Antec 1900 Gaming Case Review

cables?

well before we start and have a sneaky pop has when you post on forum lol lol :lol: look at that cable management get it sorted lolololol naaaa not for me looks cheap n tacky
 
When I first skimmed through the written review I was thinking that maybe you all where being overly critical on this case. The pics on the written review are the first pics I have seen of this case. Quality can be hard to judge with pictures alone and the case looked good in the pictures. Then I watched the video review and can appreciate what all the fuss is about. For me it is the little things that turn me off to this case. That flimsy top panel, the taped on rubber feet, and the side panel with the generic acrylic window. This is a case that was about half way through the design process. There really is no excuse for the oversights on this case.

The case does have some potential but as pointed out in the video, this is a modders case.

Great video and written review boys. OC3D is the best source for quality reviews and information.
 
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Watched this video before I went to sleep last night, I don't know if it was supposed to be but it was another funny one, the part near the beginning trying to close the lower section flaps. :')

For the case...erm, well the grumpy cat award seemed fitting, the front did look quite good although I wouldn't want it myself. I wasn't keen on the power and reset buttons either. The roof was just shocking that it could only fit up to 240mm with all that extra space around it. Even the top mesh panel just looked cheap and flimsy.

Internally it didn't look up to much either, as with the lower bay compartment, the drives might not generate much heat but I'd still feel safer if I knew there was at least some decent airflow passing over them.
 
Dicehunter said:
If you want a new case, 540, It oozes with Quality, You will love it :)
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Yours might do :p. I hate to be a party pooper but I was distinctly unimpressed when I did a build with a 540 recently. The cable management looks amazing ( even with an idiot like me in charge of the build)but I think the build quality wasn't actually as good as everyone here lead me to believe. I'm going to rustle a few jimmies here, but I actually think my ugly as sin coolermaster case feels more solid.
 
barnsley said:
Yours might do :p. I hate to be a party pooper but I was distinctly unimpressed when I did a build with a 540 recently. The cable management looks amazing ( even with an idiot like me in charge of the build)but I think the build quality wasn't actually as good as everyone here lead me to believe. I'm going to rustle a few jimmies here, but I actually think my ugly as sin coolermaster case feels more solid.
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That's the amazing thing about having your own mind, Free will and choice to choose what you like and not what someone else does ^_^
 
I have owned a few Antec cases. They used to be innovative, although the cable management was woeful - so at least that has changed. The original P180 was very different when it first came out, and started the mainstream trend for quiet computing, and it kept my hot 478 Prescott system nice and quiet.

Since then other manufacturers have absorbed its features and provided better implementations, its a shame Antec haven't done the same...
 
I feel sorry for Antec. One of the funniest reviews I've seen by Tom. I loved when he kept showing us how to close the sides.
 
Dicehunter said:
That's the amazing thing about having your own mind, Free will and choice to choose what you like and not what someone else does ^_^
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More solid built, not a better choice I mean. The 540 is deffo a looker ^_^. Kinda reminds me of an old ferrari. Beautiful to look at but a bit fall-apart-y.
 
barnsley said:
More solid built, not a better choice I mean. The 540 is deffo a looker ^_^. Kinda reminds me of an old ferrari. Beautiful to look at but a bit fall-apart-y.
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The only thing I'm not too keen on with the 540 is lack of a filter underneath the HDD, Apart from that IMO I cannot fault it :)
 
Just wondering if you heard back from Antec about this review? Hopefully they will see it as constructive criticism and not blacklist you.
 
nuke said:
Just wondering if you heard back from Antec about this review? Hopefully they will see it as constructive criticism and not blacklist you.
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Nothing yet really, might take a few days for them to formulate what they want to do. I think the general reaction from the video says it all though.

They need to make some changes and fast otherwise the only place they will be selling cases is maplins.
 
At the end of the day if you are going to make a product, why would you not look at the leading contenders in the market, in this case Corsair and NZXT, look at why people like them so much, what do they bring to the table thats good, useful, and innovative and then base your own product around that. This just seems like yeah, the designer of this doesn't give a monkeys about computers, so how he got the job I don't know and he's just done a crap job. Nobody will buy this.
 
I forgot to say, the video sounds a bit echoey Tom, sounds like the office is still quiet empty. :)

Also, you should keep something down on the desks for your reviews whether flaps open or not, you don't want to scratch those new desks! :)
 
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