Friday, November 6th 2009

Antec Readies Airy LanBoy Air ATX Case

Antec is preparing the airy, new Lanboy Air ATX case. The new case will be one of Antec's star attractions at CES 2010, where it will be launched. The sporty design looks to be massively modular, from the looks of it, users could completely dismantle it. Several shards look to be connected to each other, which make for the case's various panels. Each of these has a steel mesh for high airflow. These, in combination with the black, grey and a dash of yellow, give it a subjectively industrial look.

The case sports three 5.25" drive bays, two 120 mm fans which protrude, and the the front connectors, on the front panel. The area of the side panel covering the drive bays holds another two to three 120 mm fans, two more right over the expansion slot area. The top, again, is perforated, with room for two 120 mm exhausts apart from the usual one on the rear panel. The LanBoy Air awaits launch at CES 2010, which will be held in the coming January. It is expected to be priced at around 200 EUR.
Source: Case & Cooling.fr
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65 Comments on Antec Readies Airy LanBoy Air ATX Case

#26
mechtech
El_MayoThink Of The Airflow!
ya no fans needed just place it over an airduct on your floor

passive cooling FTW!!!
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#27
human_error
Stick some low-friction wheels underneat and get a remote controlled fan controller - you can then move it around the floor with the power of the fans!

I don't think it looks too bad to be honest - looks "fun". I would however be terrified to use it - if i spilt a drink anywhere near that thing there's nothing to stop it hitting the components so you may as well use a workbench.
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#28
El_Mayo
mechtechya no fans needed just place it over an airduct on your floor

passive cooling FTW!!!
haha that's a good idea :toast:
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#29
Jansku07
MunkiThis seems like something I would give as a Christmas gift :p
yeah me too... to my worst enemy. :D
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#30
LittleLizard
That is what i was missing to summon the giant dust bunny to conquer the world :laugh::rockout::pimp::roll:
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#31
Soylent Joe
I think it's pretty fugly, looks like a construction site gone wrong :/
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#32
newfellow
So, Antec finally is planning to say merry chrismas to me, but seriously like 10-15 120mm fans my god. Wonder what direction they're all blowing, lol. :laugh:
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#33
zCexVe
This case is basically a mess..oops my bad mesh:p
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#34
phanbuey
newfellowSo, Antec finally is planning to say merry chrismas to me, but seriously like 10-15 120mm fans my god. Wonder what direction they're all blowing, lol. :laugh:
with that many fans i dont even know if direction matters :laugh:
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#35
CDdude55
Crazy 4 TPU!!!
I loved my Antec Super Lanboy case.:), classic case.

This case does look pretty ugly tho.
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#36
0V3CHKiN
There was one big thing that annoyed me about the last LANboy case:

The hard drive slots were not secure enough to hold my hard drives in. The holsters fit the slots very loose. I even had one drive slip out of the slot, and the desktop was never moved. Good thing the machine wasn't running.
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#37
AsRock
TPU addict
PP MguireTransformers inspired case....
Yeah turns into a giant dust ball ofter a month
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#38
urban_black_redneck
I looks ugly and senseless.

I want to take a sledge hammer and smash it to hell.

I never been so disgusted by a computer case.

When I am done I will take all the pieces and shove them into the designer's @$$.
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#39
Sihastru
toooooo... muuuuuuch... plaaaaaastic...
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#40
pr0n Inspector
Another shitty Antec case.
Must have fired the old designer.
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#41
Wile E
Power User
Make it all black, and it would look worlds better. Neat idea. With some tweaks it has real potential.
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#42
MilkyWay
Looks bad ass and i never use that term ROFL!
I would have to install dust filters or something.

Need to carry cans of air to spray it clean all the time.

I KNOW ITS UGLY AS A PIGS ARSE BUT DAMN SOME REASON I THINK IT LOOKS BADASS I MEAN COME ON IT LOOKS LIKE A DYSON VACUUM CLEANER!
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#43
BumbleBee
correct me if i'm wrong but this case looks like it has a poor version of the new suspension system in the new P1000. it looks like instead of a hard mounted rack or pull out cage the brackets hook on to the chassis.
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#44
Sasqui
Reminds me of costume jewelry... worthy of a first look but then, "meh".
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#45
Icejon
Initially it looks cool to the eye. But 200 EURO = $300 USD! Who would buy a mid tower chassis the size of an Antec 200 for 6 times the price. The construction looks like it is made from plastic tonka truck beams, modder's mesh and thumbscrews. Reality check, it would be affordable if they sold it as a build it yourself kit for like $50 but I am going to take $300 and buy a gun.
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#47
Jstn7477
OneCoolDamn thats ugly!
Agreed. I'd like a stereotypical 1990's beige computer case over this. If I wanted good airflow, I would just buy a test bed case so that the air can go wherever it wants to, and quietly.
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#48
aj28
They would make more money if they resumed production of the Super LANBoy, rather than unleash this monstrosity on the world. That was a great case at a great price... This is nothing but a showpiece, completely incapable of contending with the high-end Lian-Li and Silverstone cases which litter the $250+ range. Nobody with an interest in this style is going to pay that much. Either they shell out for a Cooler Master Sniper/Storm or they cheap out and go for a Thermaltake...

DEAR ANTEC, BRING BACK THE REAL LANBOY!!!
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#49
SNiiPE_DoGG
An abomination to the (super) lanboy name. Antec has gone so far down hill.... :(
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#50
Munki
lmao, I just saw Bumblebee's sig and I thought to myself, I wonder if that case was made from a wrecked 2010 Chevy Camaro. So So So sad. Something tells me this is going to be the first time ppl burn up fans from dust clog. :lol:
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