Dear Antec

[Reiniku]

My drive bay usage:

Out of 4 external 5.25:

1 DVDRW
1 DVDR
1 Fan Controller

Out of 4 internal 3.5

4 300gb Maxtor drives

Out of 2 external 3.5

1 200gb seagate (hanging by 2 screws... )

 

[eflat]

Originally posted by: xbassman
Ya know, This stuff is all market driven.....

I was comparing my current build (Antec 3000B) with a couple of other cases here.

The 3000B is only 18" tall w/ 4/2 externals and 5 internal 3.5'.
Dell 4100 mini tower has 2/2 externals and 2 internal 3.5 and is only 1 inch shorter.

I have an old Antec ATX case (not sure the model#) that is 2.5" taller w/ 3/2 internals and 3 internals. (no exhaust fan 😀)

Of late, more is better for the enthusiast community and that is who Antec listens to.
Heck, they even fixed the only complaint that SPCR had about the 3000B before mine was built. (front fan mount)

Most of the cases with less mounting locations are made by primarily oem manufacturers.

For such a big operation Antec really has done a remarkable job keeping up with the needs and wants of the enthusiast community. I sell their cases and power supplies exclusively.

My complain comes from that of a computer business owner -- I want a stylish case for my high end systems, and I like Antec because I can buy them through all the major distributors, but I still only like to keep one optical drive for simplicities sake.

Two drives and then next thing you know you have a customer with outdated firmware that needs to flash their drive they flash the wrong one and now they have to send the damn thing in.


I do think the "simple case" would be an interesting and innovative idea for Antec to consider.

I want Apple looks, uber high quality and substantial but not too big (think the G5), one optical drive, two hard drive bays and room for an ATX motherboard. Simple, roomy and stylish. I bet there would be some interest in a case like this if they made it.

 

[CrispyFried]

what happens when your customer wants to install an audio breakout box, temp display or whatever else that needs a 5.25 bay to mount in?

 

[Operandi]

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug

Originally posted by: xbassman
Ya know, This stuff is all market driven.....

I was comparing my current build (Antec 3000B) with a couple of other cases here.

The 3000B is only 18" tall w/ 4/2 externals and 5 internal 3.5'.
Dell 4100 mini tower has 2/2 externals and 2 internal 3.5 and is only 1 inch shorter.

I have an old Antec ATX case (not sure the model#) that is 2.5" taller w/ 3/2 internals and 3 internals. (no exhaust fan 😀)

Of late, more is better for the enthusiast community and that is who Antec listens to.
Heck, they even fixed the only complaint that SPCR had about the 3000B before mine was built. (front fan mount)

Most of the cases with less mounting locations are made by primarily oem manufacturers.

For such a big operation Antec really has done a remarkable job keeping up with the needs and wants of the enthusiast community. I sell their cases and power supplies exclusively.

My complain comes from that of a computer business owner -- I want a stylish case for my high end systems, and I like Antec because I can buy them through all the major distributors, but I still only like to keep one optical drive for simplicities sake.

Two drives and then next thing you know you have a customer with outdated firmware that needs to flash their drive they flash the wrong one and now they have to send the damn thing in.


I do think the "simple case" would be an interesting and innovative idea for Antec to consider.

I want Apple looks, uber high quality and substantial but not too big (think the G5), one optical drive, two hard drive bays and room for an ATX motherboard. Simple, roomy and stylish. I bet there would be some interest in a case like this if they made it.

If you want a smaller case it's called mATX, or even small SFF.

Uber high quality is plentiful in the forms of Lian Li, Cooler Master, and Silverstone.

 

[JEDIYoda]

That would be something to start a new thread over...

I think say keep 2 bays and 2 hard drive bays and say 2 floopy bays but keep the case the exact same size.........with more that ample room to use water cooling or to just hide cables and such....

 

[A554SS1N]

I would say 3 optical bays (DVD-Rom, DVD-Writer, Fan Controller), 1 floppy bay (possibly two for fan controller) and 4 hard disk drive bays quite exceptable for an average ATX case. Anymore, and the case starts getting a bit tall - thus larger cases can be bought! Any less and I'd be dissappointed if I wanted to upgrade, as the extra space can be very useful.

 

[mdkinsal]

I have a Soyo PSU which has voltage controls that takes up a space and 2 DVD burners well thats 3 out of 5 gg