Overclocker Cafe - Antec LANBOY Aluminum Case Review

Antec LANBOY Mini-tower Aluminum Case

The front bezel’s lines are exceptionally clean. The smooth drive bay door has two small convex areas on either side of the place designated for a case badge. Opening the door exposes four 5.25” and two 3.5” externally accessible drive bays in addition to the control buttons and indicators for hard drive activity and power. Two other indicator lamps are present labeled ‘I’ and ‘II.’ These connected internally to two 2-pin connectors that I’m assuming are for showing a second and third hard drive’s activity should there be additional drives and motherboard support for it. Two USB ports are located below the door in over and under fashion just below the indicators. A quick note about the USB connections; the USB wires for connection to the mainboard are of the sort you need to plug in each of the 10 wires individually into the mainboard USB connector instead of having them be together in one plug. I typically address this with some Crazy Glue to alleviate later frustration.

Moving back to the drive bays you will notice a small pocket of sorts to the right of each bay cover. A small clip is here that allows you to unhook and remove the bay cover to expose drive rails to be used with your 5.25” devices. Only one rail per drive can be used. The rail itself can and will hold a drive in place but I’d advise screwing the opposing side to the drive cage inside the case to eliminate any wiggle.

What was disappointing about the drive rails is that the clearances between the rail and the drive cage runner were so tight I found it necessary to remove the lower drive bay covers to get two hands in to pull the drive out. Perhaps this is a fluke to this individual case in that the X-Sonic’s rail system (which is identical) had no hint of this problem.

The lower portion of the front bezel has six venting slits. These are designed to provide good air flow without drawing too much attention to themselves. Personally, I think these vents really make the looks of the LANBOY’s face.