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Wooden Computer Accessories

Posted by timothy on from the anna-kronistik-on-the-line-for-you dept.

polyp2000 writes "It's always interesting to read about case-mods, but this company has a novel twist, for nature loving geeks. Maybe even the perfect accessory for a wooden case mod. Swedx do a nice line in wooden monitors, keyboards, and some sweet looking wooden mice in a selection of different woods."

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  1. oh please by ArchieBunker · · Score: 3, Informative

    Your computer would never get hot enough to catch wood on fire. You would be able to cook an egg on the metal case long before wood smolders. Even a capacitor popping in the power supply is no big deal. My only conern is RFI, but maybe they put a layer of conductive paint on the inside.

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    1. Re:oh please by jpmkm · · Score: 3, Informative

      Oh yes, and this is a definate problem since most of the heat is transferred through the case material. Heat loss due to conduction through the case material is nearly insignificant compared to the heat loss due to air circulation by fans. That's why we have fans in computers - to draw in cool air and force hot air out.

  2. Prices! by Coryoth · · Score: 3, Informative
    I managed to track down some pricing, at least for the monitors:

    15" TFT 458 Euros
    17" TFT 604 Euros
    19" TFT 1090 Euros

    Which is not all that bad considering how nice they look - here's a german shop selling them for those that are finding the site slashdotted.

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  3. Re:Fashion & the Beige Box by prockcore · · Score: 4, Informative

    Then some bright boy came up with the idea of white boxes. Then the natural corollary, the black box. Then Apple came out with the iMac and suddenly we had six new colors.

    Actually, Sun and SGI were making purple machines long before Apple switched from beige.

  4. Re:You love nature so much that you by NotClever · · Score: 3, Informative
    A myth? Wow, that must come as a surprise to the millions of trees that are planted yearly by lumber companies.

    The lumber companies know that more land isn't being created, and if they cut down all the trees, well, um, they're going out of business. Most lumber companies aren't stupid enough to do that to themselves.

    Perhaps what you are seeing are the farms. Fly over any farmland, and you'll see exactly what you're talking about.

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