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Page 3 of 4 Installation: It’s in the installation of all the components that we really see where in the market the Three Hundred is placed, and it’s certainly nothing like its big brother. The motherboard in the Three Hundred is installed with standard brass stand-offs like most cases, but unlike many other Antec cases, there’s no drive slides to be found in the Three Hundred for either the hard drives or the 5.25” drive bays. Everything is to be screwed in to the chassis itself. Antec do provide a bag full of thumb screws for the installation of the hard drives, in an effort to make it a somewhat tool-less exercise. Thumb Screw Pack  This is not altogether a bad thing not having drive slides, sure it’s a bit inconvenient when you have to take a drive out, but seriously how often to most people replace the drives in their systems? Once every year or two? And/or only IF they die? Having them screwed in is far more secure, especially if the case is going to be transported or moved around at all. Even moving the case from one room of the house to another can be a bit sketchy if everything’s held in with only plastic slides. So yes it feels a bit cheaper than some other cases out there (maybe because it is?), but it’s really no worse off in terms of build quality. One thing the Three Hundred also misses out on compared to a lot of its Antec counterparts and many other cases on the market, is any sort of sound deadening or vibration prevention. Many other cases give rubber grommets around hard drive screws, around the power supply etc… but the Three Hundred has none of this whatsoever. So it’s likely little harmonic vibrations will find a way of appearing at some time when this is in operation. Next to the hard drive bays there is a small attempt at cable management included by the way of some tie-down points complete with easily reusable nylon ties, to help keep any unused or overly long cables out of the way. A feature that’s always welcome on any case, big or small. Cable Management Tie Down Points 
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