Packaging

The unit comes in a nice box with a closeup of the fan grill on a black backdrop as its front. On the front-right and inside a silver frame are a propriety 90 PLUS badge, and some text right below it tells us that this makes the unit more efficient than an 80 PLUS Platinum certified unit. LEPA is obviously referring to the 115V VAC certification, not the more recent 230V certification since they would have had to send a sample to ECOVA to obtain the official Platinum badge.


The most interesting part on this side are a series icons for the unit's Haswell compatibility, its ErP Lot 6 2013 compliance, the flat modular cables, its fully modular design, and the Japanese electrolytic capacitors.


LEPA put the three model numbers of this line on this side. As far as we figure, these imply that the P1375-MA is identical to the P1700-MA-EU; however, its capacity is lower because it supports a wider input voltage range. Yet we can't be completely sure unless we, say, take the P1375-MA apart to compare it to its bigger brother in some detail.


The back of the box comes with a description of all cables and connectors and the power specifications tables for all three members of the series. LEPA also provides some interesting photos of the unit's protection circuit, the DC-DC converters, and its bulk caps.

Contents

Inside the box, the PSU is protected very well by some air-cushioned packaging. Such protection is even better than packing foam, and so far, only very few manufacturers use it.

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The bundle includes two pouches for storing all unused modular cables, the AC power cord, a user's manual, and two leaflets.

Exterior

The matte finish is of excellent quality and doesn't attract fingerprints easily. We highly prefer such a finish over a glossy one since the latter makes taking photos pretty difficult. The unit's design is that of a classic PSU; however, the frame around the fan grill looks nice. At the front, right next to the AC receptacle, is the pretty small on/off switch.


The unit's model number has been put on both sides. LEPA put the specifications label on the bottom.


The fully modular panel has 14 sockets. Six of these feature12 pins. As has already been noted, the sockets haven't been installed optimally, which makes attaching and detaching modular cables a difficult task.

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The P1700-MA is as large as the LEPA G1600-MA, which is pretty compact for a unit with such a high capacity. Its size allows it to easily be installed into mid-tower cases with averagely sized PSU compartments. However, units like this one will probably find shelter in cave-sized full-tower cases since they provide enough juice for a great number of power-hungry components that eat up a lot of space.

Cables

The main ATX and EPS cables aren't flat or all-black, which is contrary to the other cables. This looks pretty weird, and we believe LEPA should offer a more uniform look.


All PCIe and peripheral cables are all-black and flat and flexible enough to allow for easy cable-routing and management.