Today we have the opportunity to check out the Antec Two Hundred Mid Tower Case. Antec promotes the Two Hundred as a best bang for your buck case. According to Antec it’s also their most affordable case yet. It includes ten drive bays, one of which is hot swap, CPU cooler cutout, two fans with fan controllers and many other features. How will it stand up against other budget cases? Read on further to see what we think.
Special thanks to Antec for providing us with the Two Hundred Mid Tower Case to review!
Features
- Front-loaded hot swap 3.5″ SATA hard drive caddy
- CPU cut-out allows for easy installation of CPU coolers
- Bottom-mounted power supply isolates heat and noise
- Perforated front bezel delivers maximum air intake
- CPU cut-out allows for easy installation of CPU coolers
- Cable management compartment organizes cables discreetly
- Front-loaded HDD cage for up to 6 hard disk drives
- Cable management ties help keep your case tidier
- 10 drive bays:
– 6 x internal 3.5″ HDDs
– 3 x external 5.25″ HDDs
– 1 x external front-loaded hot swap 3.5″ SATA hard drive caddy - 7 expansion slots for plenty of flexibility
- Cooling system:
– 1 x top special 140mm TwoCool™ fan
– 1 x rear 120mm TwoCool™ fan
– 2 x front 120mm fans for HDDs (optional)
– 1 x side 120mm fan for graphics cards (optional) - Front ports:
– 2 x USB 2.0
– Audio (AC’97 and HDA compatible) In and Out - Washable air filters for quick, easy cleaning
- Maximum video card size: 11.5 in/29.2 cm(Note: some video cards may block access to the adjacent hard drive bay)
- Motherboards: Mini-ITX, microATX, Standard ATX
- Power supply not included
- Unit dimensions:
– 17.7″ (H) x 7.9″ (W) x 18.5″ (D)
– 450mm (H) x 200mm (W) x 470mm (D) - Box dimensions:
– 20.6″ (H) x 11.2″ (W) x 21.3″ (D)
– 523mm (H) x 284mm (W) x 541mm (D) - Net weight:
– 13.9 lbs / 6.3 kg - Gross weight:
– 16.8 lbs / 7.6 kg
Packaging
The Antec Two Hundred comes packed in a plain brown box with a two toned color scheme: orange and black. A large design covers almost one entire side, which appears to resemble the design of the front bezel on the case. The other side of the box shows the specifications of the box in three different languages.
The two smaller sides show images of the case along with the slogan and product name. The case is protected by two pieces of hard Styrofoam as well as a plastic bag to prevent dusting or scratching.
