Back in the end of July -05 we had a look at a more or less revolutionary computer enclosure from Antec’s Performance One series; called the P180. It had some innovative features such as three layer sound dampening side doors with separated apartments for the Power Supply unit and the motherboard. We liked this case so when Antec contacted us about a new updated “Special Edition” version called the P182 SE (which only will be made in 5000 units), we couldn’t resist having a look at it.

Features:

Unique Mirror-finished stainless steel

Dual chambers structure: The power supply (not included) is located in the lower chamber to isolate heat from the system and lower system noise

Special three-layer side panel and front door (stainless steel, plastic, steel) dampens system generated noise, making this one of the quietest cases available

0.8mm cold rolled steel for durability through the majority of chassis, 1.0mm cold rolled steel around the 4x HDD area

Flexible snake light (installed), lights your way while working inside the case

Exclusive black interior

11 Drive Bays: - External 4 x 5.25”; 1 x 3.5” - Internal 6 x 3.5” for HDD

7 Expansion Slots

Cooling System: - 1 rear 120mm TriCool™ fan (standard) - 1 top 120mm TriCool™ fan (standard) - 1 lower chamber 120mm TriCool™ fan (standard) - 1 front 120mm fan (optional) - 1 middle 120mm fan (optional) to cool the VGA

External fan control on the rear panel (for the 2 rear fans in the upper chamber)

Motherboard: Up to Standard ATX (12” x 9.6”)

Double hinge door designed to open up to 270º

Ports with rubber grommets on the rear for liquid-cooling tubes allow you to mount external liquid-cooling hardware

Front-mounted ports provide convenient connections: - 2 x USB 2.0 - 1x IEEE 1394 (FireWire®, i.Link® - Audio In/Out (HDA & AC’ 97)

Cable organizer behind motherboard tray minimizes cable clutter

Case Dimensions: - 21.3”(H) x 8.1”(W) x 19.9”(D) - 52cm (H) x 21cm (W) x 51cm (D)