Just started researching quiet cases for a client again and came across this review. So apologies for coming in late. I too have a soft spot for Antec cases. My first build was with an Antec as have many of my builds since. I have always been impressed with their build quality and "internal" design.
For awhile there, I grew disappointed with their "exterior" designs. Functionally, they were great, but in terms of aesthetics, I felt they where getting too flashy. Flashy designs, IMO, tend to be like fads and quickly get old and fall out of "fashion" and style. So I am glad to see this case has a much more conservative and "classic" design - a concept that never goes out of style.
I do have one bone to pick with the case and the reviewer's comment about it.
The door swings open to the right, which is important as most people will place their chassis to the right of their monitor.
I wonder who says most people put their cases to the right of their monitors? I don't. There are 5 PCs in this house and 4 have the cases on the left. In fact, my desk was specifically designed with a space in the desk, near the floor and
on the left for the tower, just like
this one,
this one,
this one,
this one,
this one,
this one, and
this one (do I need to go on?).
So true (if true) 50.01% of people might be considered "most people", the fact the door on this case swings open to the right, and cannot be reversed is an inconvenience for 49.99% of potential buyers out there. And frankly, for me it is a show stopper and a specific reason I always look for cases that have reversible front doors (or no front doors). Good examples include the
Fractal Design Define R5 or the
R6.
I must quickly add kudos for the review's author, however, as the conclusion page clearly gives a thumbs down for the "
Asymmetrical door that can only be swung open in one direction". But as I said, it is a show stopper for me personally, and for my client too who also will put the tower to his left.
