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Antec Skeleton ATX Tower Computer Case $142 at Buy.com
Discuss (25) : History : Tell : Posted 1:36 PM PST 12/3/08 by Ben
Buy.com has the Antec Skeleton ATX Tower Computer Case for $142 with free shipping. Features a front 92mm fan, and a top three speed 250mm fan with multicolor LED customization, 7 expansion slots including room for 11 video cards, 0.8mm cold rolled steel for durability with reinforced plastic frame.
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#1   bensonw - Posted 1:45 pm PST 12/3/08 (136 Posts)
It's an unique design for sure, however, I wonder about the constant build up of dust and the noise issue? For this price, maybe a solid built aluminum case is a better choice?
#2   kaliston - Posted 1:57 pm PST 12/3/08 (244 Posts)
Looks pretty slick for me, and it comes with free shipping Cool [image]
#3   fyend - Posted 2:12 pm PST 12/3/08 (67 Posts)
Reed Todd Did
#4   krusty - Posted 2:13 pm PST 12/3/08 (455 Posts)
Looks like LAX.
#5   DaPope - Posted 2:21 pm PST 12/3/08 (277 Posts)
cool idea, but meh
#6   LittleBit - Posted 2:23 pm PST 12/3/08 (146 Posts)
Why not. should stay cooler unless an enclosed space with "clean" airflow creates more of a venturi effect. needs a much larger footprint than a regular case....
#7   Iguana775 - Posted 2:28 pm PST 12/3/08 (350 Posts)
ooohhhh...bacon's back....
#8   stopthebus - Posted 2:57 pm PST 12/3/08 (10 Posts)
I wonder if they knew when they designed this cage that they are eliminating a lot of prospective consumers.
People with children...no way.
Pets lover....forget it.
People who like a drink when they're using the pc....kiss your beer...coke...mocha... goodbye.
For those who like to throw loose change on the desk....well...ah....just make sure you have a fire extinguisher handy.
#9   dap310 - Posted 2:58 pm PST 12/3/08 (43 Posts)
If this were human it could be a model. There's an assumption here somewhere.
#10   rollacorolla - Posted 3:07 pm PST 12/3/08 (118 Posts)
When Anandtech review this, they had trouble fitting large vid cards in SLI. The cage didn't have enough clearance to slide the MB tray back in. Really odd that a case designed for a benchmarker market would have a problem like that.
#11   reedux - Posted 3:23 pm PST 12/3/08 (179 Posts)
antec designers must've been bored as hell
#12   SAMSAMHA - Posted 3:45 pm PST 12/3/08 (150 Posts)
it's a great reviewers' case but I don't think average users would want to use it.
#13   faypier208 - Posted 3:57 pm PST 12/3/08 (32 Posts)
great idea for this product but major flaw:
Big CPU cooler can not fit in
#14   gwe - Posted 4:03 pm PST 12/3/08 (130 Posts)
does anyone actually have one of these. What is it really like to use?
#15   Nivram - Posted 5:40 pm PST 12/3/08 (692 Posts)
Gimmick case with price 3x higher than I'd ever be willing to pay for it!
#16   thaddeus98 - Posted 6:06 pm PST 12/3/08 (34 Posts)
This make me want to build another PC now.
#17   kiwimonk - Posted 6:56 pm PST 12/3/08 (14 Posts)
#12 The best case for a reviewer is the box the motherboard came in.. Just hang the pci cards off the edge. Why waste time screwing crap in ; ) Needless to say, this case needs to come with side panels that you can take off if you choose... Just like every other case.
#18   ksource - Posted 9:56 pm PST 12/3/08 (22 Posts)
Probably used in labs? ha
#19   Departure1 - Posted 10:21 pm PST 12/3/08 (335 Posts)
We'll, it's kind of cool looking...I guess.
Makes a good conversation piece.

***I figured it out***

It looks like Antec designed this case after the Encounter Restaurant at LAX airport. Antec is located in CA, so this makes sense. LOL!

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.you-are-here.com/architect/lax.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.you-are-here.com/architect/lax.html&h=480&w=845&sz=98&tbnid=N0MuwFSXx8UJ::&tbnh=82&tbnw=145&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlax%2Bairport%2Bpics&hl=en&usg=__K4NTZDT0a_oYoev23YLpOATkCDA=&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=4&ct=image&cd=1
#20   kidrobobot - Posted 10:28 pm PST 12/3/08 (49 Posts)
isn't the whole point of a tower to keep the dust out? Props on the sick design though
 
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