Antec LanBoy Air Case Review

The Side Panels

Let’s start our analysis by talking about the side panels. Each side panel is divided in two parts. The biggest part, which covers the motherboard compartment, is attached to the structure of the case through six black thumbscrews. The smallest part, which covers the disk drive bays, has a hinge and is fastened to the case using one black thumbscrew, opening like a door. This door allows you to have access the disk drive bays, and you can remove it, if you want.

Figure 3: Left panel

Figure 4: Left panel

Figure 5: Right panel

Figure 6: Right panel

The left panel comes with two 120 mm fans attached. These fans have a two-speed controller, allowing you to choose between 900 rpm (30.1 cfm, 16.9 dBA) or 1,500 rpm (51.2 cfm, 27.9 dBA) and use standard peripheral power connectors, so you can’t monitor their speed. These controllers are available hanging from the fans, so you will need to open the case whenever you want to change the speed of these fans. However, you can install one of them on the rear panel of the case, on the place written “top fan,” or you can route them outside the case through one of the holes available on the rear panel.

Figure 7: Side fans

You can add two extra 120 mm fans on the left panel, for a total of four 120 mm fans there, and three additional 120 mm fans to each side door, making this case to support up to fifteen 120 mm fans!