Sonata II ALIVE on Antec.com

gintasr · Post by **gintasr** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:24 pm

http://www.antec.com/us/pro_en_lifeStyle.html

Antec has oficially listed the Sonata II under the lifestyle category of enclosures. Hope this means that its out of the warehouse and on its was towards the reailers

Badger · Post by **Badger** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 3:45 pm

mmmm, why the 3700bqe hard drive scheme?

m0002a · Post by **m0002a** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 3:47 pm

Badger wrote:mmmm, why the 3700bqe hard drive scheme?

Same as the original Sonata I.

Post by **Ralf Hutter** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 3:54 pm

m0002a wrote:
Badger wrote:mmmm, why the 3700bqe hard drive scheme?
Same as the original Sonata I.

I doubt they could have reoriented the HDD cage even if they wanted to. I think the case interior is too short from front to back.

gintasr · Post by **gintasr** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 4:52 pm

m0002a wrote:Same as the original Sonata I.

Just the picture is the same on the website, although the only difference between the two cases that i can notice is the removal of the drilled antec logo and the addition of the air ducting.

m0002a · Post by **m0002a** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:19 pm

gintasr wrote:Just the picture is the same on the website, although the only difference between the two cases that i can notice is the removal of the drilled antec logo and the addition of the air ducting.

It is possible that the front bezel may be have larger air flow slits, a mod that most people on this forum made themselves on the Sonata I.

The PSU is has been increased in power from a TruePower 380Watt ATX12V to a SmartPower 450W ATX12V v2.01.

Also new is the double hinge door design that allows the door to open up to 270º.

I am not sure the picture of the rear of the case is accurate on the Sonata II, since it appears to be indentical to the Sonata I, and does not take into account the new ducting.

gintasr · Post by **gintasr** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 5:34 am

Your right, where the have it listed under lifestyle, the picture is identical the sonata I. But when you click on it you can see the differences.

mshan · Post by **mshan** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 7:09 am

Is the picture of the back panel from the Sonata I (with updated psu), because there are no intake vents for the cpu duct?

Also, I thought the new psu was only going to have a single 120 bottom feeding fan? (again, is picture of updated psu from Sonata I?)

And does anyone know when the Aria II might be released?

Mike_Metro · Post by **Mike_Metro** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:47 am

mshan wrote:Is the picture of the back panel from the Sonata I (with updated psu), because there are no intake vents for the cpu duct?

I looked on the picture page and both the Sonata I and Sonata II are pointing the the exact same image for the back panel.

mshan wrote:Also, I thought the new psu was only going to have a single 120 bottom feeding fan? (again, is picture of updated psu from Sonata I?)

From the specs of the psu (SP-450), it uses the dual inline 80mm fans.

gintasr · Post by **gintasr** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:30 am

Looks like they updated the picture finally

zip22 · Post by **zip22** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:15 am

which picture is updated? they look the same to me. still no duct opening

gintasr · Post by **gintasr** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:29 pm

zip22 wrote:which picture is updated? they look the same to me. still no duct opening

The one when you click into the "Lifesytle" product page. They no loger have 2 Sonata I logos.

Does anybody know when this damned this is due out? Emails to Antec/Newegg has come up with no results thus far

m0002a · Post by **m0002a** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:11 pm

gintasr wrote:Does anybody know when this damned this is due out? Emails to Antec/Newegg has come up with no results thus far :roll:

I would expect a couple of weeks, based on when P180 was first posted and first available.

sundevil_1997 · Post by **sundevil_1997** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:28 am

Mike_Metro wrote: From the specs of the psu (SP-450), it uses the dual inline 80mm fans.

True, the specs say that...but anyone know why in the description of the Sonata II PSU, it says "Single fan design"? It says that in a couple places. If anyone would get the specs of the SmartPower 2.0 right, you'd think it'd be Antec.

Jim Byram · Post by **Jim Byram** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:31 pm

NewEgg has the Sonata-II in stock with a full set of pictures. $120.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811129155

Post by **NeilBlanchard** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 6:19 pm

Hello Jim:

Not quite a full set -- none of the inside...

m0002a · Post by **m0002a** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 6:34 pm

The Newegg pics show the rear air duct intake grill, unlike the pics on the Antec site.

Gerbil · Post by **Gerbil** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:27 pm

I ordered one from Newegg and it'll be here Tuesday or Wednesday (somehow they managed to ship it today even though I ordered it at 5PM). I'll try to remember to post some pics.

Net_Devil · Post by **Net_Devil** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 1:40 am

I`ve got a question: The 120mm intake fan is positioned just like in the older sonata or like in the SLK300B ?

gintasr · Post by **gintasr** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:11 am

Woohoo! Finally! I placed an order for mine this morning with 2 Day shipping. Ill post a "review" when I receive it. Stay Tuned!

winguy · Post by **winguy** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 10:58 am

From the website:

Specially designed low-noise SmartPower 2.0 450W ATX12V v2.01 power supply

Is it a regular SmartPower 2.0 or single fan?

gintasr · Post by **gintasr** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:12 am

winguy wrote:From the website:
Specially designed low-noise SmartPower 2.0 450W ATX12V v2.01 power supply
Is it a regular SmartPower 2.0 or single fan?

On the antec website is said that its a 2 fan PSU, but one is designed to turn on/off at specified temps to keep the noise down. So its a 2 fan unit, but works on 1 fan until you start sucking up the wattage.

sundevil_1997 · Post by **sundevil_1997** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:28 am

gintasr wrote: On the antec website is said that its a 2 fan PSU, but one is designed to turn on/off at specified temps to keep the noise down. So its a 2 fan unit, but works on 1 fan until you start sucking up the wattage.

Interesting theory on why the specs for the Sonata II says:

1 450 Watt single fan SmartPower 2.0

*shrugs* Could be, I spose.

winguy · Post by **winguy** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:52 am

Oh I missed this:

1 450 Watt single fan SmartPower 2.0

I suppose its a single fan (specially designed) SmartPower 2.0 450W, just like TP380S in Sonata and SL350S in SLK3700BQE .

winguy · Post by **winguy** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:59 am

gintasr wrote:On the antec website is said that its a 2 fan PSU, but one is designed to turn on/off at specified temps to keep the noise down. So its a 2 fan unit, but works on 1 fan until you start sucking up the wattage.

That's a regular SmartPower 2.0 while Sonata II 's website says Specially designed low-noise SmartPower 2.0 450W ATX12V v2.01 power supply and 1 450 Watt single fan SmartPower 2.0.

Since they left the rear fan behind, it should be a 80x80x25 fan in operation, whereas the regular SmartPower 2.0 will only have a 80x80x15 fan running when the rear fan doesn't kick in (which I guess should be what's happening in most cases). Will this specially designed SmartPower 2.0 be quieter than a regular one then?

sundevil_1997 · Post by **sundevil_1997** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:00 pm

winguy wrote:Oh I missed this:
1 450 Watt single fan SmartPower 2.0
I suppose its a single fan (specially designed) SmartPower 2.0 450W, just like TP380S in Sonata and SL350S in SLK3700BQE .

Heh...I had just been thinking (hoping) that they had a text mix-up at this point....but along with your theory, their main description DOES say:

Specially designed low-noise SmartPower 2.0 450W ATX12V v2.01 power supply

So, could they have really made a smartpower 2.0 with only 1 fan, just for this case? I'd be really surprised...and a bit disappointed, too. I was definitely leaning for the Sonata II because it included the SP 2.0, the TWO FAN variety, not a special design.

I'll keep my hope out that it's a simple text mistake. Can't wait for some actual reviews!

m0002a · Post by **m0002a** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 4:27 pm

sundevil_1997 wrote:So, could they have really made a smartpower 2.0 with only 1 fan, just for this case? I'd be really surprised...and a bit disappointed, too. I was definitely leaning for the Sonata II because it included the SP 2.0, the TWO FAN variety, not a special design.

I'll keep my hope out that it's a simple text mistake. Can't wait for some actual reviews!

The original Sonata and the BQE, both have special "one fan" versions of stock PSU's, so it would not be surprising that the Sonata II has the same.

gintasr · Post by **gintasr** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:57 am

If you look in the instruction manual for the Sonata II. It clearly states that the PSU has 2 fans. One that is continuously on, and the other turns on under load. Ha!

dodecahedron · Post by **dodecahedron** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:40 am

gintasr wrote:If you look in the instruction manual for the Sonata II. It clearly states that the PSU has 2 fans. One that is continuously on, and the other turns on under load. Ha!

where is that manual ???

Elixer · Post by **Elixer** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:43 am

Now available through newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811129155
I hope we'll be seeing a review soon!!!!!