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Antec Minuet 300 MicroATX case

Antec Minuet 300 MicroATX case

Postby Absolute-Zero » Thu May 18, 2006 4:06 pm

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<font color="blue"><font size="5"><b>Antec Minuet 300 MicroATX case</b></font></font>


Antec's Minuet cases, from the Lifestyle series of enclosures, are designed for the small desktop and media center PC markets. Designed to incorporate everything a modern PC needs into the smallest possible form factor, the Minuet stands less than 4 inches tall and weighs almost 13 pounds. A single side-mounted fan with internal 3-speed controller allows the user to balance cooling performance with noise levels.

<b>From Antec's website: </b>

<i>Slim. Sleek. Stylish. And sized to fit your life.
Our elegant mini-desktop case has been upgraded to support the latest Intel and AMD CPUs, with improved cooling to protect your components. Minuet 300's slender footprint and mounting bracket allow it to fit vertically or horizontally into the tightest spaces. Designed to accommodate the wide range of full-performance micro ATX components available today, Minuet 300 delivers the perfect blend of performance and convenience. </i>


<font color="blue"><font size="4"><b>Exterior Inspection</b></font></font>

The cardboard box the case comes in was a high gloss cardboard, foreshadowing what lies beneath. The "piano black" finish of the case is very well done. With a highly reflective finish on an all steel chassis, the case itself is marvellously constructed. The reflective finish was not marred by normally handling, although prolonged touching with greasy substances would require periodic polishing. It should be noted that if this case is used as a Media center PC and stuffed into an entertainment center or other component rack, it will hide the black finish: this case's best feature. The front panel of the case is bordered with chromed plastic. Unlike the reflective black finish of the sides of the case, fingerprints will show rather easily on this. Oddly, Antec has also decided to make the power button of the same chromed plastic as the trim. There is no reset on the case, nor is there a switch on the power supply. Hard kills will be limited to 4-second power off or unplugging the PC.
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