Antec One Computer Case

This is the little brother of my Antec 300. It is a stylish, well built and functional Mid Tower case. It comes with two case fans and room for more, supplying plenty of ventilation. One improvement over the 300 is the included toolless drive installation and cable management. 5.25 and 3.5 inch drives are be added easily without tools with included mounting hardware, though a 2.5" drive requires screws. Cables can be routed behind the motherboard tray and accessed right side panel keeping the interior of the case clean. It isn't quite as rigid as the 300 but far superior to other budget cases I have tried. It also does not have the front dust filter of the 300. Like the 300 it is a bottom mount for the power supply and does have a dust filter for the power supply.

Walmart (not 3rd party) beat everyone's price on this case, quick delivery. Materials are a little thin but that helps keep weight down. Panels fit well, pretty good cable management options, bottom mounted power supply, filter below power supply. Unlike some manufacturers (that have apparently never used their own product) this has a pair of like USB ports instead of 1 USB2 and 1 USB3. Front panel comes off fairly easy but uses simple pressure fit plastic prongs that can break. Mine came with one broken. I didn't find loose piece in my work area so I believe it arrived that way. It doesn't fit just right, was probably forced on at factory. Hard drive mounting is longways accross the front with connections facing the right side. This is awkward if you frequently change drives but it's good for cable management. Tool less mounts work well. Indicator lights are small, a pin hole with LED behind. Power LED is bright. My motherboard has a heatsink that prevents use of the top mounted fan, so beware. I moved it to the front where it mounts easily with 2 provided long screws. Be careful if you do this as it is very easy to overtighten and break your fan. I wish it included either a USB2 or 3 panel for the rear. Bottom feet are a bit more than 1/2 inch, seems good enough for air flow. Front mesh is nice. Drive bay sections have foam, lower has none. Half height bay at top could be useful. Front panel audio wires are not long enough to reach bottom edge of motherboard easily. You'll have to install standoffs for full ATX board which is silly since most people buying this I imagine will be using that size board, otherwise they'd buy a smaller case. Overall it's good and I would choose again. I've always been happy with Antec and dispite some shortcomings this is not an exception.