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High-End Aluminum PC Cases Make A Comeback

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the aluminum-is-like-sexy-or-something dept.

An anonymous reader writes ""Lian Li's V1200 Plus represents the apex of enclosure technology to date. Lian Li is a long time favorite of computer builders, especially those who are willing to spend more so that they will get the features and design benefits of a high end product. This case has a formidable price tag, but with its great looks, innovative layout, and brand reputation it has more that a few things going for it. At 210 x 490 x 625mm this case has the depth of a full-tower, but not the height. This makes it perfect for extensive systems and for people who need to tinker inside the case.""

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  1. What tipped me in the direction of Aluminum by bigwavejas · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Another thing to consider, which this article didn't specifically point out is... Aluminum cases keep your system cooler than standard steel cases. With PC temperatures rising (through overclocked CPU's and the latest pixel-pushing video cards), it's one more reason to consider a Aluminum.

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  2. Advertisement by medeii · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Lian Li's V1200 Plus represents the apex of enclosure technology to date. Lian Li is a long time favorite of computer builders, especially those who are willing to spend more so that they will get the features and design benefits of a high end product.

    Can it get any more blatant than this?

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    1. Re:Advertisement by EnsilZah · · Score: 3, Insightful

      At first glance it seemed like that link is 80% ads but now that you point it out, looks like it's 100%. =\

  3. Blatent Slashvertisement? by rdwald · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I mean, the review is written by a Lian-Li employee, and the story was submitted here by an "anonymous reader." Seems like a blatent plug to me.

  4. But it doesn't sound like one by Space+cowboy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Indeed, it looks very nice (different, but nice) next to my G5. It's a lot louder though :-(

    Simon

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  5. They SAY it looks like the G5 case... by Nova+Express · · Score: 2, Insightful
    ...right there on page 2. Unfortunately, they fail to mention that they took a G5, and then bashed it with the Ugly Stick.

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  6. Why? by cascino · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This case has been around for a long time. And it's ugly as sin.
    Why again is this front-page worthy?

  7. Can we end that commercial break? by jopet · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The article (both the ./ and the original one) are nothing more than an ad.

    Who actually wants this here?

  8. Thermal Performance isn'y that great... by Sargeant+Slaughter · · Score: 2, Insightful

    We tested these a few months ago in our lab. Their thermal performance was only mediocre. All the little holes in the aluminium allow back flow into the chassis. That means that hot air just sits inside while the fans circulate air around in a little loop in the back of the chassis. The good ole chenbro gaming bomb did better thermally.

    These are definitely not worth the money, when we got 'enm they were like $200 without a power supply!

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  9. AC? My ass by Maxwell'sSilverLART · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Anonymous coward? But TFA said it was by Sal Cangeloso, and since it's taken verbatim, I'd say it's probably reasonable to ascribe this to him.

    Hey, you know what'd be really cool? If we had somebody who could read the stories, and decide which ones are valid news stories, and which are just advertisements. We could call the process "editing," or somesuch.

    If we really wanted to go overboard, we could make him check the spelling and grammar of submissions, and possibly even see if the same story was reported the previous day. But that's probably just crazy talk.

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  10. Re:Boycott misleading sites by Russellkhan · · Score: 2, Insightful

    No, we should boycott viewing the ads. I find Firefox's adblock extension to be very effective for this.

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