Home Theatre PC enthusiasts that liked the ANTEC Fusion HTCP case will find more to love with the new ANTEC Fusion MAX! Originally shown at COMPUTEX 2007, the Fusion MAX finally gets a name and is almost ready for prime time, but we are getting closer. In addition to the name, it has been confirmed that the unique washable filter system will make its way into production, but it will lose the power supply bundled with it, giving users the choice to use any power supply that they want. The Fusion MAX will work with all ATX motherboards unlike the FUSION that only liked the company of mATX boards.
The chambered design will remain in the Fusion MAX along with a front ventilation system that can be installed by removing a set of front drive bays. This is aimed squarely at users that want to throw a couple of high end video cards into it for a no compromise gaming/home theatre PC system. ANTEC is still working on something for the front panel display so stay tuned.
Although we’re disappointed that the Fusion MAX won’t be released right away, we are pleased to see that the Mini P180 announced at COMPUTEX 2007 will be making its way to a store near you very soon. The Mini P180 officially takes on the name of Mini P180 and will launch in an iPod White and a Titanium grey. The Mini P180 will support mATX boards and will have all the bells and whistles of the full sized P180 from the slide out drive bay and screw box to the chambered power supply bay. Notice the washable filter down there? Also making it into production are the chevron shaped vents in both the top of the case and the front door.
ANTEC also brings out a new laptop cooler called the Notebook Cooler 200. The unit features a massive 200mm big boy fan that runs quietly but moves a massive amount of air. The 200 is designed to work well both on a desk and on your lap thanks to the smooth undersurface and proper seperation of the fan blades from your pants. The only thing that I found odd was the fact that it didn’t have a USB pass through so that you get that USB port that you give up to power it like every other laptop cooler. To its credit, the 200 does have an adjustable fan control and LED intensity switch.
If you’d like to see more shots of these new ANTEC products, and I know you want to, you can check out our CES 2008 ANTEC Photo Gallery.
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