WooHoo got a P182!

scorp · Post by **scorp** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:52 pm

The new revisions of P180 and P180B have all the features that the P182 has, but they maintain their original colors (P180 silver and P180B black) - at least that's what I've been told by a local vendor when I asked about when they'll receive a stock of P182 cases

dentaku · Post by **dentaku** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:03 am

scorp wrote:The new revisions of P180 and P180B have all the features that the P182 has, but they maintain their original colors (P180 silver and P180B black) - at least that's what I've been told by a local vendor when I asked about when they'll receive a stock of P182 cases

That would be strange if it's true. The motherboard tray has more space behind it on the P182 and of course the fan speed controllers in the back.
That's quite a big change that certainly deserves a whole new model number.

christopher3393 · Post by **christopher3393** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:59 am

P182B now listed at Newegg as in stock for $169.00 + shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811129025

scorp · Post by **scorp** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:31 am

dentaku wrote:
scorp wrote:The new revisions of P180 and P180B have all the features that the P182 has, but they maintain their original colors (P180 silver and P180B black) - at least that's what I've been told by a local vendor when I asked about when they'll receive a stock of P182 cases
That would be strange if it's true. The motherboard tray has more space behind it on the P182 and of course the fan speed controllers in the back.
That's quite a big change that certainly deserves a whole new model number.

The guy told me that all the systems that he built lately using P180s had the modified cases (both normal P180 and P180B). I specifically asked about the P182 changes and he confirmed that the cases they have in stock have all those changes (the tray moved foward, the 3 "holes" in the mobo tray, the water-cooling holes, the fan controller placed in the back). In fact I just ordered a P180B from them and I'll get it tomorrow.

dentaku · Post by **dentaku** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:08 am

scorp wrote: The guy told me that all the systems that he built lately using P180s had the modified cases (both normal P180 and P180B). I specifically asked about the P182 changes and he confirmed that the cases they have in stock have all those changes (the tray moved foward, the 3 "holes" in the mobo tray, the water-cooling holes, the fan controller placed in the back). In fact I just ordered a P180B from them and I'll get it tomorrow.

Hmm... I guess I'll have to ask the guys at http://www.greenlyph.com if their P180s are the new model or older stock.
http://www.greenlyph.com/new/index.php? ... 32a1dff052
I'd rather get it from them because they're not terribly far from me (not far in a gigantic country like Canada terms anyway) and they have some of the best prices in Canada.

K3Fallout · Post by **K3Fallout** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:30 am

I just got the gunmetal P182 from Fry's. Since I'm completely new to this, how in the heck should I configure the fans? I was hoping to have dual front intake fans but looks like that can't happen. I'd like some help with this. I'm also debating whether or not to replace all of them with Yate Loons or just add in some.

scorp · Post by **scorp** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:53 am

I received my P180B and it is indeed a black P182; all the features are there, but the case is glossy black

JazzJackRabbit · Post by **JazzJackRabbit** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:23 pm

Received my P180B from newegg today and it has P182 internals with raised motherboard tray for easier cabling. Mine came from CA.

*Woot! Only $70 if both paypal and Antec rebates come through.*

BTW the damn UPS played football with case as usual. The box was opened, had a big impression on one side and corners we so worn out I thought at first the box must have been at least 2-3 years old (my heart actually sunk when I saw corners as I thought I'd be getting regular P180B). Nevertheless, thankfully the case is fine, no damage and it's P182B.

Goldmember · Post by **Goldmember** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:08 am

Antec.com P182 product page.

JazzJackRabbit,

LOL, Happy to hear your case was not damaged. I once received a small box from UPS that was crushed and had a boot print on it! The driver said the packages sometimes get stuck on the conveyor belts so they have to walk on the packages to get to the blockage.

TQM American Style.

FedEx FTW!

bwbuy · Post by **bwbuy** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:18 am

Has anyone identified unique labeling on the P180B boxes that might let me know if I have a P182 inside?

I just bought a P180B from MicroCenter and haven't opened the box yet. I'll return it and try to get a P182B unless I'm one of the lucky ones would got an upgraded version.

The box says P-180B V1.1. C/NO 487 (Case Number?) and the UPC code is 0 761345 818025.

Thanks,

BWBuy

JazzJackRabbit · Post by **JazzJackRabbit** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:10 am

bwbuy wrote:Has anyone identified unique labeling on the P180B boxes that might let me know if I have a P182 inside?

[ . . . ]

The box says P-180B V1.1. C/NO 487 (Case Number?) and the UPC code is 0 761345 818025.

Mine was regular P180B box. It said P180B V1.1, same UPC code as yours and C/NO 406 (probably case number as it came off of assembly). I think right now they are being shipped in regular P180 boxes, although it's possible Antec will change boxes to reflect the fact they are P182.

BehindBlueEyes · Post by **BehindBlueEyes** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:19 am

Same deal here, ordered P180b from Newegg and received Black P180b with all of the P182 features. Couldn't be happier.

PrivatePixel · Post by **PrivatePixel** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:34 am

Looks like I'm one of the few who got screwed by NewEgg.

I ordered mine on March 30 and it arrived a few days later; opened it up this morning, only to discover that it's the old P180B. While the $50 rebate and discounted shipping (via PayPal) does alleviate some of the disappointment, my enthusiasm has been dampened somewhat. Story of my life, I guess....

mac4970 · Post by **mac4970** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:16 pm

Ordered p180 silver (quickfind code: 91721) from Ebuyer (UK) got p182, despatched from Warehouse 1.

I did ask on the ebuyer forum before I ordered as to what the odds were of getting a p182.

Forum Ebuyer staff post.....

"It's true that Antec have been shipping the P182 in P180 boxes for a few weeks, and it's likely that all my current stock of P180 is the P182. But due to the way we manage our stock i cannot guarantee that you will receive a P182 if you order a P180 from us (QF 91721 or 100727)."

chuckles98 · Post by **chuckles98** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:50 pm

i ordered the p180 B at a discounted price but i'm quite sure they sent me the p182 b! only the p182 has the fan controllers on the outside back of the case like your picture ? mine does

blackhexagonsun · Post by **blackhexagonsun** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:55 am

I'm confused here. Can you guys confirm or deny. The Antec P180B is exactly the same as the P182 (mobo try moved a bit outward, fan controllers on the outside, etc) with the exception of the colour? On the Antec Website it does not make mention of the external fan controller for the P180B.

I'm reading customer reviews about the P180B and many say cabling is an issue with this case.

scorp · Post by **scorp** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:12 am

I can confirm that the newer P180B has all the P182 features, but it's black; the reviews for P180 / P180B are older and they reviewed the original versions (even the older P180B actually has some improvements over the P180)

tjdfw · Post by **tjdfw** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:15 pm

I ordered a P182 on Sunday from newegg and payed the P182 price. So did I just pay $69.99 for a gun metal exterior?

BTW, as this is my first post I 'd like to go ahead and thank this site and a ton of the forum posters! I've been planning and ordering a system for about 3 weeks now, and this site is so crammed with excellent information, I've not yet needed to ask any questions, Though some may be forthcoming...

blackhexagonsun · Post by **blackhexagonsun** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:26 pm

This thread (with pictures) compares the P180B Rev 1.1 with the P182. The forum poster says his P180B came with all the features (minus interior colour) of the P182 except there was no notch on the back of his motherboard for cable management, which renders the cable ties back there useless I gather.

As you can guess with the red arrows this case does not have the necessary notch cut into the horizontal support to allow the cables to routed up the back of the motherboard tray and still be out of the way to allow the side panel to be re-attached.

For those of you with the P180B, does your motherboard tray have the notch? Hmm, I think there are different variations with the same model name and revision.

blackhexagonsun · Post by **blackhexagonsun** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:46 pm

I just came back from Canada Computers to buy this case. They had P-180B advertised and the models on display did not show any of the newer features. I asked the salesman if they were in fact P-180B's and he said yes. He added that all their P-180B cases were from the same shipment batch so they were likely all identical.

He brought out a boxed case. I asked if I could open it in the store to check, he said no. I asked if I could return it if it wasn't the revision I wanted, he said not without a restocking fee.

I was disappointed but I needed a case so I bought it. However, I suspected they had in fact the older P-180's on display rather than the P-180B's and the salesmen wasn't informed about the particulars of this case.

When I opened the box at home to my surprise I was right. The P-180B does have all the features of the P-182! Including the notched horizontal ledge behind the motherboard tray, fan controller at the back, water cooling holes, et cetera.

I cannot find a revision number anywhere. But there is a QA sticker on the inside stamped 2007-01-28.

JazzJackRabbit · Post by **JazzJackRabbit** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:00 pm

blackhexagonsun wrote:For those of you with the P180B, does your motherboard tray have the notch? Hmm, I think there are different variations with the same model name and revision.

Just rechecked my case again, and yes, it does have the horizontal notch at the bottom of the motherboard tray for PSU cabling.

Glad you got your case perfect. Seems that person at hardforum got a bad apple. Either there was an error at assembly plant and they used wrong part, or Antec just continues using old components without a notch untill they run out of old parts to save some money. I'm rather disappointed how Antec handled the case though. That guy paid full retail price of $200 for the case, they better damn make sure his case is perfect. Reps lying about some cases not having that notch on intention is just an icing on the cake. I'm guessing if that's the only flaw with the case it would be much easier to just dremel it out himself rather than deal with lying reps.

Deusfaux · Post by **Deusfaux** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:00 pm

check my thread in the gallery for a pile of P182 SPECIAL EDITION pics

ill have a build set based on it asap too

blackhexagonsun · Post by **blackhexagonsun** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:24 pm

I'm having trouble with the plastic sliding panel that divides the lower and upper chamber above the psu. after removing the thumbscrews, my sliding panels just dont slide very far. They only move a few centimeters in either direction.

P.S. I love this case. My only gripe is the HDD leds are hidden when the front panel is closed.

Ender17 · Post by **Ender17** » Tue May 08, 2007 10:54 am

anyone buy a P180B from newegg recently and get a P182B?

zoob · Post by **zoob** » Wed May 09, 2007 8:19 am

Does the newest revision of P180B (P182 in disguise) come with a HD Audio front panel connector?

Antec website wrote:Front-mounted ports provide convenient connections:
- 2 x USB 2.0
- 1x IEEE 1394 (FireWireÂ®, i.LinkÂ®
- Audio In/Out (HDA & ACâ€™97)

I'll be peeved if they do, because I have already changed P180 cases to remedy the bulging door (Antec asked me for a shipping address for which I provided, yet no door was shipped out). Now they offer new internal cable management changes, water cooling holes, and HOPEFULLY an HDA front panel connector.

I e-mailed Antec support asking if they plan on offering an HDA connector for existing P180B users, and I quote:

Antec Help Desk wrote: we have no panel for the p-180 with HD audio all our new and coming cases with have taht feature

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