Antec P280 Review 33

Antec P280 Review

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Value & Conclusion

  • The Antec P280 sells for around 115 Euro including taxes. Expect to see a similar price in US dollars.
  • Silent operation
  • Three TwoCool fans included
  • Built-in fan controller
  • Nine motherboard expansion slots
  • Two special 2.5 inch HDD bays
  • Seven HDD tray with excellent anti-vibration measures
  • ODD locks hold well
  • 30 mm space behind mainboard tray
  • Massive opening to access the CPU cooler backplate
  • Plenty of openings in tray for easy cable routing
  • Removable dust filter in bottom and front of chassis
  • Additional fans can be installed on HDD bays for push/pull configuration
  • Pre-Wired fan PCB
  • 2x internal USB 3.0
  • Plenty of space for big coolers and long graphic cards
  • Cool Aluminum plated front
  • Front plastic quality a bit too soft
  • Only 120 mm fans in the ceiling - 140 mm or larger would easily fit
  • Sound dampening may not be very effective
  • No real manual
  • Silver screws instead of black ones
Antec has shown once again with the P280 that it is still possible to engineer a unique chassis at an excellent price point without having to resort to generic tooling or crazy designs. The P280 looks simple, but offers an excellent and solid feature set. From the fans, which can be set to high or low speeds and are pre-wired within the chassis to the additional 2.5 inch bays, the chassis focuses on functionality. Antec also ensure that users can stuff the P280 full of hardware, be it hard drives or up to four big and long graphics cards, while easily keeping it tidy thanks to the the excellent cable management options and the big space behind the mainboard tray.
All these aspects are rounded off nicely by the well engineered door with the Aluminum plate, which thankfully distracts a bit from the soft plastic used. This is the only real weak spot of the P280, but luckily no deal breaker for the vast majority. Overall, the Antec P280 offers loads of space, great looks, excellent functionality at a great price point - so you cannot go wrong with this one folks.
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