Clear Case Roundup

The Cheat writes "Interested in making your computer the envy of all the other computers on the block? What visitors to oooh and ahhh when they enter your room? The latest trend in computer case solutions can do just that. AnandTech took a look at three clear cases in a recent roundup, each certain to make you more popular, right? Maybe not, but at least they look cool."

Comments

These are certain to..

[skinnydskitzo]

scare any and all females from ever entering my bedroom again.

No EMI

[Tweakmeister]

There is no way I'd buy one of these cases...or one with a window.

There's a reason for all the EMI shielding in a case! And the reason? Search google :)

I have to wonder what the FCC says about these cases...although for Home use I don't believe there is much in terms of requirements.

What's the point?

[sketerpot]

I can see that these would be cool---for someone who's never seen an iMac. I remember when I first saw an iMac. It was cool. I could see through the case. But are there any advantages to these cases other than looking cool? I'd prefer to have a compact case that I could fit a lot of computer in. There was a project a while ago to make small computers that would fit in a small brick and run quietly. Quiet, small, low heat computers are what I'd like to see. Unfortunately this might now look as cool if you look in a transparent case.

Are there any neat things you would like to see in a case?

It's a safe bet

[RLiegh]

...that if you think these look cool; you needn't fear being 'popular'. ;)

(damn, did I forget my humor tags?)

Come on, you're a /. reader...

[sean.peters]

What do you mean, "again"?

Sean

Re:Come on, you're a /. reader...

[Uart]

well his mom visited him that one time, she had to check to see that he made his bed...

They already do

[absurdhero]

Computer cases haven't changed a whole lot in the last 5 years ever since they discovered the stylish case market. Trends have changed a little, windowed cases and flat black designs are popular. I would like to see more truly innovative designs like the Shuttle PCs and other stylish cases with a purpose.

why put your money there

[jhagler]

To me this is a classic case of flash over substance. Why pay the extra for a window/lights/rounded cables when that money can be put into a faster CPU, a better video card, or a bigger hard drive? It reminds me of the people who buy a cheap ass Honda then trick it out with everything they can bolt on only to have their doors blown off by a stock Camaro SS which costs less.

Whoop-tee-dee you have LCD's on your fan, I can push twice the fps you can and will procede to hand you your ass in tournament play. Just a thought.

Re:why put your money there

[MoneyT]

Because not everybody cares whether or not they can get more than 80 fps out of quake.

Because not everybody cares for larger HDD space (ok so those people are rare, but the point remains)

Because for some people 2 ghz is indeed fast enough (a lesson that that many tech companies have to learn still)

Because they can.

Re:why put your money there

[liquidsin]

I'd like to propose something to every single person who posts a comment like this whenever case modding comes up. Think of the last time you spent money on something you wanted, even though you didn't need it. Bought those Nike shoes instead of the generic brand? Paid a hundred bucks more for a fridge with a stainless steel finish? Then, instead of questioning why other people do things they want with their own money for their own amusement, why don't you just shut the fuck up...

Re:Lack of EMR Shielding?

[loucura!]

Well that's kinda the point...

Think about it... do you want the type of people who want clear cases breeding? Sure, you could argue that they aren't likely to breed anyway, but this is just an extra precaution.

I laugh at your clear case!

[divide overflow]

Us Alpha Nerds don't use cases. We just lay our motherboards down on cardboard pizza delivery boxes. Clear computer cases are for posers.

Better Throw In Some Bounce

[ewhac]

What about static electricity? Acrylic just loves to build up static. Even small amounts of static electricity, too small to be felt by human touch, will still turn expensive, delicate chips into expensive sand.

Yeah, they're pretty, but it looks like they'll probably also shorten the life of your 1337 g4m1n6 r1g.

Schwab

Dust bunnies

[tinrobot]

I don't know about the rest of you, but everytime I open my case, it's full of dust. I'm really not into vacumming my case just to be hip.

I have one...

[blincoln]

...unlike at least 97% of the posters in this thread. I bought it for fun when I replaced my motherboard about six months ago.

I like the way it looks, which is important since it's sitting in front of me whenever I do any computer-related work at home.

I probably wouldn't buy one again though, because it's a hassle to keep clean, and I haven't found a way to keep the cabling looking neat since there's nowhere to hide the excess. Also, because the expansion card mounting bracket is Lucite like the rest of the case, it's kind of fragile. I think Soyo makes a case with a metal bracket, but they hadn't released it when I got this one.

I haven't experienced any EMR issues either for the internal components or the external ones.