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Beautiful Wooden PC Cases

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the art-matters dept.

mrbill submitted linkage to a site offering to sell what appear to be very beautiful wood PC cases combining wood, glass and silicon into something a hell of a lot prettier than that beige box. Something tells me these wouldn't win the recent Intel sexy case contest, but they sure are sharp.

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  1. The Fossil Computer by PIPBoy3000 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Back before I had a couple little kids, I pulled in my dad and his milling machine to make the Fossil computer. It's brass and wood, with a neat fossil as a badge.

    It's now my daughter's computer, so it plays more Dora the Explorer than the latest high-end games. When I replace my main computer, I'll gut it and put in fancy new components. The main draw is that it's silent, with the main issue being heat (I have some big, slow fans to help with that).

  2. Wood warping by westyvw · · Score: 3, Interesting

    As I have pondered doing this, I had concerns about the humidity level of the wood going up and down as the case got hot, then cold, then hot again. I wondered if this would eventually crack or split the wood. What is the longevity? Is his choice of woods helpful in this regard? My chioce would have been ceder, what a great smelling computer, but it is very prone to splitting, and covering that wood on both sides with laquer would be pointless if you wanted to enjoy the smell. Maybe my fears were unfounded.....

  3. Looks nice... by ewl1217 · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Not only do these computers look nice, but they actually include some good bundled software. From the list of bundled programs:
    • Open Office version 2.0.3
    • Firefox Web Browser Version 1.5
    • Thunderbird Mail Version 1.5
    Of course it also includes a trial of WinRAR, but it is progress.