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Article: Antec micro fusion remote 350: compact home-theater case has some limitations.(REVIEWS: COMPONENTS)(Product/service evaluation)
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- Computer Shopper
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- January 1, 2009
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THE $239.95 ANTEC MICRO FUSION 350 REMOTE is an attractive home-theater-PC case with some design gotchas that give us pause.
Measuring 4.5x15.1x16.1 inches, the sturdy, compact case accepts only MicroATX motherboards. We wish Antec had left a wider perimeter around the board-mounting chamber--wedging our test mainboard into place was tight. Also, the single hard drive bay, a removable cage, is buried deep in the front of the case. We had to remove the front-panel LCD--a delicate operation--to access it.
Interior cable routing is tricky, too. There's minimal space for wiring, apart from piling it atop the motherboard. The included 350-watt power supply ...