News - Antec LanBoy Air chassis pencilled in for July release

[zephod]

if its called LANBOY it should have a handle. I love my handle

[dk04_2]

Seems like it may also be in blue/black:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl6zJ...ayer_embedded#!

[Barry]

it should have a large 'JCB' brand slapped on it...

This^

The colours are just wrong

[Pob255]

Maybe if the engineer in question had a car crash, went through the wind shield, had a stroke, had the ambulance door slam his head, and fell out the back of the ambulance when going around a round about.

How do you get that?? from the bad colour scheme?? what the flying does the colour scheme of a case have to do with engineering??
A case that is modular so the internals can be rearranged yet still function as a usable case that's engineering.

A well engineered case is one where thought and time have gone into it's construction, Lian-Li are well engineered not because they have simple elegant outter designs.

Just because you don't like the look of a case doesn't mean it's badly engineered, just badly designed to your taste.

To my mind this looks like a case that's been designed by an engineer as it appears far more function than ascetic.

It does look a bit better in black only

[Colossous]

I just did a little bit of sick in my mouth

[Phage]

Agreed. I prefer my cases to fit in with "2001: A Space Odyssey" instead.

Antec 300

[Pob255]

if its called LANBOY it should have a handle. I love my handle

ps is does have a handle, two of them and they fold out.

[Crazytom]

Maybe if the engineer in question had a car crash, went through the wind shield, had a stroke, had the ambulance door slam his head, and fell out the back of the ambulance when going around a round about.

Sounds like that scene in Hot Shots...
Cant find a youtube link though!

[aidanjt]

How do you get that?? from the bad colour scheme?? what the flying does the colour scheme of a case have to do with engineering??
A case that is modular so the internals can be rearranged yet still function as a usable case that's engineering.

A well engineered case is one where thought and time have gone into it's construction, Lian-Li are well engineered not because they have simple elegant outter designs.

Just because you don't like the look of a case doesn't mean it's badly engineered, just badly designed to your taste.

To my mind this looks like a case that's been designed by an engineer as it appears far more function than ascetic.

It does look a bit better in black only

Correct, it *looks* engineered, but it is, in fact, a giant pile of cheap plastic and steel mix of flimsy crap. Giving a case 50 fan mount points isn't modular, and it isn't well designed, it's just stupid.

I'll tell you what that case is, it's the new dyson hoover.

[Singh400]

It's errrr interesting. I'll give it that.

[baius]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl6zJUQdy2M!

Thanks for the URL. There are a number of computer users who have very definite requirements, but most cases fit a typical mold. This case, with its modularity will enable certain users who reject "typical" cases get what they're after.

For instance, letting you have 3 fans down the front may well mean you could fit a 3x rad at that location. For some users, that might be a good thing. I would personally want the rad, if I had one, inside the case, but that's just personal opinion.

The black/blue design looks excellent, but I like blue. If you're trying to design a "cool" case, yo've either got blue or red. Having a bit more Yellow in the mix (Time Shift comes to mind) makes for a new twist on the whole case-mod concept.

[Pob255]

Other colour versions seen are
Orange


Red


Blue

Correct, it *looks* engineered, but it is, in fact, a giant pile of cheap plastic and steel mix of flimsy crap. Giving a case 50 fan mount points isn't modular, and it isn't well designed, it's just stupid.

No lots of fan mounting points doesn't make it modular
The mounting system for the hard drives and/or 5.25" drives, you have four vertical pillers that you can attach rails for the 5/25" drives or clips for the hard drive suspension cables to at any point on their height, the drives can be mounted in any orientation and order.
The front plates that make up the bezel are fully seperate and detachable so again you can use them in any combination or order.
The motherboard tray and rear psu plate are fully detachable so you can swap them over so you can have the psu above or below the motherboard tray.
The side panels are again made up of multiple sections which can be re-arranged to suit your personal preference.

Yes there does seem to be quite a bit of plastic in there but I very much doubt it's flimsy, it's using a steel box work frame that's taking all the weight which will need to be thick to do that and will resalt in a very sturdy frame.

What would be intresting would be if Antec additional types of panel section, so you could replace sections with solid aluminium sections or acrylic sections.
And given the way this is built to a modular design you could make them yourself or have them made and just bolt them on.

I really think this case will be both a joy and very easy to mod.

EDIT: I would so love it if Antec sold this case as seperate sections, you could do so much with a modular design like ths with verious interchangeable parts you buy seperately to suit.

[baius]

pob255, Thanks for the extra pictures. I really like that blue look - see above.

BTW, we both have the same join date. You've obviously been more active than me...

[Pob255]

ignore posted on the wrong forum