From the sides...
The matte finish to the metal work on the outer skin of the P182 is seriously stunning.
It's a rich, yet subtle colour which just seems to work.
The P182 also has the same acoustic side panels seen on the P180, consisting of three sandwiched layers - aluminium, plastic and aluminium.
As you'll have noticed on the previous page, the fan mounted at the top of the case towards the rear is there, just as it was on the P180.
And, whether or not you love or loathe its giveaway - the associated grill - that plastic protrusion does help direct the airflow and should reduce the likelihood of anything dropping in the spinning fan, such as little children or component-threatening screws.
The working side of the P182 isn't much different from the P180. So, the chamber system remains. One of our biggest complaints about the P180 was that it used a high-profile fan in the bottom chamber and that this made it tricky to install a modular power supply.
We're pleased to be able to report that, with the P182, Antec has responded to such complaints by shipping a lower-profile fan.
Furthermore, it also made changes to the power supply cage. With the P180, we'd wanted to use a Tagan 530W Easycon PSU but that wouldn't fit and nor would a Hiper Type R. We ended up having to install the only PSU available to us that could be accommodated - Antec's own modular Neo HE.
In contrast, the P182 gave us no such problem with the PSU we wanted to use, a Corsair HX620. This was chosen to maintain parity with other recent and up-coming reviews of PC case.
