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First Look At Wild New "Level 10" Concept PC Case
notthatwillsmith writes "Maximum PC just posted an exclusive hands on with Thermaltake's unique Level 10 case. This concept design features individual compartments for different components (each with dedicated cooling) all mounted on a black steel frame. The case looks like a prop from 2001, rendered in black steel instead of white plastic. It's absolutely unlike anything I've ever seen before."
The case looks like a prop from 2001, rendered in black steel instead of white plastic. It's absolutely unlike anything I've ever seen before.
How can it look like a prop from a movie if its unlike anything you've ever seen before?
Logic failing aside,
It makes me think of what might happen if they combined the Death Star's Exterior with a PS3.
Cases like this are aimed at the hobbyist, not at corporate desks or people only interested in a tool.
Personally, I kinda like it.
"I use a Mac because I'm just better than you are."
Of course its like nothing you've ever seen. Its completely unnecessary. I've never seen a car with built-in centrifuge.. doesn't mean they should make one.
So basically, -1 troll/offtopic is really slashdots way of saying "I hate that you thought of something before me."
Cool? Yes. $700 cool? No.
If you look at the drive bay covers they are not perfectly aligned. For $700, you would expect Jobsian OCD attention to detail, regardless in shortcomings to the other design elements.
47 pounds case ? It's for no hobbyist, it's for body builder. No normal geek could even think of moving this behemoth.
And I find it rather ugly.
That's all I really need to know. It looks interesting, it might be cool, but I'll never buy one.
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If you buy one of these suckers, you'd best make sure your girlfriend really enjoys dusting. Oh, wait a minute...this is Slashdot.
I'd also point out that, in addition to slashdot, this is also the 21st century.
Any normal geek should be able to lift 47lbs without a problem from moving around outdated CRTs to throw them out of windows. And from moving around liquid cooled servers.
Why this case is a bad idea :
1. $700. That would buy a whole generation of core component upgrades (CPU/video card/RAM)
2. It uses small, noisy fans rather than larger, quiet ones like this case : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103011
3. Having a sweet looking computer case isn't going to impress anyone any more than having a sweet comic book collection. Save the money for spending things on stuff that actually (theoretically) have a chance of getting you laid, like better clothes or a nicer car.
4. You could buy a vapor chill cooler instead and overclock like mad. This case won't give you any more performance than a standard case.
In short, $700? No Wi Fi? Less space than a server case? Lame.
They've helpfully taken care of that problem, ensuring that the cost of the case is significantly more than the cost of shipping by setting the case's price at $700.
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That means vacuuming instead of dusting?
For $700 I'd expect at least one FW800 port on the front.
Any normal geek that is, excluding Mac users. Jobs killed CRTs back in 2002 (well, except for the eMac which sold for an additional three years to EDU) lending plenty of time for major muscle atrophy to have set in.
tl;dr Mac users won't be able to lift this thing.
My *wife* (yes really) does actually like putting on a maid's costume and picking up the feather duster.
Unfortunately, she never gets around to the dusting.
So I'm thinking of exchanging her for a newer model.
Your "mechanical women" seem like just the trick... can you please send me the technical specs and blueprints?
"Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien on Olog-hai
I've been a system builder since the 486DX2 66MHz days and of all the case designs I've seen come, go, and be claimed to be the next coming, the only one to ever be a perfect blend of form and function is the Mac Pro cases by Apple. I'm not even a fanboy, and most of those cases probably were never even cracked, but there is no denying them. This thing is just dumb.
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My case needs to go to eleven.
Evil is as eval("does");
I'm a tad confused - is this a bug, or a feature?
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
Depends on if you're home when it happens.
It used to be a feature, but middle age has made it into a bug.
"Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien on Olog-hai
I would prefer something with more class, more style, more customization and a price tag that doesn't make one vomit blood.
This is going to be my next case. Wood and brass (fake brass, but close enough). Great thing about a wood case is that it is easily modifiable with simple household tools.
http://www.nmediapc.com/htpc8000.htm
One of the strengths and unfortunate weaknesses of PCs is that components are interchangable. This is a plus, since it means anyone can replace a part, but the downside is, the replacement parts may not fit the "concept" quite wel.
In this case, it appears that while there's the central stand for wire routing, I'm not sure if it comes with the requisite power supply and cables trimmed to the right length. Too much cable is OK, you can hide the slack in the tower, but more often than not, cables are just a wee bit too short.
A design like the old G4 towers where one side flips down with the motherboard exposed and all the cables running along the edge is what I envision a good case to be, but even in OEM PC designs from Dell and the like, they incorporate such "flip open" design. Unfortunately, it fails as some cable is too short, meaning it flips open a little bit, you disconnect it, open it more, disconnect the next too-short cable, etc. A real mess that spoils the nice servicability.
My one concern is that - what happens if the power supply you bought doesn't have cables that reach? You have to invest in extensions? Or is that vertical stand contain a backplane, and all you do is plug the power/sata/IDE/etc cables into it, where they will go to the right component?
Just saying "any normal geek" already excludes Mac users. It has nothing to do with when Apple stopped using CRTs.
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You're forgetting about the massive amount of smug they haul around all the time.
First, who moves their desktop computer? The reason we have laptops is so that we can move them around. Desktops are meant to sit next to, or under, or behind the desk, in a closet, on a shelf (a strong shelf in this case).
I have no problem with a 50-lb desktop case if it's quiet and keeps the computer's bits cool.
I hate having my computer crash because of heat when I'm right in the middle of a stunt run in Burnout Paradise.
You are welcome on my lawn.
I've been meaning to talk to you about that. Your 6 year old has been seen beating up /.ers for their lunch money.
"Common sense will be the death of us all"
So does your mom, I hear.
You are welcome on my lawn.
$150?
Fuck that. I just screwed all my components into a scrap piece of plywood.
Five years, no failures.
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If smug had mass Debian users (myself included) would have collapsed the world into a black hole by now.
That said, I've got to get back to using my carefully and conscientiously designed OS.
Was I being to condescending there? By the way, to be "condescending" means "to talk down to."
Not a sentence!