Introduction

Antec has been producing Cases, Power supplies and cooling products for nearly two decades. This experience in the world of computer hardware has led them to have an awesome reputation as one of the world's paramount computer part companies. Today I have one of their newest cases with me, the Antec Solo. It's a midi tower with some wonderful cooling and noise reduction features.

Because of said noise reduction features, I decided to take pity on my brother, who's computer is one of the loudest I have ever heard, and transplant his ageing PC into this shiny black box. Lets see how much it quietens down his machine.

A little About Antec

The year was 1986. Starbucks had only a few stores. Don Johnson was actually cool. The average PC had less memory than today’s cellphones. And in Fremont, California, a little company named Antec was born. Antec’s first employees never imagined that their upstart firm would rise to the very top of the high-performance computer components industry. But rise it did. And rather swiftly, too.

We’re headquartered in Fremont, California, with additional offices in the Netherlands, Europe. We’ve also established distribution partnerships throughout Australia and Southeast Asia. So you’ll find Antec products in over 25 countries. But no matter how large we grow, we’ll never forget our mission: to give you the power you need to create the computer you really want. That’s the Antec way. That’s the Power of You

Antec's Take on the Solo Case

Featuring the latest in noise reduction technology, including dual-layer sound deadening panels, and a suspension system that makes hard drive noise a thing of the past. In addition to a variety of Quiet Computing™ features, the Solo’s versatility offers you the flexibility to choose the best power supply to fit your needs. The included 120 mm TriCool™ fan will keep your system running cool while the modern case design makes upgrading and accessing important components a breeze.

Features List

• Piano black finishing
• Dual hard drive mounting system – two ways to mount your hard drives for best possible quiet operation.
  - Tray Mount – Four HDD trays with extra soft silicone grommets to reduce hard drive noise
  - Suspension Mount - HDD suspension system for up to three hard drives to maximize noise reduction
• Power supply flexibility. Accommodates any ATX12V or ATX12V v2.0 form factor power supply. For truly silent computing, the choice of power supply is crucial. Antec recommends choosing from our NeoHE, Phantom, or TruePower 2.0 power supplies.
• 8 Drive Bays (or 7 drive bays with Suspension Mount of the HDD)
  - External: 4 x 5.25” (one with 5.25” to 3.5” adapter)
  - Internal: 4x 3.5” (Tray Mount) or 3 x 3.5” (Suspension Mount) for HDD
• Dual-layer steel & plastic sound-deadening panels
• Front-mounted ports provide convenient connections
  - 2 x USB 2.0
  - 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire®, i.Link®)
  - Audio in/out
• Cable Organizer behind drive bay minimizes cable clutter
• Built-in washable air filter
• Enhanced Cooling System
  - 1 rear 120 mm TriCool™ fan with 3-speed switch control
  - 2 front fan mounts for optional 92 mm fans to cool the HDD
• Motherboard: Fits micro and Standard ATX