Antec ONE Review

Name: Antec ONE
Brand: Antec

Darksaber

on Mar 26th, 2012,

in Cases.

Manufacturer: Antec

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Conclusion

The Antec ONE chassis should set you back around 50 Euro or 55 US Dollar + taxes.

Very good construction quality
2x USB 3.0 ports
Unique interior design
Huge opening in mainboard tray
Functional tool-less HDD cage
Two additional 2.5" bay above and below the 3.5" HDDs
Two 120 mm fans included
Extruded sides for more space
Long graphics cards should easily fit
USB 3.0 adapter included
Dust filters for PSU
Tool-less system on all drive bays

Break-out covers in mainboard expansion slots and backplate
20 mm cable space may be tricky for some configurations
Plastic HDD clips may not hold so well.

In terms of first impression, the Antec ONE does a great job. It takes a different approach than one of the main competing cases, the Fractal Design CORE 3000, by offering better build quality, USB 3.0 along with a noticeably different internal look and functionality. As Antec is clearly rebooting their entire case line-up, the ONE chassis may as well be the thing the company needs to really put it on the map again in terms of price/performance. Clocking in just below 50 Euro, but also offers USB 3.0 with 2.0 compatibility, two 3-pin fans and functional screw-less systems. All this with the good looks to boot, which is actually quite important for buyers at this price range as well, putting it right into the fray of the short list of cases to go for in this price range.