P182 Special Edition - One of the best cases gets better
by Joshua Buss on April 12, 2007 1:00 AM EST- Posted in
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Installation
To finish our look at the special edition of the P182, here are a few pictures from the installation of our new test bed.
A plastic grill is included with the case to prevent objects from covering up the rear top fan and thus render it useless. Also notice the switches for the two fans mentioned earlier.
The main hard drive cage is simple and easy to use, and plenty of long screws are provided to make installing the drives worry-free.
Optical drives and other 5.25" drives are installed with rails, which certainly work well. Enough rails are provided for all four bays to be filled.
In addition to holding two sleds for more hard drives, the other drive cage also has a small accessory box on its backside for storing extra case screws and whatnot. Nice.
A picture of our test bed almost totally installed once again shows the adequate but not really ample room inside the P18x series of cases. It's a case that's really just as big as it needs to be to hold a moderate desktop configuration. Thankfully, it is big enough for large coolers like the popular Zalman CNPS 9500.
To finish our look at the special edition of the P182, here are a few pictures from the installation of our new test bed.
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A plastic grill is included with the case to prevent objects from covering up the rear top fan and thus render it useless. Also notice the switches for the two fans mentioned earlier.
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| Click to enlarge |
The main hard drive cage is simple and easy to use, and plenty of long screws are provided to make installing the drives worry-free.
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| Click to enlarge |
Optical drives and other 5.25" drives are installed with rails, which certainly work well. Enough rails are provided for all four bays to be filled.
 |
| Click to enlarge |
In addition to holding two sleds for more hard drives, the other drive cage also has a small accessory box on its backside for storing extra case screws and whatnot. Nice.
 |
| Click to enlarge |
A picture of our test bed almost totally installed once again shows the adequate but not really ample room inside the P18x series of cases. It's a case that's really just as big as it needs to be to hold a moderate desktop configuration. Thankfully, it is big enough for large coolers like the popular Zalman CNPS 9500.
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Spanki - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - link
Yep... I mentioned that ^ up there already :). I got the hybrid case as well back in March (others reported getting it since late Feb.). The primary difference, as far as I can tell is that it's black, instead of the new gun-metal grey of the 'regular' P182.i4mt3hwin - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - link
Is there any other differences between the P182SE vs the P182 besides the finish? I'm really not into flashy looking cases but the features described in the article def appeal to me as I'm looking to buy a new case.Deusfaux - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - link
and the cable routing features behind it? They didnt even install the PSU that way or take advantage of them, and its a hell of a rat's nest in their install picture.Anyways I already have a P182SE on order to replace my P180
BPB - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - link
May I ask from where you ordered it? The http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8...">Newegg price is so high.classy - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - link
The P180 series is flat butt ugly.Spanki - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - link
It's the classiest case on the market today. I'm guessing you're one of those winky-blinky, windows and neon type of guys :).strikeback03 - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - link
They're classy with the door closed. IMO doors make cases pretty much useless though, and the front of the case inside the door is nothing special.yacoub - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - link
I love my Antec P150 (now also available as the SOLO (no included PSU)). I've had it since they were first available a little over a year ago and it's been an excellent case. An assortment of nice quiet/silencing features, a good amount of room inside for a "mini" tower, and what seem to be very good quality parts.If anyone is looking at the 180 or 182 and wishing there was something a bit smaller, definitely look at the P150 or the SOLO.
Icepick - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - link
Agreed. The Solo is easily my favorite case and that's what I chose to house my Core2Duo build this past October. The silencing features, cable management and appearance make it the best case out there.jpeyton - Thursday, April 12, 2007 - link
Antec made notable changes regarding cable management for the P182, particularly the design of the motherboard tray. Specifically, there are cut-outs in the tray for routing cables behind the tray between different compartments, and there is more room behind the tray to allow for thicker cables (like a 20/24-pin ATX PSU connector).I would think such important differences between the P182 and the P180 should be touched upon in the article; perhaps you could even incorporate some of the cable routing features into your "Installation" portion of the article?