Sleek design, Quiet, Great upgrade from the original Solo
Gets hot, only 1 fan included, Old-school installation methods for a moderately priced case
Overall, Antec has done a great job at redesigning the Solo for the Solo II. It offers some of the same features that many loved in the original while making it more modern and useful for today’s case standards. There is certainly a lot in the case tha...
Excellent noise level dampening, Fits long graphics cards including the AMD Radeon HD6990, Excellent build and attractive minimalistic design, 120mm TrueQuiet Fan preinstalled, Front dust fan filters, Good cable management, Two USB 3.0 front panel port, Toolless Installation for tray/suspension mounting system, Conveniently large cutout for CPU coolers,
Has room for only three maximum 2.5"/3.5" drives plus dedicated 2.5" mounting area, Suspension mount limits HDD mounting to two drives, Gold, Discuss this review in our forums
The Antec SOLO II is as quiet as they come. The new Antec TrueQuiet fan remains silent even on the highest setting and it requires a closer inspection to discern between the fan speed changes. Adding two more TrueQuiet fans for intake will significantl...
Nice – yet conservative – look, Anti vibration hard disk installation, Piano black coating
Only three hard disk slots (two if you use anti vibration installation), Comes with only one preinstalled fan
Antec Solo II is well balanced case for homeuser. It has enough space for both larger graphics cards and fanslots are well placed. Cooling with stock fans is more than enough for your everyday computer, but high end users might want to add an extra fa...
Abstract: Video Review: The Antec Solo 2 Case is a elegant looking case with lots of great features. It's all black, lots of drive bays, fans, tool-less design, hole on motherboard tray, cable management holes and more. It also has acoustic dampending material...
The original Antec Solo was a landmark in quiet computing, and remains a very nice case, even today, six years after its launch. The Solo II brings many expected upgrades like a motherboard tray cutout, USB 3.0 (with a proper internal 20-pin header) a...
Room for large video cards, True Quiet 120 mm exhaust fan, Silicone noisedamping feet, Sound damping panels, Multiple quietmounting options for hard drives, USB 3.0 on front panel, Small footprint,
Low clearance under motherboard tray, Suspended hard drive can dislodge, Very little damping in front panel, On the expensive side, Drive cage difficult to access
When it comes to sound, the Solo II only slightly better than it's predecessor the Solo. A 120 mm True Quiet exhaust fan helps to keep noise down and temperatures lower. The build goes slower than other mid-sized towers due the layout, but the layout ...
Abstract: Antec is one of the most storied brands when it comes to enthusiast class components like cases and power supplies. Unfortunately, the whims of the gamer change on a breeze as most will swap between company allegiances whenever the performance or fe...
If you're looking for a new quiet case that you can fit some large parts in then the Antec Sonata Series Solo II is worth a look at with an MSRP of $129.99 and 3 year warranty. ...
The takeaway from all of our testing of the Antec Solo II is a pretty simple one: if you prioritize silent running above all else, your choice is fairly clear. For the office environments Antec hopes to cater to, the Solo II is going to be a stellar enclo...
Quality (30% of the total score) Although the Solo II is a very simple looking case, the chassis design is sophisticated and the materials used of very high quality. It may look like any other tower case, even somewhat frail considering that the top ...
