Antec's LanBoy Air is One "Cool" Looking Chassis
Antec's LanBoy Air is One "Cool" Looking Chassis
Posted 09/29/2010 at 1:24pm
| by Paul Lilly
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Power supplies aren't the only thing going modular these days, so are computer cases. And leave it to Antec to go all-in with its new LanBoy Air, which looks a little bit like a Transformer, and acts like one too.
"Antec's Skeleton was universally lauded as the most innovative chassis ever. The LanBoy Air builds on the Skeleton's open-air frame design, combining it with a familiar form factor and fully modular construction," said Scott Richards, senior vice president at Antec. "This chassis offers our most avid users the platform they need to push the limits of what they imagined possible in high-performance system design."
The LanBoy Air comes covered in mesh, giving users all the benefits of a truly open-air setup (like HTPC's TechStation or Danger Den's Torture Rack) with a bit more protection. Cooling is the name of the game here, with spots to mount up to 15 fans.
Other features include 11 total drive bays, CPU cut-out, support for graphics cards exceeding 15 inches, three USB ports (including a single USB 3.0 port), and a bunch of parts to move around and customize (check out the video).
The LanBoy Air is available now for around $220.
Image Credit: Antec
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Eoraptor
October 02, 2010 at 6:12pm
After setting here thinking about this for a few days, there is one feature I like about it. The aility to side-mount the optical drives so that you could stant the case flat against a wall and still access them. I've been stuck in that situation more than once of needing for one reason or another to turn the case to one side and this would make it so much nicer to do so, or even stand the case behind your flat panels, and still access your drive(s) without a problem.
Talcum X
October 01, 2010 at 9:17am
I can see this covered in white cat fur....or Fluffy sharpening his claws on it.
Looks like a high tech 4 seasons room, just smaller.
fs patel
September 30, 2010 at 4:01am
I agree.
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Eoraptor
September 29, 2010 at 5:47pm
Sure, it looks spiffy, though I'd prefer a paint application other than catepillar yellow... but as others have said 1.) $200+ for a lot of mesh and bar stock 2.) sucks in everything that gets in its vicinity...
The real concern for me though... a box like the HAF series actually improves on ambient room airflow... this seems like it would be no more effective than a bench setup or a milk crate build when it comes to air cooling, even if you spend a week or two dialing in the fan locations since, you know, unlike boxes like HAF which have a few solid faces to direct air movement, this is just ALL mesh.
So they're saying I should pay $200+ for a milk crate?
machine73
September 29, 2010 at 5:35pm
Looks nice as hell but 2 problems come to mind
1. the price is too high for the material you get.
2. I have enough issues with dust collection on my HAF 932. I can see this type of design being a dust magnet and a hell of a time to clean.
elo231
September 29, 2010 at 3:27pm
According to a article from LegitReviews, it wrote that the Antec manual states the Lanboy Air has 34,800 ways on configuring. I wonder where this "34,800" ways comes from?
If I have a Mini-itx board and would like to configure this into a mini-box, well can I do that?
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1421/5/
Eoraptor
September 29, 2010 at 5:54pm
The 34,800 configurations is just a permiutation based on ever possible positioning of mesh panel, drive location, fan size, and fan location that the computer came up with after someone inputted this model in CGI.
While I'm sure there are still several hundred "realistic" configurations you could set up, it's just a big number to put on the side of the cardboard container.
but why the *bleep* would you want a box this big to set up an itx?, even though I'm sure it could support the screw hole locations.
avenger48
September 29, 2010 at 3:24pm
$220 for a bit of erector-set steel, a touch of plastic, and a bunch of mesh seems a bit pricey. I would look to pay about $110 for something like this, not twice that.
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