Computex 2007: Cases
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:23 pm
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According to Cyril at The Tech Report: "They had those signs, but when I asked their marketing dude he said taking pictures was okay." I wonder why the signs were there in the first place.Rusty075 wrote:I like that the pictures of the Thermaltake cases include the "please no photographs" signs. That's a nice touch.
Yeah, that's basically been the reaction from vendors with "No Photography" signs during our visits to CES as well. But having those signs up does let them limit who is taking pictures. They can selectively choose to ignore the signs for people they like, or call security on you if they don't like you. A couple of years ago we watched the marketing women at Coolermaster chase the booth workers from another company out of the area for engaging in a little corporate espionage by taking pictures of a prototype case. (I won't name the other company, but their initials were T.t. )tempeteduson wrote:According to Cyril at The Tech Report: "They had those signs, but when I asked their marketing dude he said taking pictures was okay." I wonder why the signs were there in the first place.
I had the same thoughts when we saw the SG03 at CES in January:tempeteduson wrote:My main concern about the SG03 is the placement of the PSU, which allows efficient use of space but places limits on the size of the CPU HSF.
SPCR Does CES '07 wrote: The SG-03 is over an inch shorter and nearly three inches shallower than the already small Silverstone TJ-08, and is both shorter and shallower than the Antec NSK3300. But don't let the small size fool you, the SG03 features a pair of 120mm fans for cooling: both mounted as intakes for an all-positive airflow path. There is room for a pair of 3.5â€
Seconded! As well as the new Zalman GPU coolers and Sugo SG03. The Thermalright case seems like a study in excess, as well as having questionably efficiency with the loooooooooooong heatpipes.jasonlava wrote:I want to see a review of that Antec HTPC case AND the mini P182.
Handles on the tower version, but nothing visible on the htpc version.Bluefront wrote:If I'm seeing that Thermalright case right, the heatsinks look like the condenser on a window AC unit. You look at the fins too hard and they bend inward. You couldn't carry the things easily.......the pressure of your fingers will dent the fins. And look terrible......you can buy a little comb-like device to straighten fins. Too much for me......
Award for most ludicrous case design goes to...spookmineer wrote:The Thermalright case with the side as a complete heatsink looks a bit extreme.
More practical: would you have to re-apply thermal paste every time you open the case....?
It has the same design as the Reference series, look here.Finally, here's a new massive CW01 case with one of their earlier models on top. The new case was built specifically in response to requests from Marantz, who sought a HTPC case that would mate well with their high end AV receivers and other gear.