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Mac Pro lookalike PC on Indiegogo!

Wow.

That has got to be one of the ugliest computers I have ever seen (if you can even call it that, all I see is 3D renderings and overextended promises).

I'm also wondering how they intend to pull that off in $100K, unless they're using off the shelf components for the motherboard.

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ScottishCaptain said:
Wow.

That has got to be one of the ugliest computers I have ever seen (if you can even call it that, all I see is 3D renderings and overextended promises).

I'm also wondering how they intend to pull that off in $100K, unless they're using off the shelf components for the motherboard.

-SC
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ditto
 
This is truly ugly. Do people really want a cylindrical computer that badly? Thanks to the flat nature of PC parts, you can actually save space and fit just as much stuff (my making a cuboid shape inside the footprint of this enclosure) or jam it even fuller by making a cuboid shape that would encapsulate this enclosure. I'd prefer the latter, myself.
 
I can appreciate the material choices, but the end product looks cobbed together. Honestly I really don't see the appeal of making a cylinder-shaped computer anyway.
 
DougTheImpaler said:
This is truly ugly. Do people really want a cylindrical computer that badly? Thanks to the flat nature of PC parts, you can actually save space and fit just as much stuff (my making a cuboid shape inside the footprint of this enclosure) or jam it even fuller by making a cuboid shape that would encapsulate this enclosure. I'd prefer the latter, myself.
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Well the novel design of the Mac Pro is for a reason—it's how it can be powerful AND cool AND quiet.

But yeah I don't see how you could achieve anything approaching the same level without the same modification of components Apple achieved.

I think there's some things I like about the look, including its more bespoke appearance. I can think of plenty more plastic and metal PCs I would throw into the fire before this one.

As for the whole idea—anyone who says "the first truly customizable PC" as their tagline seems to have a disconnect with the reality of the world.
 
Maybe, I guess, but based on owner complaints it doesn't seem all that quiet. It could still be cool and quiet using multiple heat sinks with the same hardware and, I dunno, give users a second internal storage bay or something. That would go against their current "everything is a non-user-serviceable disposable luxury appliance" direction, though. I expect that the next version of the nMP will have soldered RAM in configurations of 16, 32, and 64GB.
 
DougTheImpaler said:
Maybe, I guess, but based on owner complaints it doesn't seem all that quiet. It could still be cool and quiet using multiple heat sinks with the same hardware and, I dunno, give users a second internal storage bay or something. That would go against their current "everything is a non-user-serviceable disposable luxury appliance" direction, though. I expect that the next version of the nMP will have soldered RAM in configurations of 16, 32, and 64GB.
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I will take that bet.
 
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