Buy Antec High-Flexibility Gaming Case LanBoy Air Blue (Blue)Antec High-Flexibility Gaming Case LanBoy Air Blue (Blue) Product Description:
- Fully-modular chassis Open-frame mesh panel construction AirMounts HDD suspension mount system for up to 6 HDDs
- 11 drive bays:- 6 x internal 3.5" HDDs- 3 x external 5.25" HDDs- 2 x internal bottom-mounted 2.5" SSD bay8 expansion slots
- Advanced cooling system - up to 15 fans Standard fans:- 2 x front variable-speed 120 mm blue LED fans
- Optional fans:- 2 x 120 mm fan for CPU and memory cooling- 6 x 120 mm side drive bay fan- 2 x 120 mm top fan Water cooling support
- Maximum graphics card size: 16" / 406 mmFront ports:- 1 x USB 3.0- 2 x USB 2.0Audio (ACE7 and HDA compatible)
Product Description
Meet the LanBoy Air. Nearly every part on this case, even the motherboard and PSU mounts, is modular and customizable. Up to 15 exhaust fans create positive air pressure inside the case that blows dust and heat out through panel perforations. Up front, the LanBoy Air's AirMounts HDD mounting system literally suspends drives in mid-air for unsurpassable vibration and noise resistance. Along with its two internal 2.5" SSD bays and a front-panel USB 3.0 port, the LanBoy Air is the last word in high-flexibility PC case design.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Worthy successor of the superlanboy!
By Rick
Ok, I just finished putting together my Lanboy Air RIG. First, it is pretty heavy compared to it's older generation anodized aluminum Superlanboy (released back in 2007 and an excellent product).Pros:1. Modular to the true sense. You can literally take everything apart.2. About 14 fan slots for 120 mm fans with 4 pre-installed.3. I am using it with 2 GeForce 560 Ti cards and true to their promise, Antec does deliver the spaciousness.4. Has it's own grounding.5. Capable of supporting liquid cooling and SSDs.Cons:1. "Where are the screws???" I read around and it appears that it is not just me but other customers have had difficulty locating the screws. They are screwed tight inside the supposedly "toolbox" at the very bottom front of the cabinet.2. The toolbox is itself a disgrace compared to the one they had for the Superlanboy which was easily accessible (of course, without you needing a screwdriver to take it out). In this model, it is smaller and inconspicuously hidden out of sight and screwed tight at the front bottom of the cabinet.3. No user manual included other than a couple of 2 and a 4 page leaflet on how to complete the grounding and how to install the SSD (if you are using one).Though, I would be neutral to it but the "hanging installation" concept of hard drives leaves much to be desired from customers like me. Some reviewers have liked the idea, though.Other than these, pretty much a winning product. Good job Antec!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Great for water cooling, lousy for air cooling, ironically
By J. Pruitt
This is an extremely flexible case. I recommend it for a water cooling rig.Ironic that I'd recommend a case that is designed for air flow for a water cooling rig?Not so fast.First of all, even though this case is advertised as having excellent air flow properties it's actually pretty lousy in that regard.You see, the way air cooling works in a PC case is like a wind tunnel. The fans in the front pull the air into the case and across your hot components, then the other fans push the air out the back, sides and top. This causes the air to flow over the components and wick away the heat.In a case like the Lanboy Air, the fans are pointed directly at the components and blow over them, but there's no air flow through the case, and so the "wind tunnel" effect is non-existant.In my tests I found that air cooling this case, even with all of the 15 120mm fan slots filled, is not nearly as effective as air cooling my closed panel case with only two fans in push-pull configuration. Temperatures were consistently higher on my GPU and CPU.But! That's not where this case shines.Where it really shines is in water cooling configuration. Why?It's because the case is so modular and open. There are plenty of ways to run water tubing and power cables for your water cooling unit.The only drawback is that everything is held in place with screws. Oh my gosh, so many screws. Would it have killed these guys to use a few spring lock mechanisms?Most of the time I've spent dis-assembling and re-assembling this case has been working the screws. Putting it together the first time took about an hour because of all the screws.They admit this problem by including a special little box that screws into the front of the case where you put all the screws.And the way they use the screws makes no sense in some cases.Some of the screws are thumb screws while others require a screw driver. Why?Remember that little box that holds all the screws that they included? You have to use a screwdriver to open it. It attaches to the case in closed configuration and you can't open it to get at your spare screws without unscrewing it and completely removing it from the chassis.The front panels, slot covers and the tray that holds the power supply all use regular screws.So the power supply *tray* is held in with a thumb screw, but the power supply is held inside the tray with traditional screws, which means when you swap the power supply you have to undo one thumb screw and one traditional screw. What the heck? Why would you make one a thumb screw and the other a screw that requires a screw driver? It defeats the purpose of having the thumb screw if you have to get your screw driver out anyways.This case is also very cumbersome to move around. Don't let the "lan" in the name make you think you'll be carrying this bad boy around to lan parties.It comes with two big, meaty handles that screw onto the top and fold down, but if you're installing an external cooling unit you'll have to remove the handles to mount the cooling unit. And if you're using one of those cooling units that has the handlebar on the front you'll have to completely disassemble the cooling unit to remove the handle bar because that aesthetic lip on the top of the front case panel prevents the cooling unit from sitting flush with the bar attached.Even with the little problems I've complained about here that make no sense and obviously could have been fixed easily with a small amount of engineering, this is easily the best case I've ever owned.It's extremely flexible, very modular and very solidly built.The fan LED's look bright in pictures but they're actually not overpowering. Fortunately the designers had the foresight to not use those flashlight LED's that electronics manufacturers seem so fond of using these days, and so this case sits nicely next to my bed at night without keeping me awake.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.Great Case! No dust for me.
By Glenn Kramer
I built my x79 machine around this case and I love it!!! I have heard a lot of concerns about "possible" dust build up, but after 8 months, my machine is spotless inside. Infact, It is the best dust free rig I have ever had. Perhaps it is because of my fan configuration which is two in the front, blowing in, one out in the back and a 120mm fan on my videocard attached to an aftermarket cooler. My set up is all air-cooled and I am just not seeing any dust build up at all. I have to admit that I am not a power-user so I don't need all the fans and/or liquid cooling. However, I think that this a great case and I would choose it again.
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