Hot! Antec Aria MicroATX Case $86 Updated

[mdcrab]

Edit:

Redoing this post based upon find by render

$96.29 - $10 coupon(check fatwallet) = $86.29 at buy.com

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10361774&sp=1&loc=101

mdcrab

 

[Tab]

$97 on Amazon with free shipping.

 

[amdskip]

Wow, I'm actually kinda digging this case.

 

[mdcrab]

Nice find on Amazon.

 

[render]

$96.29 - $10 coupon(check fatwallet) = $86.29 at buy.com

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10361774&sp=1&loc=101

 

[EvilYoda]

Didn't see that buy.com deal, but I just got mine today from Amazon, ordered Monday. Now for NewEgg's stuff to get here

 

[Dran]

I like this. It's out of my reach, at least for now, but a mATX cube-style case is definitely worth looking at. Especially with mATX nF2 boards available. I'll have to save up my pennies.

 

[Chebago]

the only thing that is bad is that it doesn't have a 3.5" drive, I have a card reader that accepts xd picture card, and I want to upgrade to a SSF but us fuji camera owners get no love.

 

[whiteboy81]

Case seems pretty sweet...solid deal if you ask me.

 

[alm99]

nice case! Will any back plate fit in it from any manufacturer of a mATX?

 

[ctcsoft]

i wish it was black/silver in color though.

why blue/silver

 

[huesmann]

Yeah no kidding, why not match the Sonata/Minuet piano black + chrome color scheme? Then it would be a must-buy. As it is, it just looks like a Shuttle.

 

[KenSr]

Nice, thanks

 

[IlllI]

the only problem is that its fugly! shuttles are much more aesthetically pleasing

 

[ParatoOptimal]

I tried to view the link but got a message that I had to install media player.
I already have the latest media player installed.
Cancelling the media player install brought up a page with no picture of the case.

 

[Thoreau]

For under $100, and the ability to put in anything *you* want, vs. $300'ish for a shuttle and being stuck with their mobo, this is a sweet deal. Every case in my apartment is Antec and now that they have an SFF case, it should make my LAN parties a lot easier to deal with. =)

 

[yodayoda]

http://www.antec-inc.com/us/pro_details_enclosure.php?ProdID=15130#

actually a very nice looking case. kind of like the custom uATX i made a few years back out of acrylic.

 

[stultus]

If there were a carrying case that would fit this similar to the Shuttle case, I'd bite. Slinging a shuttle around at an airport is easy. Slinging this around with something like the geargrip carrier would not be ideal.

 

[thebestMAX]

Got mine delivered yesterday from Amazon. $97.xx with free shipping!

Ordered 4/27 arrived 4/30! Amazing service for UPS!

 

[kef7]

Microcenter had one of these on display so I checked it out; internal design is great but when compared side-by-side with a shuttle case the aria lacks the aesthetics of the shuttles. Especially the power and reset buttons; look really cheap and uneven.

Despite these small shortcomings the matx factor more than makes up for them.

 

[stultus]

Talk on SFF forums has someone making the conclusion that current Shuttle owners will be disappointed, but people moving to SFF the first time will be impressed.

 

[golemite]

what are some good micro-atx or sff sites? wondering what kinda micro-atx motherboards are available for my p4

 

[stultus]

http://forums.sudhian.com/index.cfm?FTVAR_SUBCAT=68

 

[alm99]

Originally posted by: golemite
what are some good micro-atx or sff sites? wondering what kinda micro-atx motherboards are available for my p4

Sudhian Forums, the best I have come across.

 

[dr wily]

yeah thats all well and good, but we now need some deals on some micro-atx mobos!
most of which are 80$+ for like an nforce 2 board, and that puts it in the range of the older SFF cases..