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whcih lanboy do you like better?

M

Mik3y

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the older antec lanboy, or the super lanboy? the older lanboy is one of my favorite cases, but newegg doesnt sell it anymore. 🙁
 
new one by far.. Its dead quiet, great fans, and looks (in my opinion) far better then the original lanboy. The window really makes it nice 🙂
 
I dont know if their the same exact size, but my super lanboy, is a pretty snug fit (when mobo is set in). Smaller cases = quieter / less heat.
 
I think I like the older one better. You can get cases based on the old design from Chen Ming/Aspire.
.bh.
 
I've used both, and like both, but my prefs are with the new. 120mm fans intake and exhaust, plus nice hd mounts with vibration dampening grommets.
 
I like the looks of the old one better, but the design of the new one MUCH better. If you want one like the old one, you can buy:

ASPIRE X-Sonic Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with 350W Power Supply, Model "ATXA4KW-BK/350" -RETAIL
or
ASPIRE Turbo Case X-Sonic Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with 350W Power Supply, Model " ATXA5KW-BK/350 -RETAIL

Those two cases use the same chassis as the older LANboy. I have one of these without side window (Chenming ATX-301). It's an okay case. Not many HDD bays, decent airflow for using one 80mm fan. Won't be very quiet if you want airflow. It is a very snug fit. I've had to loosen the power supply to get a screwdriver in to remove the HSF. Very thin and flimsy aluminum. The bottom of mine got permanently bowed in a bit because of the weight of two optical drives, two hard drives, an Antec TruePower power supply and an all-copper Thermalright heatsink. If you stick with fewer/lighter components, you can have a really lightweight LAN rig.

I posted a mini review of mine a year ago:
Antec LAN BOY / Chenming ATX-301 Aluminum, separated at birth?
Zap's fast & quiet computer

What I like about the newer LANboy is the use of 120mm fans and rubber grommets in the HDD mounts. What I don't like is the look - yes that's just personal, but IMO 'tis fugly. Form NOT over function. What I'm of two minds about are the sideways HDD mounting. I have an Aspire "alien" case that uses the same mounting and it works fine with regular hard drives using regular IDE cables. I put some SATA drives in there and my SATA cable had to make a tight bend for the side panel to be fitted. SATA/IDE adaptors will definately not fit in this case.
 
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