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Stunning Mac Pro PC Case Alternative

DucatiTerminator said:
I think it's cool and would probably buy one, but I'm not holding my breath. All the cases mentioned above are actual retail products; this one, not so much. ;)
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Lol yep, like I've already said before, again, it may never see the light of day. I've been reading every source of information and news about it. Currently no OEM wants to dive into this project because according to Tan, all they care about is profit and aren't willing to sacrifice some of it to help revolutionize the desktop PC. Really, really sad.

It's unfortunate it may never lift off. It would be a true competitor to any of Apple's finest computers in every regard. Your son has good taste in gaming gear! I've owned Razers DeathAdder and it was surreal. I've also owned likes of the R.A.T 7 with most metal construction, and I'd still take the DeathAdder over it.


Have you seen the Blade? MacBook Pro quality that runs Windows. It's just good to know there IS an alternative out there in case I ever want a Windows PC again, but don't want to give up the build quality and elegant design of Apple computers.
 
Bunch of glowy green lines, neon ground effect, LCD screen with stats. Seems more like a gamer case. Looks like it requires every single part to be mounted into its own separate external case.

Does not remind me of a Mac Pro at all.
 
Tucom said:
Lol yep, like I've already said before, again, it may never see the light of day. I've been reading every source of information and news about it. Currently no OEM wants to dive into this project because according to Tan, all they care about is profit and aren't willing to sacrifice some of it to help revolutionize the desktop PC. Really, really sad.
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Considering the price of Razer products, isn't that sort of the pot calling the kettle black? LOL

If Tan is so convinced that it will revolutionize the desktop PC, why is he looking to OEM's to help him launch this? Either way, doesn't he stand to profit from every unit potentially sold through licensing or similar? Wouldn't it be better if he were to secure his own funding (despite the cost) and make that "sacrifice" himself?

Tucom said:
It's unfortunate it may never lift off. It would be a true competitor to any of Apple's finest computers in every regard. Your son has good taste in gaming gear! I've owned Razers DeathAdder and it was surreal. I've also owned likes of the R.A.T 7 with most metal construction, and I'd still take the DeathAdder over it.
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I'm not sure what you mean by "true competitor…in every regard." In build quality? Perhaps. But it's still a Windows-based PC at the end of the day, albeit a modular one, which may or may not be important to the average user. I don't think that the average user who buys an iMac would buy one of these. Considering Razer products' typical price point, the cost of a Reality Project Christine would likely be in the nMP price territory. From someone who loves the design of the nMP but hates its lack of upgradeability, the Razer would actually appeal to me. But I find that the cMP, while not modular like the Razer, is elegant, easy to upgrade in minimal time, extremely well built, and also natively runs the OS I prefer. I'm not a gamer at all -- I have Windows 7/8 loaded on a couple of boxes as a necessity for CAD, but I prefer OSX for most of the other things I need to do.

Tucom said:
Have you seen the Blade? MacBook Pro quality that runs Windows. It's just good to know there IS an alternative out there in case I ever want a Windows PC again, but don't want to give up the build quality and elegant design of Apple computers.
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Yes, I've seen the Blade, primarily because my gamer son wants one, LOL. It seems like a well-built powerhouse, and I would love to have the 17" screen on the Pro, but I'm not much of a laptop user unless I'm traveling, and the thing weighs 7 lbs., about the same as the 17" MBP which I didn't buy for that reason. For my (non-gaming) needs, I'm leaning towards a 15" rMBP, or even the 13" which is 1 lb. lighter still.
 
Personally, I loved the old Power Mac cases where the main logic board would flip down with the side panel of the case. Of course, the cabling wasn't as neat and clean as the Mac Pro's but back then we were still using the old IDE cables and Molex power connectors.
 
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Something I forgot to mention, the XFX Type01 Bravo case I posted on page 1 has only 2 LEDs on the front. Both are bright white, which reminds the Apple's choice for power LEDs on PowerMacs and Mac Pros.
This isn't shown on the video and product photos.

The case does its job pretty well keeping the AMD FX 8 core @3,5Ghz pretty cool with the OEM CPU Fan at maximum 44C. So, I'm a happy customer of this case ;-)

Cheers.
 
DucatiTerminator said:
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Tan truly cares about innovation and creating something truly unique - Razer is a much smaller company than Apple, and so in order to create the products that they do, I'm guessing that's one reason why the need the profit margins that they get. That, and their products really are worth the money, just like Apple.

Don't you think he would have gone his own route if he could have? I'm not sure at all why he hasn't, either. I'm always thinking why doesn't he just go to the source for all the components; Foxconn, Delta, AMD/Nvidia directly for the parts. IDK, but there's probably a reason for it.


As for true competitor - Definitely in build quality - and attention to detail, elegance, and most likely even things like resale value. Like they did with the blade, I'm sure they would (or atleast could) release a Pro version running either Xeons or FirPros/Quadros, or both. That would be amazing. Choice of OS is subjective - I prefer OS X for everything these days (even gaming) - but Windows 8 is superb, and Windows 10 looks even better. So I would have no issue using Windows, at least to complement OS X.


Funny you're from Moorpark - I grew up there. You guys get any rain at all yet?
 
I don't think that there is anything as beautiful as the "Murderbox", now "XForma": https://xforma.com/

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Moonshot said:
I don't think that there is anything as beautiful as the "Murderbox", now "XForma": https://xforma.com/

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Yeah I saw that a week or two ago on a video of Computex. The one there had red LEDs. Super killer.


My two favorites would still have to be the cMP and the Razer Project Christine, but that MBX is gorgeous. Too bad it's only a Limited Edition thing :( Otherwise it would be something to save up for.

Still, could go with a white Caselabs MiniITX case -

http://www.caselabs-store.com/nova-x2m/

It's nothing that SHOUTS "Hey look at me" but it's all beautiful crafted THICK aluminum. They have cases that are over $600. And all Caselabs cases are Made in the U.S.
 
If you are really into the old Mac Pro look look at this one:


The inside wouldnt look as neat I think, and the "Mac Pro style case" is I think still in beta or development but something to look out for.

But that company makes some nice other all aluminium cases as well

http://www.streacom.com/
 
lowendlinux said:
Remember there's a limited number. The first version of this case the run was 500 I believe and sold out in 36 hours. High end PC types spend BIG money.
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Too bad that for PCs the mainstream OS (of choice) is Windows. No matter how pretty you make it, it's still a PC.
 
Moonshot said:
Too bad that for PCs the mainstream OS (of choice) is Windows. No matter how pretty you make it, it's still a PC.
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So... I don't make a fuss about the look of my saw or hammer as long as they're the best tool and they do the job I expect from them. PC are tools, OSes are tools. You chose the one that can do the best job for a specific task.
 
tuxon86 said:
So... I don't make a fuss about the look of my saw or hammer as long as they're the best tool and they do the job I expect from them. PC are tools, OSes are tools. You chose the one that can do the best job for a specific task.
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The Mac Pro isn't just pretty, it's a pleasure to work on. I just swapped CPUs in under 10 minutes, including new heat paste, with nothing other than a single hex wrench. I pulled the entire CPU tray out, which means I could leave the computer on the floor under the desk with all the cables still hooked up. And I could work on the CPU tray on my desk in the light while sitting down. So, so nice.

The last time I swapped CPUs in an ATX case, the heat sink was attached by screws from the back side of the motherboard, requiring a complete removal of nearly everything. And I don't know what idiot decided there shall be 3 or 4 types of Phillips screws that despite being almost exactly the same physical size, have different thread pitch... ugh. That job was closer to an hour and a half and not nearly as pleasant.

I find that the more tidy an ATX case looks, the harder it actually is to work on because everything that is tidy requires extra cable routing, cover plates, special brackets, etc.
 
ActionableMango said:
The last time I swapped CPUs in an ATX case, the heat sink was attached by screws from the back side of the motherboard, requiring a complete removal of nearly everything. And I don't know what idiot decided there shall be 3 or 4 types of Phillips screws that despite being almost exactly the same physical size, have different thread pitch... ugh. That job was closer to an hour and a half and not nearly as pleasant.

I find that the more tidy an ATX case looks, the harder it actually is to work on because everything that is tidy requires extra cable routing, cover plates, special brackets, etc.
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That's not even remotely true for any modern PC built using a modern, high quality case - there's usually a CPU cutout for this very reason. All you have to do is remove the right side panel (if talking about a standard ATX layout here) and bam, it's all done within minutes.

Also I have no idea what "different size threads" you're talking about, I've been building PCs and repairing and upgrading Macs for nearly 10 years and haven't ever run into "different size threads."

Also I find the neater the cabling the easier it is to work on a PC if no devices are being completely relocated throughout the chassis.

More so, the argument could be made against the Mac Pro that if you ever need to remove the Logic board, good luck! Where as with most PCs it's all done in a fraction of the time I imagine.

I'm just making solid arguments here, I'm not insinuating PCs are superior or Macs are superior - I love the Mac Pro, and my Mid 2010 is a machine I plan to keep for a long, long time. But it's good to know that there ARE alternatives out there in case one ever wishes to switch for whatever reason.
 
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