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| Antec Sonata Plus 550 Case Review |
| Page 2 - Design and Features |
| Page 3 - More Features |
| Page 4 - The Power Supply |
| Page 5 - Conclusion |
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Speaking of keeping the noise level down, which is what this case is all about after all, Antec have included sound deadening material over both side panels and the top panel of the case in an effort to keep any noise generated by the CPU fan, Graphics Card fans, hard drives etc... from getting out. It seems to do quite a good job, but even a normal bare metal side panel will block most of the noise from a PC system, so it’s hard to tell just how much better this sound deadening makes it, but it’s certainly a welcome inclusion.
The final feature Antec have included to reduce noise is in the feet of the case. It’s nothing too special, just some very soft rubber material, similar to the rubber anti-vibration grommets used in the hard drive mounting brackets, so the case isn’t going to sit on the floor and rattle.
As an effort to keep everything neat and tidy there are cable organiser clips built-in behind the hard drive bay, so any extra lengths of cables can be kept neatly out of the way. These don’t do much to help keep drive cables and such out of the way, a few stick-down cable clips would have been a useful inclusion.
Still not recomended for transport tho, but quite secure afterwards.