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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | This elegant mini-desktop boasts impressive performance and a remarkably svelte profile, perfect for system builders looking for a smaller chassis. Its slender footprint and included bracket allow it to fit vertically or horizontally into the tightest spaces. With a reliable high efficiency 80PLUS certified 350 Watt power supply and front USB, eSATA and audio ports, the Minuet 350 delivers the ideal blend of performance and convenience. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Weight: | 18.88 pounds | | Package Length: | 19.5 inches | | Package Width: | 15.0 inches | | Package Height: | 6.0 inches | | Package Weight: | 15.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 5 reviews |
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| | Features | Chassis Type - Mini CaseMotherboard Supported up to Form Factor - mATXEnclosure Color - Black- 80mm TriCool fan with 3-speed switch control- Low Profile, small form factor
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Great desktop case Oct 17, 2009
This is the second time I've built a system in a Minuet case. Even though I was completely happy with the first one, I did a lot of online shopping to see if there was another case (possibly a bit cheaper) that I might want to try this time instead. There wasn't. For my requirements, this case is perfect. I wanted a generic system for the office, with a good processor, plenty of memory, and a big hard drive. The onboard video is good enough, so I don't need any expansion cards at all. Therefore, potential concerns about space inside the case, cooling capacity, and power supply wattage are non-issues for me. What I do care about is having a case that is well-made, looks nice, and doesn't take up much space on my desk.
For me, using the computer case as a monitor stand makes sense for three reasons: 1. You don't need to buy a separate monitor stand, or make one out of a couple reams of office paper or some random box, to avoid having to look downhill at your monitor all day. 2. The front panel is right in front of you. Even though I don't use the optical drive or front usb ports very often, when I do it's nice to have them right there, instead of having to reach under my desk or off to the side. 3. Since the computer occupies the same footprint as the monitor, it doesn't take up as much desk space as even a mini-tower would. And I'd rather have my computer on the desk than on the floor, where it will gather more dust and might be accidentally kicked or pushed by myself or the cleaning people.
So, having a strong preference for this type of case, what were my choices? They seemed to fall into three groups: 1. Home theater cases, which are often bigger, usually much more expensive, and have extras like front panel displays, knobs, and remote controls that would be useless to me in an office computer. 2. Cheapo cases that look flimsy, and half the user reviews complain of power supply failures within the first 6 months. 3. The Antec Minuet.
So I decided to go with the Minuet again, and I've been just as happy with this one as the first one. It is sturdy, and looks and feels well-made. The main part of the case has a beautiful black finish that looks lustrous without being too shiny. The front panel is brushed aluminum with a bright trim ring around it. I think it looks very nice. A couple people have complained of a gap around the optical drive. I don't know if their drives have nonstandard mounting positions or front cover dimensions, or what. With mine, the front of the drive is flush with the front panel like it ought to be, and the gap around the sides is so small (maybe 1 or 2 mm) that I don't even notice it. It looks fine. I don't have a floppy drive, so the plastic insert covering the small drive opening is still there. It looks OK, but I don't know why they even bother with that opening. Does anyone still use floppy disks?
Building the system was a breeze. The drive cage tilts up and pulls completely out, you drop the motherboard in, install the cpu, heatsink, and memory, put the drives in the cage, slide the cage back in the case, connect a few cables, and you're good to go. It took hardly any time at all, and I encountered no issues of any kind. It's true that the motherboard can make a difference. In one of my previous micro-atx builds, the motherboard sata sockets pointed sideways, right next to a case panel. Cables with straight connectors wouldn't fit at all, so I had to make a special trip to buy one with an L-shaped connector. Even then, it was a royal pain to plug and unplug. But the mobo I used for this build had the sata sockets pointing straight up, so there were no case clearance issues at all.
In summary, I'm very happy with this case, and would buy it again without hesitation if I needed to build another system with similar requirements.
Perfect case for HTPC Mar 06, 2009
First of all, really fast (4 days for free) shipping from amazon.com.
It's a beautiful and sturdy slim case that I have been hoping for. I can never say no to 80 plus PSU. Just spent about 1 hour to move all he parts from my old case into this baby.
The side fan has acceptable noise level at low speed, the overall system temperature looks good, and that side fan does contribute a little.
Both power and HD LEDs are in blue, just match the LED color on my BD drive.
The only problem is the cable wiring. My motherboard's power socket is located at front, just under the drive bay. It needs some skill to put them smoothly together. Well, it's the way how a slim case must be... Not really an issue, but want to share with others.
Another thing is that there is no protection for the vents. Keep away from water...
I have Gigabyte 780g MB, Athlon X2 4000+, 4GB mem, 500GB WD, and liteon BD drive. Plus this beautiful case, a perfect HTPC solution.
Solid, tiny case full of almost everything you need Jan 27, 2009
I was skeptical about this case before it arrived, thinking because of the price it might not even suit my needs. I had a small space for an HTPC that the 5" and 6" high cases wouldn't fit so my alternatives were few.
What a pleasant surprise! The case is nicely manufactured (and a carbon-copy of one from Rosewill) and looks good. It is solid both inside and out. The 350W power supply, which is a bit slight in thw wattage department holds on for an all-in-one micro board, e7300 Intel chip, Blu-Ray drive and 3 hard drives. I found I could even squeeze in a fourth if the mobo had more than 4 sata ports! The power supply is very specific to this case, so if it goes out in the future, you will have a problem.
There is an ingenious slide-in cage for the optical drive and two hard drives that makes it easy despite the small space to get the rest of the PC put together first. Then a little power and data cable planning and it all fits together. A slight design improvement might have been the addition of two drive spots under the cage instead of the one - I think there's just enough space. I had to fit the third hard drive upside-down on the case lid with screws in the center-rear vent holes - that's where I would have put the fourth too.
There's a 3-speed fan on the side for ventilation and it works well but it does bear the brunt of case cooling. The short-stalked manual switch is a bit hard to use after you close the case up so figure out what speed you want before you tuck your PC away after it's built.
The case would make it hard to use a graphics card and it would have to be half-height so plan accordingly. Mobos with on-board graphics are perfect, they use less power and these days you can get GeForce 9000s on them. Just don't expect to build a gaming PC with this case.
My only complaint might be that the optical slot of the front panel leaves a crack of space around the drive, probably due to the need for the inner cage to pivot when inserted. It's not really a problem but know that the front will only look 99% perfect, not 100%.
I was totally impressed with this case and even though this one was for personal use, I fully intend to use these in my computer company for any application where size is a consideration. It's great! Try one for yourself!
Great Case Jan 16, 2009
I've built 3 computers with this case and it's become my favorite small case. It's 3.8" wide and takes up very little desk space. Includes 3 speed case fan that is really quiet on the 2 lower speeds. I'ts very heavy due to the thick guage sheet metal. (15 lbs.) Nice chrome face bezel and silver faceplate. Doesn't use a hinged door on the CD drive like many small cases...which are often problematic. CD drive mount hinges out so it's easy to mount and get to the mother board. 350W power supply and cool blue lights. I like everything about this case...wish it was cheaper...but I guess you get what you pay for.
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 Nice case, small, and fairly quiet Jan 03, 2009
Prior to this I've only built one PC from scratch. This time I wanted something smaller than the mini-tower I previously used. I also wanted something quiet.
This unit is shiny, and it's hard to discern in the photos the colors. This (or at least mine) has a dull silver front surrounded by a chromed-plastic bezel and a glossy piano-black case.
There is no doubt that the interior is cramped when installing items, but that's to be expected in a case this size.
There is a very small misalignment between the DVD/CD player and the front, which I've seen mentioned in other reviews. This is very minor, and while I was initially annoyed when building the PC, in use I just don't notice it.
I do wish the case had a firewire port in the front for transferring movies from our camcorder to the PC. There's a port in the back though, and the inconvenience is minor.
The case and power supply fans are really pretty quiet. Of course, this is all relative to what one individual believes quiet is. Each will have their own opinion. All I can say is that with the unit sitting on the floor next to me (I use the stands and have it vertical), I really can't hear it over the ambient noise in the house. I have the included case fan set to low (it has a little switch for low, med and hi), which seems to provide more than adequate cooling. In the future I may purchase a different fan with a speed sensor and connect it to the motherboard to take advantage of some automatic fan settings.
I thought I had a defective DVD player for a bit since the unit sounded like a jet preparing for takeoff when the player would spin-up. It turns out that moving the mounting feet (only used when mounting the case vertically) around greatly affect the vibration of the case. Just by spreading the feet out a bit the whole thing has quieted down nicely. To make it any better I'll have to open the case back up and put some felt pads or something between some of the sheet metal items. As-is though, I'm fine with it.
Overall, I like this case and would definitely purchase it again.
For reference, here's what I've used, and after a month seems to work excellently:
-Motherboard: Asus M3A78-EM.
-Ram: Kingston KHX6400D2/2GR (x2 for 4GB- can buy 2 more to upgrade someday, which will then max out the motherboard at 8GB).
-CPU: AMD ADV60000DOBOX Athlon 64 X2 6000 3.1GHz Socket AM2 Dual-Core processor.
-DVD: ASUS DRW-20B1LT 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe, SATA
-Hard Drives: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA (x2 in a mirrored array to protect our important stuff should one fail)
OS: Microsoft Vista 64 ultimate (after hearing all the bad stories I bought it anyway, and I'm glad I did).
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