiched between two
>>>plates of aluminum. The interior is 0.8mm steel. This makes for one
>>>quiet computer, but it makes the case weigh 31 pounds which is more
>>>than twice as much as the P160. No matter, give me "quiet" over
>>>"light" any day. To my way of thinking, it's one of the most
>>>attractive cases available. I honestly don't think it has any design
>>>flaws. Antec seems to have thought of everything on this one. You
>>>could pay more, but I don't think you can do better.
>>>
>>>That said, Quiet PC Review ( www.spcr.com ) promises a special-edition
>>>all-black version with the SPCR logo on it. I don't think there's any
>>>word on when that might be available, though. The case has been quite
>>>hard to find until very recently, so expect them to be in short
>>>supply. It will be difficult enough getting the silver one, let alone
>>>an SPCR black one.
>>>Ron
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>> Oops -- meant Silent PC Review, not "Quiet PC Review." I got the URL
>> all fubared, too. It's www.silentpcreview.com . Sorry
>> Ron
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>Ron
>The one review I read complained that the fit of the bay covers was bad and
>fell off easily.
>Do you concur?
>Ken'
>
No, they certainly don't fall off. In fact, they're a little
difficult to get out, but they're not attached solidly. For example,
if you pry out the one third from the top, the two bay covers above it
are likely to slide right down into that space. NOW, that doesn't
present any problem in and of itself. HOWEVER, the reviewers are
concerned that bezels that fit like that might be free to RATTLE. I
don't notice that, but the only noise that's above what I'd call a
whisper is heard when the optical drives spin up during boot. Perhaps
part of that noise has to do with these covers. I don't worry about
it, though because it's momentary, and I don't use optical drives very
often. If the plastic bezels did cause noise problems, it would be
easy enough to tape them in place internally so they didn't rattle.
That said, even if this problem is real, it is so minor as to be
almost trivial. When a reviewer has to mention something like this in
order to list the compulsory "cons," at the end of his article, he's
fishing.
For example, if you're familiar with Silent PC Review, you can imagine
how very highly they regard this case if they chose it for a
special-edition issue with their logo on it.
Ron
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