Antec Sonata III Chassis

Black beauty.

Strengths: Included 500W Power Supply (80 Plus rated). Build quality. Plenty of room. Looks/Style.

Weakness: Piano black finish shows off fingerprints! No firewire port on front. Power button not accessible until you open door- safety/security feature?

I have owned several Antec cases all the way back to when they were rebadged cases. This case continues in the overall quality you get when paying that little bit extra. This is no gamer case, but more for Home Theater users or those that like a quiet and stylish case. The biggest thing going for this case is the included power supply... when you factor in the cost of that alone, the case is...

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Very nice computer case for DIYers

Strengths: Looks great. Solid built. Enough space to fit in everything. Comes with an excellent 500W power supply. Runs cool and quiet.

Weakness: No front panel 1394 port(There's eSATA instead). The panel for the 5.25" external drive bay sealed not very well for my case(not sure if that's general).

This is a very nice looking computer case. Feels classic when you look at it. It has enough space to fit in all your hard drives and CD/DVD drives. Runs cool and quiet. The power supply came with it is a highly rated Antec earthwatts EA500 ATX,> 80% efficiency, Dual +12V inputs combined of total output 34A. Way better than other general brand 500W supplies. Enough to support your Qual core CPU...

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Sonata 3 Black Mid Tower

Strengths: Solid construction and designed to allows plenty of room for assembly of components. Rails make drive insertion a snap, literally. Plenty of bays available. PS generates a soft hum.

Weakness: None I can see.

I have owned this case for about a month but have bought several of the Sonata series cases and become more inpressed with each one I buy. The price design and quality can't be beat. The most questionable detail of comparable cases is usually the power supply. A cheap PS in a decent case will still cause you headaches. The first Sonata I assembled must be well over 3 years old and it still hums...

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Great computer case

Strengths: High quality, good design

Weakness: heavy

I bought this Antec Sonata III case for my DIY computer and it works perfectly. The quality is very good and it is very quiet. I put AMD Operon 165 with ATI X1650 Pro display card and two hard drives in this case and the noise is negligible. The inside design is good, too. I like the design for installing hard drives. The front USB and ESATA ports come in handy. Overall this is a great case and I...

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Sonata 2 was good This one is even better

Strengths: 80 Plus Certified 500 Watt Power Supply, quiet, sleek, well-made chassis, convenient drive bays, no sharp edges

Weakness: Maybe if I was a firewire device user, I'd dock points off for not having a firewire port in the front.

This is a good looking, piano-black case without the annoying aircraft blue LED lights of the Sonata 2. It comes with the great Antec Earth Watts 500 Watt power supply which has plenty of juice to power my Core 2 Quad, 8800 GTS 512, 2x 500MB SATA II 7200RPM drives, and DVD Burner. The front panel has 2 USB 2.0 ports, 1 eSATA port, 1 audio output and 1 microphone input ports. eSATA transfers data...

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Great mid-size case

Strengths: Nice looks, quiet, nice features, PSU included. Easy drive installation.

Weakness: Prone to finger prints. Paint chips easy. Have to open the front door to turn on your PC. Rubber feet come off.

This is a nice, attractive, quiet case for your everyday PC. It has many quiet features, including a huge 3-speed exhaust fan, silent PSU, and rubber grommets to isolate the hard drives. It has good airflow, and the front intake includes a washable filter, a nice added touch. The front panel has all the connections you need, including USB, HD audio, and even an eSATA port. The PSU is 500 watts,...

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Sonata Case

Strengths: Easy to install drives, plenty of connectors

Weakness: Rubber feet come off easily, need to open drive door for power on. Wide IDE cables interfere with IDE DVD/CD drives.

Nice case once you wipe the finger prints off. MoBo and Drives install easily, robber grommets are a nice feature. Most P4 and Duo chips will need a second 120mm fan to improve air flow. Best bet is to buy round style IDE cables. A wide IDE cable will prevent good airflow with second fan.

Sonata III

Strengths: It's black and doesn't look like it was made in the hood like most cases these days

Weakness: Air filter is cheap and flimsy. If your not careful you'll snap tabs off. I did this twice in almost a year.

Too Small to work in with my big hands, no conectors for motherboards with P/S and Case fan sensors,. Adding another fan is tricky, unless you have tiny hands.

Sonata 3 Black Mid Tower

Strengths: 500w psu, finish, quiet, washable filter

Weakness: no firewire port, shows fingerprints

Antec produces beautiful and quiet Sonata cases. the psu is much improved over the Sonata II. A high quality 120mm fan is included but this case is built for quiet operation so airflow is not as good as cases like 900. Rubber grommets and thick panels cut down on noise.

Not as good as other Antecs

Strengths: Good looking. Great PSU included. eSATA port.

Weakness: Sigle layer steel side panel. Flimsy HDD rack. No sound dampening.

This case has too much hype. It's actually a very ordinary Antec product. There's no sound deadening effort. So for quiet PC purpose, P180/P182 and Solo series are much better and cheaper. There's no wiring management options either so wires look like a mess inside. The only good thing is probably included 500W EarthWatts PSU. DO NOT buy this if you want to build a quiet PC.