Welcome to The Inside Perspective
Welcome to the Inside Perspective! Our first episode is a chat with Antec’s Jessie Lawrence about new cases and the future of Antec.
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The Inside Perspective 001 – Antec’s Jessie Lawrence
Antec was at one time the leader in enthusiast and gamer case design and much of what the company built years ago, like the P180 series, has endured years of modifications to remain relevant and these chassis remain some of the favorites of our staff. However, in the past several years, the case world has seen new entrants, new designs and new feature sets that Antec has been slow to adopt and as such they have fallen out of the leaders position in the mind-set of enthusiasts, even if they haven’t in sales in revenue.
With the release of the new P280 and Eleven Hundred cases though (the former of which we have already reviewed) Antec is hoping to make a resurgence into the enthusiast market. And while I definitely was impressed with the P280 there is still some work to do and, luckily, Antec knows it and is moving forward in the right direction.
Recently, Antec’s Communications Manager Jessie Lawrence stopped by the office and we sat down for a small interview to ask him about the new case designs, what he likes about working in this cut throat industry and how Antec plans to stem the tides against the competition.
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Host: Ryan Shrout
Guest: Jessie Lawrence, Antec
Program Length: 13:49
Program Schedule:
- 01:08 Introduction
- 02:15 Questions about new P280 and Eleven Hundred Cases
- 04:40 Target audience for each new case
- 05:50 Background with Jessie Lawrence
- 09:20 Memorable moments in the industry
- 11:20 How can Antec return to enthusiast roots?
- 13:45 Conclusion
If i remember the Geforce lan
If i remember the Geforce lan correctly, Antec had a new non OEM sealed water cooler which looks like the old ECO cooler. (tall and bulbous) The guy said it was a totally new prototype. Any word on that thing?
That was Cooler Master’s
That was Cooler Master’s booth.
Not sure who’s stuff you were
Not sure who’s stuff you were looking at. We didn’t have a booth, we just had some of our staff attending and had a contest (cardboard guns).
Can’t wait to see more!
But
Can’t wait to see more!
But Ryan, when you read a script you’re really monotone. It’d be great if you were narrating an Animal Planet special about lions on the Serengeti, but you’re just talking to us. You’re great when you’re off script.
We’ll work on it!
We’ll work on it!
Great more PC Per many thanks
Great more PC Per many thanks Ryan.
Ryan, thanks for the
Ryan, thanks for the opportunity to sit down and talk to you. We should do this more often.
Assuming I don’t have to come all the way out to Kentucky to do it!
Hey man, Kentucky is awesome,
Hey man, Kentucky is awesome, a hot bed center of tech journalism, obviously!
But yes, I think we are going
But yes, I think we are going to work it out so Skype calls can be the form of communication, otherwise the reliability of new episodes will be in jeopardy.
Ryan, thanks for the
Ryan, thanks for the opportunity to sit down and talk to you. We should do this more often.
Assuming I don’t have to come all the way out to Kentucky to do it!
Very nicely done. I liked the
Very nicely done. I liked the personal side of the interview, not just all technical. I look forward to more of these.
Thanks!
Thanks!
This is exactly what I
This is exactly what I emailed ya about, more industry guests. Good job!
We are always looking to
We are always looking to improve and try new things!
Nice video, guys. Jessie –
Nice video, guys. Jessie – your glare is intense, bro.
Very good Ryan, can’t wait
Very good Ryan, can’t wait for more. But, you have to get Rajiv from MSI on there. He’s a freakin rockstar!
Unfortunately, Rajiv is no
Unfortunately, Rajiv is no longer at MSI… 🙁