The Antec Lanboy Case Air Up Close
This gaming PC case features a modular design and mesh exterior.
Over at the Antec booth for COMPUTEX 2010, company reps were busy showcasing new PC components, including the Antec LanBoy Air.
From first impressions, the LanBoy Air looks like a bunch of mesh coverings held up by a solid frame. The frame itself features multiple screw holes all over, which allows for a certain degree of customization. On all sides of the case it's possible to mix-and-match case fans, covers, motherboard mounts, PSU placement, and even the radiator of a water-cooling system.
Theoretically, it's possible to line most of these areas with fans, for maximum air flow. The only component of the case that should remain constant is the front-port assembly, which features one USB 3.0 compatible port.
Drives are mounted sideways, through a door that opens on the left side (if viewing the front of the case). Antec's demo setup featured hard drives mounted on an elastic support system, supposedly to provide better shock protection, vibration reduction, and noise suppression. Two handles swivel away from the top of the case, making this product decidedly aimed at LAN party gurus. Physically strong LAN gamers that is. With a weight over 9kg, the LanBoy Air isn't for the faint of heart and weak of muscle.
Antec's reps were pretty mum about the price, despite repeated attempts to get them to provide an estimate. They did reveal that they were aiming for an August 2010 release (at the latest), currently working with partners to being mass production. You can bet though that, with all the customization possibilities promised, the Antec LanBoy Air won't be for the budget market.
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I'm sure its very light and customizable but... Damn if its not the ugliest thing I ever did see!
I'm sure its very light and customizable but... Damn if its not the ugliest thing I ever did see!
Not quite!
I like the idea of so much customisation in principle, but in practice, this is not a nice case...
Antec, go back to doing what you used to do and make great, roomy, elegant cases. Whoever's in your R&D department needs to be fired for smoking too much crack on the job.
Antec has had a reputation for simple yet high quality cases and they live up to it. However, this is just another example of company trying something fresh and failing.
A customizable case? Great, but how is this different from the optional fans even the cheapest cases can accommodate?
An all mesh exterior? There's this thing called dust, but I guess Antec's R&D department thinks everyone games in a clean room...
Yellow? Seriously? Yellow is for lemons and submarines, not for gaming enclosures.
Please Antec, stick to the thing you excel at: simple yet elegant, like your P-series and New Solution series.
Nice idea, even if it is the ugliest and least practical case I've ever seen.
You would have thought that something called the "LANBOY" would be useful for LANs, I'm not sure how many LAN goers will be looking to buy a 20kg+ box of mesh though. Nice to see a company understanding their market.
Just a slight correction to the article - the actual weight of the LanBoy Air is 9kg out of the box, not 20.
All you haters! There are people out there that aren't scared to go outside the box and venture to try out new things. If you're into modding or wanting something quality and durable well, there you go. If you're some run of the mill geek or hyped up gamer well, go buy your average box and live in it.
Late!