Antec LanBoy Air Case Review

The Front Panel

The LanBoy Air has a total of nine 5.25” bays, which can be used by external 5.25” devices, internal 3.5” devices, and two 120 mm fans, which use three bays each. The case is sold with the top three 5.25” bays configured for 5.25” devices, and the other six bays with two 120 mm fans installed. Internally, these six bays are used by internal 3.5” hard drives. You can, however, change the default configuration of the front panel, if you want, as you easily move the supports for 5.25” devices and the two fans.

Figure 8: Front panel

Each front fan has a small potentiometer for you to control its speed from 1,000 rpm (33.3 cfm, 19.5 dBA) to 2,000 rpm (66.6 cfm, 34.5 dBA). Both fans use a standard peripheral power plug, so you can’t monitor their speed.

Figure 9: Speed control

The traditional buttons and connectors are located on the top part of the front panel, as you can see in Figure 10. This case has two USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 port, and the audio jacks. The USB 3.0 port uses a regular USB A connector and must be installed on any USB 3.0 port located on the rear panel of your motherboard.

Figure 10: Buttons and connectors

The reviewed case comes with a small toolbox at the bottom part of its front panel, as you can see in Figure 11.

Figure 11: Toolbox