Antec P182 Mid-Tower Case

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Anthony Fiti
Kurtis
Antec
Jun. 27, 2007

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First Looks

As I removed the Antec P182 from its huge box (just about as big as that Dell 2707WFP I just reviewed), the case was somewhat heavy from its steel frame. The doors and panels are made from a sandwich of plastic on the inside with aluminum insert panels on either side. The finish is attractive and overall the P182 looks good.

The case is the only thing inside the box (other than the packing material of course) and stored inside the case is another box containing the top vent cover, various screws and standoffs, hard drive brackets and ties for cable management. A printed manual was not included, however a quick Google search later brought me to the P182 product page with the PDF link to the users manual.

Opening the case is easy, as the left side is attached with two thumbscrews. The right side (which you'll need to remove if you want to route cables behind the motherboard tray) is attached with three ordinary screws.

The inside of the case is well organized. This unit features the power supply on the bottom configuration as opposed to the power supply above the motherboard. There is space for six internal 3.5" hard drives - two near the motherboard and four below the motherboard area in front of the power supply. To keep your power supply from heating up that space, there is a fan between the power supply and the hard drives that will keep air flowing from the front of the case to the back. (Ed: This fan isn't really necessary in my opinion considering the fact that most power supplies have a fan or their own. Plus it gets in the way of cables as we see later.) Above this area there is a external 3.5" mount for a floppy drive, and finally, the 5.25" bays are located in the traditional top of the case position.

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Page 1: Introduction
Page 2: First Looks
Page 3: A Closer Look
Page 4: Installation
Page 5: Quality Check
Page 6: Conclusion

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