Review: Mike ”Asmoday” Pettersson
Editor: Allan ”Zardon” Campbell Designer: Craig ”5320” Humphreys
In the past we have reviewed several Antec products here on Driver Heaven and we have been very pleased with their high quality and top notch performance
Now the time has come to the Antec P150, this case comes from the same family as the P160 and the P180 previously reviewed here on DH, the Performance One series.
Firstly let’s have a look at the features and specifications:
Specifications:
- Sound-deadening side and top panels reduce noise
- 120mm TriCool™ selectable-speed fan (installed) – allows you to optimize cooling and quietness
- High Efficiency 430-Watt ATX12V v2.2 Neo HE power supply
- Quiet, energy-efficient operation (up to 85%) reduces power consumption and saves you money
- Precise ±3% power regulation
- Dedicated power circuitry delivers more reliable output
- Triple +12V outputs isolate CPU power circuits from other peripherals
- Universal Input (100 – 240 VAC) with Active PFC
- Advanced cable management reduces system clutter and improves internal airflow
Integrated cable organizers help keep your system neat
- 4 removable HDD bays; or use optional HDD suspension system (included) for up to 3 hard drives
- Front-mounted ports for easy multimedia connections
- 2 x USB 2.0
- 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire®, i.Link®)
- Audio In and Out
- Removable side panel with easy-access thumb screws
- Removable front bezel for easy access to drive bays
- Blue LEDs on front for Power On and HD indicators
- Fits Micro ATX (9.6" x 9.6") and Standard ATX (12"x 9.6") motherboards
- Dimensions: 17"(H) x 8.1"(W) x 18.5"(D)
43,0cm (H) x 20,5cm (W) x 46,8cm (D)
The package:
The P150 comes in cardboard box with the product nicely illustrated and all the information needed.
Antec use cardboard bumpers to protect the case which is nice because it is a lot more environmentally friendly then using the classical Styrofoam protection.
The P150:
When lifting the P150 out of its box we discovered that a thin plastic “bag” was used to protect it against scratches.
This is a front shot of the P150 where you can see that it has room for three 5.25” units where two of them have “hatches” to hide your cd/dvd ROMs and one 3.5” unit. You can also see the now a day’s standard I/O connectors: headphone, mic, dual USB 2.0 ports and FireWire.
This is the left side of the P150 case, in which you can see the same front air intakes as on the P180. The coating of the P150 is excellent with a very nice shine, but I recommend handling the case with care as it seems as it would scratch pretty easily.
And a shot of the right side
In this picture you can see the rear 120mm Antec tri-cool exhaust and the 430w PSU that comes with it.
The P150 aims towards being a very quiet case, and to help in prevent vibrations Antec has decided to put silicon feet on it.
The side door of the P150 is secured by thumbscrews.
When opening the case you can see that Antec have put some sound dampening materials on the side door to help contain noise.
Here is the 120mm tri-cool exhaust fan that can be set to low, medium and high speed.
The PSU supplied with it is modular and all the cables supplied with it are sleeved. You also get a power cord some screws and an easy to understand manual.
In order to open the front door up you have to release it by pressing a couple of plastic latches and the front door will pop open.
The door is mounted on hinges and is very easy to just lift off to make it a lot more convenient to work with the case.
The 3.25” bay is easily removable since it uses the Antec standard mounting rails.
Just press the latches on the rails inwards and pull, and the 3.25” “sled” slides right out.
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