Product Application:

 Full Tower Computer Case

Product Provided by:

 Antec

Available at:

 NewEgg.com

Estimated MSRP:

$170.00

Availability:

Now

Review by:

 Scott

Edited by:

 Darren

Review date:

 April 21st, 2007

 
 

 

     Today we received a pleasant surprise package from Antec, their new addition to the "Performance One" series, the P182. The P182 is much like Antec's original award winning P180, but with some new innovative features that we are very happy to see. I'll admit it, the P180 is one of my favorite cases ever. The P180 is a very high quality case, built beefy and strong, with some of the best features I've ever seen in a case, and it just looks great! Sometimes a good computer case reminds you of your favorite car... So with the P180 being one of the great computer cases of all time, it's a good thing the P182 is simply a better version. Let's have a look at the Antec P182 and see just how much better it is than the P180.

Antec P180 Features

  • Attractive gun metal black finish
  • Dual chambers structure: The power supply (not included) is located in the lower chamber to isolate heat from the system and lower system noise
  • Special three-layer side panels and front door (aluminum, plastic, aluminum) dampen system generated noise, making this one of the quietest cases available
  • 0.8mm cold rolled steel for durability used through the majority of the chassis, 1.0mm cold rolled steel around the 4x HDD area
  • 11 Drive Bays:
    - External 4 x 5.25”; 1 x 3.5”
    - Internal 6 x 3.5” for HDD
  • 7 Expansion Slots
  • Cooling System:
    - 1 rear 120mm TriCool™ Fan (standard)
    - 1 top 120mm TriCool™ fan (standard)
    - 1 lower chamber 120mm TriCool™ Fan (standard)
    - 1 front 120mm fan (optional)
    - 1 middle 120mm fan (optional) to cool the VGA
  • External fan control on the rear panel for the top and rear fans in the upper chamber
  • Motherboard: Up to Standard ATX (12” x 9.6”)
  • Double hinge door designed to open up to 270º
  • Rubber grommeted ports on the rear for liquid-cooling tubes allow you to mount external liquid-cooling hardware
  • Front-mounted ports provide convenient connections:
    - 2 x USB 2.0
    - 1x IEEE 1394 (FireWire®, i.Link®
    - Audio In/Out (HDA & AC’97)
  • Cable organizers behind motherboard tray minimize cable clutter
  • Case Dimensions:
    - 21.3”(H) x 8.1”(W) x 19.9”(D)
    - 52cm (H) x 21cm (W) x 51cm (D)
 

CONTENTS
  ►  Page 1: Intro and Specs
►  Page 2: Packaging and External View
►  Page 3: Internal View (Part 1)
►  Page 4: Internal View (Part 2)
►  Page 5: Internal View (Part 3)