I'm not sure if anyone's noticed yet, but the Nine Hundred Two, the Sonata Elite and the Performance P183 have made it onto Antec's European site. The Nine Hundred Two is listed officially and can be seen here, while the Sonata Elite and the P183 can unofficially be seen here and here, respectively. Haven't been able to find anything on the P193 on the site yet, though. EDIT: Updated the title since Antec USA is already listing both the Sonata and Nine Hundred Two officially.
Interesting stuff. Not sure what the weird thing inside the Sonata Elite could be other than an expansion card cooler - a feature that I think probably would have been more welcomed on the 902. Guess we'll find out. I saw a preview of the P183 on SPCR - kind of sad to know they didn't add a second 120mm fan slot to the top. Liquid cooling enthusiasts would have been flocking to it. I like the design better, though - they gave it higher airflow without resorting to mesh anything. Nice finds, by the way. - Diosjenin -
Have to admit that I like the look of the P182 better than the P183. I do, however, prefer the "spoiler-less" top of the P183 (incidentally I could do without any sort of fan or mesh at the top on either designs, contrary to you ). Actually, to be honest I neither like the design of the NHT (too gimmicky) or the SE (too "round"). You're dead on about the SE having an expansion card cooler. It's described in the manual: "This case comes with a 120mm slot blower pre-installed inside the case. The blower is installed so that the air is blown out to the rear of the case. The blower has a three-speed switch that lets you choose between Low (quiet) Medium (performance), and High (maximum cooling)." Now, what I really would like to see is a version of the P18x where you can change the direction the door opens, as I have my case standing to my right. Also, it wouldn't be the worst idea to have the Power (and possibly the Reset) button accessible without having to open the door first.
nah mate, barely even enough room for a slim rad with fans internally. Not keen on any of those cases to be honest, Sonata is the nicest but looks kinda weird. They seemed to have made the P183 ugly even though they've barely changed the looks. Doesn't look as smooth and sleek as the 182.
Oh I've been waiting for the P183 for SOOOOOOOOooOoOO long. Actually I wondered today when are they gonna launch it... Though now that I look at it, it's exactly like my modified P180JSS. But I guess it's good for everybody to have access to similar case that I already have
They made it look like the Mini-P182. That's really all. I suppose it's just a matter of taste, but I like a little minimalist detail work like that. - Diosjenin -
I knew I sort of recognised it, I prefer the more minimalism (on the door) of the P182. I think ugly is the wrong word, just not as attractive as the P182.
Oh I didn't notice the ugly front door (P180 Mini style) before, it indeed is uglier than the plain version seen in P180/P182/P190 When writing a review of the Mini I got an answer from Antec stating that the holes are there for added airflow, but I reckon this is just bs...
Funny, tonight I just finished a buildup of a linux box in a P180 mini. And I'm still working on my water cooled P182 maxi.... The 183 ...hmm. First I note that it's missing some air holes around the perimeter of the PSU on the back panel. That's not so cool. I can't tell, but they may have done away with the carrier/strap assembly for the PSU as well. What's a pisser is they don't have pics of any of the new areas: the top, or the integrated filters/doors. Hmm, I wonder if they're interchangeable with the P182?
still a few inches short (front to back wise), thus long graphics card won't allow a fan to be mounted in the middle. that is the ONLY disappointment with the p182, Antec has changed the look of it to something more ugly
