Test: Antec P380 kabinet

Konklusion

Det har været en anderledes oplevelse at have dette Antec kabinet kørende og isætte hardware i. Jeg vil nok sige at det ud fra selve designet ser ganske lækkert ud. Det er også rimelig nemt at montere det meste hardware i, men der er alligevel sket et par smuttere hist og her som ikke plejer at ligne Antec. At man skal igennem en hel skare af diverse skruer for at kunne montere en 360mm radiator i fronten eller bare udtage et par af harddiskholderne er hverken den smarteste eller hurtigste løsning jeg har set. Derudover er det et ganske lækkert kabinet som har lidt funktionalitet i form af en blæserhub og en vendbar I/O plade på toppen. Det er også helt fint at sidepladerne er udstyret med en slags plastikbeklædning som medvirker til støjdæmpning af resonanser i sidepladerne og dæmper støjen i hele kabinettet lidt. Overordnet set er det stadig et rigtigt lækkert kabinet både hvad angår materiale og samlekvalitet.

Innovation/Teknologi - 3
Der har unægtelig været kreative hjerner i sving for at designe og udtænke diverse finesser og funktioner i dette kabinet. Nogle af ideerne er lykkedes rigtigt godt f.eks. at der er 2 sæt start/reset knapper og at de er godt skjult bag fronten. Det er også rigtigt fint at man kan vende holderen til I/O stikkene i toppen af kabinettet. Samlekvaliteten fejler absolut ikke noget og selve designet er rigtigt lækkert, men en del steder er hatten hoppet lidt af for Antec, for bruger man mulighederne for at sætte radiator og reservoir i fronten ja så løber man lynhurtigt tør for harddisk/SSD pladser. Det er temmelig bøvlet at afmontere harddisk holderne, så de gode intensioner holder desværre ikke hele vejen gennem dette kabinet. Sætter man kun blæsere i fronten, ja så holder kabinet sig inden for særdeles rimelige grænser for antal af harddiske, men det er ærgerligt helt at skulle undvære de pladser, da mange i dag vil foretrække en radiator eller 2 i denne slags kabinet.

Bundle/tilbehør - 3
Ud over en holder til et optisk slimline drev, indeholder tilbehøret kun det man vil forvente. Det er lidt sparsomt med dokumentationen, da der ikke medfølger en manual og skruerne leveres i en "gæt en skrue pose", som er lidt ærgerligt at se når de fleste producenter efterhånden er begyndt at sortere skruerne.

Design/Layout - 4
Designet er jeg personligt helt vild med. Det stilrene udtryk er en fryd for øjet og det generelle layout i kabinettet er jeg også godt tilfreds med, men jeg mangler et par SSD pladser bag bund kortpladen og at fjerne harddiskburene er en tidskrævende og besværlig proces som efter min mening er skudt helt ved siden af.  I et kabinet som dette, hvor man må formode at en bruger vil sætte et eller flere lange grafikkort samt radiator køling i, må jeg på dette punkt nok erkende at der er set smartere løsninger i andre kabinetter.

Pris - 4
Prisen er efter min mening noget i den høje ende, men det skyldes jo nok til dels de meget tykke aluminiums plader på top og front. Derudover er det selvfølgelig et ret stort kabinet til E-ATX og vinduet i siden plejer også at hæve prisen en anelse. Endelig skal sandwich siderne heller ikke glemmes da de bidrager til et mere "stille" kabinet.

UK summary

It has been a different experience to have this Antec chassis running and mounting hardware. I would say that from the design itself that it looks quite nice . It is also fairly easy to install most hardware, but there's still been a few glitches here and there which do not usually look like Antec. That one must go through a whole host of miscellaneous screws to mount a 360mm radiator in the front or just take a couple of drive carriers is not the smartest or fastest solution I've seen. Furthermore, it is a quite delicious housing having little functionality in the form of a reversible fan hub and the I/O plate at the top. It's also fine that the side panels are equipped with a type of plastic clothing that contribute to silencing of resonances in the side plates and reduces noise throughout the cabinet slightly. Overall, it is still a very stylish cabinet both in terms of material and build quality.

Innovation/Technology - 3
There have certainly been creative minds in turns to design and devise various features and functions in this cabinet. Some of the ideas have succeeded really well, etc. there are 2 sets of start / reset buttons and that they are well hidden behind the front. It is also great that you can turn the cradle for the I/O connectors at the top of the cabinet. Assemble quality is very good and the design itself is really nice, but some places Antec had made some strange choices, because if you use the opportunities to put the radiator and reservoir in the front, then you quickly run out of hard drive / SSD bays. It's pretty complicated to dismantle the drive carriers, so unfortunately the good intentions does not keep all the way through this cabinet. If you put only fans in the front, then the cabinet stays within very reasonable limits on the number of hard drives, but it is annoying to completely do without the bays, as many today would prefer a radiator or 2 in this kind of housing.

Bundle/Accessories - 3
In addition to a mounting bay for an optical slimline drive that contains only the accessory which is expected. It's a bit sparse documentation since there is not includes a manual and screws supplied in a "guess a screw bag", which is a bit annoying to see when most manufacturers have gradually started to sort the screws.

Design/Layout - 4
Personally I absolutely love the design. The stylish look is pleasing to the eye and the general layout of the cabinet, I am also happy with. But I'm missing a few SSD spaces behind the bottom cover plate and removing the hard drive cage is a time consuming and cumbersome process which in my opinion is completely wrong. In a cabinet like this where one must assume that a user will put one or several long graphics cards and radiator cooling, I must at this point admit that there is seen smarter solutions in other cabinets.

Price - 4
The price is in my opinion somewhat on the high end, but it was probably a result in part to the very thick aluminum plates on the top and front. In addition, it is obviously a fairly large cabinet for E-ATX and the window in the side also tends to raise the price slightly. Finally, sandwich sides not be forgotten as they contribute to a more "silent" cabinet.

Test: Antec P380 kabinet

Innovation / Teknologi	3
Bundle - Tilbehør	3
Design - Layout	4
Pris	4
Samlet	70%