The front of the chassis is easily the most stand out feature for the P280, hiding behind a protective plastic film when I removed it from the box is this stunning front panel door which is finished in gunmetal anodized aluminium.
With a closer look you can see the top of this panel features the usual I/O ports with headset jack, microphone jack, 2 x USB 2.0 ports, 2 x USB 3.0 ports and finally we also have power and reset buttons along the top of the chassis.
Hiding behind that lush aluminium finish panel are plenty more luxury features. The reverse of the panel comes lined with a soft soundproofing material to help keep things nice and quiet, three 5.25″ drive bays at the top of the main chassis and a removable dust filter on the lower half.
There are no fans pre-installed behind this panel but there are room for a pair of 120mm intake fans should you require them.
The left side of the chassis features a really clean looking panel, the only feature that stands out is the plastic handle for the underside dust filter, you can see this in the bottom left corner of the chassis.
The back of the chassis is full of surprises too, with three fan control switches in the top right for the top fans and 120mm rear pre-installed fans. Below that we have 9 expansion slot covers providing plenty of room for a multi-GPU setup. Finally a pair of water cooling cut-outs and ample ventilation areas, that can be found from top to bottom of the chassis, should make for excellent cooling.
The right side of the chassis features another plain but very clean looking side panel that keeps with the slick and understated look of the rest of the chassis. Here we can also see a pair of 120mm exhaust fans pre-installed on the top of the chassis.
The base of the chassis features four heavy duty rubber feet which should help keep things stable and reduce vibration from the chassis and a large dust filter provides airflow to the PSU mount.
The dust filter can be removed from the side of the chassis, this means you can clean the filter without having to lift the chassis up for access to the air intake.
Pity about the door that opens the wrong way & the ugly, gaping punched out ventilation holes on the top. Their designers could’ve made a far neater job but otherwise it’s a sensible case.
I think you made a mistake in the second to last paragraph you say “Performance isn’t fantastic too, there is a reason we use this chassis in the eTeknix office and at trade shows such as iSeries.”
Which doesn’t make sense I think it should read “performance is fantastic too” instead of isn’t.