Anandtech reviews the P182 SE

oldabelincoln · Post by **oldabelincoln** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:02 am

http://www.anandtech.com/casecooling/sh ... i=2966&p=1

Willy Higinbotham · Post by **Willy Higinbotham** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:23 am

Interesting, no mention of the raised motherboard tray. And they have a nice cable salad there.

The lack of the possibility to run the wires behind the motherboard tray was one of the most criticized points of the P180.

nick705 · Post by **nick705** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:11 am

Yep, they oohed and aahed over the mirror finish, but completely failed to mention the most important point of the P180>P182 update. I wonder if they even noticed.

*sighs...

ijozic · Post by **ijozic** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:03 am

nick705 wrote:Yep, they oohed and aahed over the mirror finish

I dislike the mirror finish but the black chasis is a whole new ballgame (strictly subjectively speaking). If they would combine the regular P182 external look with the black interior and the exterior backside, that would be a winner!

I just cannot bear the cheap look of the plain steel in regular P180 anymore. I hope that they might put this feature to regular series, not just this limited SE edition. Oh, and while we're at it, I'd like the door, the hinges and the door frame to be aluminum, not plastic. It really feals cheap and doesn't look long-lasting.

zikje · Post by **zikje** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:21 am

you have to keep that clean... good luck!

Willy Higinbotham · Post by **Willy Higinbotham** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:13 am

zikje wrote:you have to keep that clean... good luck!

That's what microfiber towels and glass cleaners are for

AndyM · Post by **AndyM** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:53 am

Come with a USB worklight...that's kinda cool.

Goldmember · Post by **Goldmember** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:54 am

Willy Higinbotham wrote:Interesting, no mention of the raised motherboard tray. And they have a nice cable salad there.

The lack of the possibility to run the wires behind the motherboard tray was one of the most criticized points of the P180.

Haha. The cable salad was funny. Me thinks they need to attend the Ralf Hutter School of Cable Management.

Overall, it was an decent review and I'm sure Antec enjoyed it.

And if it gets more people to enlist into the Silent PC Army then it's all good.

oldabelincoln · Post by **oldabelincoln** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:08 pm

Goldmember wrote:Me thinks they need to attend the Ralf Hutter School of Cable Management.

...wherein we are all students.