Antec Dark Fleet DF-35

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

4
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Hotswap support, Two front access doors, Fan control, Sleek design.
Sleek, semimilitary appearance, Excellent cooling with quiet, highquality fans with individual controllers, Room for three 5.25" devices and six 3.5" drives, along with a 3.5" externallyaccessible device, External SATA bay for 2.5" notebook drives or S

Cons:

Lacks basic “toolfree” installation, Front bezel isn’t easily removable, Cheap expansion bay covers (not reusable), Unnecessary motherboard I/O plate, No User Manual
High price, Lack of basic features such as cable management, No manual?, Trim pieces impede access to 5.25" devices, SATA backplane convenience obviated by screwin drive mounting

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Last revision on June 17, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Hotswap support, Two front access doors, Fan control, Sleek design
Sleek, semimilitary appearance, Excellent cooling with quiet, highquality fans with individual controllers, Room for three 5.25" devices and six 3.5" drives, along with a 3.5" externallyaccessible device, External SATA bay for 2.5" notebook drives or S

Reviewers Didn't Like

Lacks basic “toolfree” installation, Front bezel isn’t easily removable, Cheap expansion bay covers (not reusable), Unnecessary motherboard I/O plate, No User Manual
High price, Lack of basic features such as cable management, No manual?, Trim pieces impede access to 5.25" devices, SATA backplane convenience obviated by screwin drive mounting

Expert reviews and ratings

Once again, Antec have produced an impressive showing in the Dark Fleet range with the bold styling and extensive cooling both proving a hit. There are issues though: take cable management, it’s workable but we’d still like a little more...

By XSReviews on October 04, 2010

Overall I’m not really impressed with this case. It lacks some simple features that even $50 cases have now-a-days. While the sleek design and unique features to make this a nice case, the DF-35 misses some of the basic features that cases should...

By ThinkComputers on September 19, 2010

Antec owns the bulk of the market share for computer cases, and with good reason: their cases historically offer high construction quality, compelling features, and competitive prices. The DF-35, however, seems remiss in each of these categories....

By Benchmark Reviews on July 07, 2010

Do I look the look and styling of the Antec DF-35? Yes, I can honestly say I do. The front facial is far different from anything else on the market. It was cool to see that each drive bay has its own little door. Also to be able to open the front to...

By Pro-Clockers on October 15, 2010

Hannes meint: Nicht nur für LAN-Fans eine Empfehlung! Verarbeitung: 8/10 Platzangebot: 8/10 Montage: 7/10 Kühlung: 9/10 Lautstärke: 7/10 Ausstattung: 9/10 Optik: 8/10 Gewicht: 8/10 Preis: 7/10 Pro+gute Verarbeitung+ausreichendes...

By Gamezoom.net on October 04, 2010

Nos ha gustado Diseño 100% Antec Excelente sistema de refrigeración (4 ventiladores con filtros) Calidad de construcción Interior pintado de negro Número de compartimentos interiores (SSD incl) Control manual de ventiladores Acceso...

By Traficantes de Hardware on October 03, 2010

Antec, bekannt durch Gaming Gehäuse, Netzteile und Computerzubehör, hat mit der Dark Fleet Serie bereits im vergangenen Jahr vier weitere Computergehäuse für Gamer auf den Markt gebracht. Die Dark Fleet Serie setzt sich aus 3...

By Hardwarelabs on July 11, 2011

Non c’è dubbio che la consistente revisione a cui è stato sottoposto in questi ultimi mesi il concetto stesso di midi tower ad opera di alcuni grandi produttori abbia contribuito a gettare una luce diversa su questo tipo di cabinet,...

By Pc Tuner on February 16, 2011

Das Antec Dark Fleet DF-35 ist zweifelsohne ein Midi-Tower, der auch die potenteste Hardware zu kühlen imstande ist. Der Preis, den man neben den aktuell rund 90 Euro Anschaffungskosten zusätzlich dafür zahlen muss, ist allerdings der...

By ComputerBase on December 13, 2010

fällt daher nicht gerade leicht. Das Gehäuse gestaltet sich außerordentlich vielseitig und ist gerade dadurch optisch noch auffälliger. Der militärisch-industrielle Look ist Geschmackssache, aber auf jeden Fall interessant und...

By PC-Max on October 09, 2010

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