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DeeezNutz writes "Here is the startings of a company that wants to see clear pc cases! They have pictures. " It's pretty impressive looking - the cases that is. The hot-rodding of computers continues, I guess.
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I'd really like to see clear hard disk covers inside those clear cases. You could see the mechanics working. THAT would be leet.
http://www.grub.net/crud/cleardisk.jpg
Not a simple clickey link to save my poor cable modem connection :)
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Well, I doubt it would cause that much trouble. Although it would violate FCC regs, it's not going to blow up your neighbor's dog :-D. I run my PC with out either side panel on, because I'm too lazy to take them on and off, and I have no problems with monitors, tvs, phones, and other things that sit right next to my case.
Have you ever opened your case and saw the massive tangles of dust that line the nooks and crannies of your PCI cards, hard drives and mobos? Why would I want to see that stuff wipping around in the case all day? Ewwww...
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Just saw this custom clear case over at HardOCP. Very nice, clean work. URL is "http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?threadid= 132652" for the goatse.cx weary...
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do they have the prototype for sale? i'd love to get my hands on a cardboard pc case, if i was talented in the least w/ tools, i'd make one myself. power tools just scare me...
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Now they just need to find a way of protecting the electronics so that all that unused space can be filled with water and you can have fish living in your pc..
How long would your case be clear? My experience with Acryllic is that it collects static electricity. They should call this the "Swiffer" case. If you think dust bunnies are gross, imagine your case as one big one. They could call this the "Chia-PC"... say, that's not a bad idea...
Could the static charge collected be used to supplement the power supply, or just shock and amuse friends and family. "Hey, touch my computer... right here."
I agree with the previous post when it says, "Clear cases are cool and all, but clear components would be cooler."
I hated Apple's translucent cases simply because they were faddish. If the computer's performance was as consistant and stylish as the cases, perhaps I would like them better. For people whose concerns are less geeky than my own; however, the cases are not a problem.
Clear cases are decidedly cool, but what would be cooler and give ultimate upgrade access would be a desk-drawer case.
Talk to you later, - J.D.
Without shielding this thing might radiate like crazy. Your radio, TV, your neighbor's TV, etc. could go beserk. They put computers in metal cases with finger-stock seals for a reason.
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This site looks like they've been doing clear pc's for a while
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The key to doing this hack successfully is to do it in a moderately clean place with little air flow to lift dust particles into the drive while it's open. Humidity doesn't matter; it's allowed to get in anyway so that it can get out when the air expands. Once you re-seal the drive you may have introduced a few particles, may even crash a few tracks. A good IDE drive will reassign these. Eventually the airflow across the platter is designed to flush this dust into the filter -- and you're right back where you started, maybe minus a few dings. Not at all the inevitable Kiss of Death you might expect.
Now if you really want to kill the thing while it's open, light up a cig and blow smoke onto the platter while it's spinning -- death within 10 seconds, guaranteed.
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Speaking of Apple...
Why make a clear case if it's still going to look like a standard PC? That would be like making a clear car that looked just like a 1992 Plymouth Acclaim! Take a clue from the G4 cube, and if you have the chance to make the shape of the case whatever you want, make it something special.
If you fall off a building, go real limp, because maybe you'll look like a dummy and people will be like hey, free dummy
Well, duh, then these aren't for you.
Somehow, this kinda stuff reminds me of the rice boy attitude. You know those Hong-Kong kids who soup up their Civic CXs with Mugen stickers, and racing stripes? :)
'Cuz we all know that clear/glowing cases, and mugen stickers make it go faster!
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I could give a flying f*ck how they look. I need cases that are well made. I want no sharp edges, everything easy to get at - toolless is best, durable - like a good magnesium alloy, well built so everything fits properly and lines up without having to force it, and has good air flow.
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Something like SGI's O2 would be awesome. Those things are fantastic. You can stip an O2's hard drives, video/sound board, momboard, power supply, etc. in about 15 seconds, and put it back in just as fast.
Nothing I have ever seen in PC's even vaguely compares.
And for those that still care about looks, the O2 had the 'melted tower' thing going for it.
Exactly my thoughts. So much for the occasional openning and giving it a shot of compressed air...Now I'll have to clean my computer as often as I do my bathroom...(don't ask...you won't like the answer)
For a moment i tought they sold fake invisible computer cases ("yes sir, our invisible computer case it's every geeks dream ... now if i could only find a sample to show you ...")
oh well, back to real life ...
These clear cases sure do look nice, but what can look better than a case made solely out of legos? This case is made from legos only, with no glue or adhesives whatsoever!
lego case pic 1
lego case pic 2
lego case pic 3
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Hey just use a bit of transparent aluminum. It worked for Scotty.
Several years ago I worked for a local PC shop. One of our customers fried two motherboards before we finally had him bring in his case. He'd build it out of thick plexiglass. We all thought it was great until one of us picked it up... the static electricity made all the hair on your arm stand up. You could stick pieces of paper to the sides of the case. It shocked you half the time you touched it...
And he wondered why nothing worked.
-Tony
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Taking a PC designed for a shielded metal case and sticking it into an unshielded plastic case seems like a sure way of creating interference for your neighbors: radio, television, amateur radio, portable telephones, medical devices, wireless networking, cell phones, etc. It's kind of like turning up your stereo all the way, and I don't think that's particularly nice. If people track you down, FCC regulations let them demand that you shut down your computer because it creates harmful interference to licensed devices.
So, save yourself some time and money, be nice to your neighbors, and leave that motherboard in the shielded case it was designed for. If you want a clear PC, buy one that was designed that way from the start, like an iMac or a G4 Cube.
Now we can see the gears and pulleys of an NT box.
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