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  • imaheadcase - Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - link

    A monitor on top? I don't see how that is possible with that setup without some reinforcement. Even a basic monitor still weights quite a bit to bend a flimsy aluminium top.
  • Mccaula718 - Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - link

    Top is tempered glass.
  • RaiderJ - Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - link

    I like the form factor. I have a monitor shelf and a mini-ITX case already, and this could replace both. I'd prefer a cheaper/stronger steel version instead of aluminium and tempered glass. I wonder if cooling is an issue....
  • ragenalien - Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - link

    Looks like the top is glass/acrylic. So it could probably hold a nice sized monitor.
  • prime2515103 - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link

    I wish people would read the articles before they comment on them.
  • imaheadcase - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link

    I did read it, tempered glass is not that sturdy. lol
  • rrinker - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link

    What?Yes it is. I used to have a TV stand (actually, I still have it - just not being used) that had 3 shelved of tempered glass, held in only by clamps along the spine (TV mounted at the top of the spine). Even held just by the edges, those shelves were plenty strong enough to hold an XBox 360, my cable box/DVR - the old school Comcast ones that were HEAVY, surround receiver, and media player. Plus the cat climbing around on it at times. Tempered glass is very strong, especially when supported around all 4 edges like this is. I see no problem for that to hold a really large ultrawide display or a pair of smaller 16:9 displays, at least not from a weight standpoint. Is it wide enough to put a pair of say 27" displays on - probably not.
  • Duckeenie - Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - link

    That thing is twice the size of your keyboard and takes full sized cards etc. What properties does it share with small form factor?
  • 1_rick - Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - link

    It's smallISH in two dimensions...
  • darkswordsman17 - Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - link

    This one wouldn't work for me, I wouldn't want a PC case with fans in that position (it'd be too close to ear level) and it doesn't offer anything too meaningful to take up that much space on the desk. I initially thought it had an integrated slide out mechanical keyboard but then saw its just open space below the case on top of the desk.

    Maybe if they'd integrated some adjustable arm VESA mount for a monitor, or some sit-stand type mechanism (or something where you could have it straddle you like those laptop trays while sitting on a couch or bed).

    Or just make it the full desk like Lian Li did. Even better is make one where you can use any Ikea's desk legs with it. With an integrated power outlet (to plug in monitor, speakers, etc).
  • webdoctors - Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - link

    You make a good point, the fan noise will be annoying right above your keyboard!

    Also, $250 is crazy expensive. If you spent 1/3 of that on a regular case and the rest on a GPU upgrade you'd be able to go from a 2060 to 2070, a much better upgrade.
  • jtd871 - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link

    For $250 you could have a DanA4 with much better airflow. The top panel will restrict airflow to the CPU cooler on this thing.
  • PeachNCream - Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - link

    Fan noise may not be too bad with the right kind of hardware, but that would certainly limit performance. There's a notable gap between the glass and the case at the front that would allow noise to escape directly into the face of the user assuming nothing creative is done with placement of the system. For someone that values silence, this seems like an unwise choice.
  • MrCommunistGen - Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - link

    Reminds me of the Cryorig TAKU case's formfactor. That was also a pretty expensive case.
  • damonlynch - Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - link

    It looks like a designer looked a printer with great affection and decided it would be the inspiration of his or her next computer.
  • PeachNCream - Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - link

    You're right. It looks a lot like our large format HP printer.
  • zodiacfml - Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - link

    $250 for a mini-itx case? GPU card is upside down so little point to have a glass top. I don't see any air intake grills, probably at the bottom.
    It might fare better in a vertical orientation with its small footprint, but tall
  • obama gaming - Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - link

    Imo the tempered glass is for strength
  • Dragonstongue - Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - link

    ITX....bleck.....take up top of desk means plenty of space, but limit to only ITX....tools
  • meacupla - Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - link

    I feel like a lot of manufacturers go about this the wrong way.

    Don't put the monitor on the PC.
    Put the PC behind the monitor. piggy back on the VESA mount.
  • khanikun - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link

    The problem with that would be the possibility of the monitor's stand not being able to support it. It's be better to go the other way. Have a VESA mount on the case and mount the monitor to it.

    Course it's already been done in either configuration. Lian Li has a VESA mount kit for their PC-Q09 case. Chieftec made a case a long time ago that had a VESA mount to connect your monitor to it.
  • rrinker - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link

    Yes, - for less than ultra performance systems, this is definitely the way to go. See it in many offices, a small case machine is PLENTY powerful enough for typical office workers, no reason to build that in a full ATX case, or have it take up a huge chunk of desk space. But so far no one has managed to figure out how to cram a top tier CPU AND top tier video card in such a small form factor, let along keep it from melting. I've done similar for my workbench, which does not need to be a gaming class system, though I used a more traditional mini-itx cube form factor which sits way back in the corner (I do need lots of USB, so putting the computer on the back of the display which is mounted on an arm would mean a ton of cables running down the arm). Out of the way, takes little room, and as mentioned the display is on an arm and takes up no desk space. Biggest issue really is the keyboard and mouse - I don't like the real small keyboards without number pads (especially as I do a lot of math at this computer) so I got a compact keyboard with number pad, but it's still rather large (I also want mechanical keys, so the really small keyboard with shrunken keys are just no). What I probably need is one of those arms with the basket thing to hold the keyboard when not in use. All this is independent of my main desktop which is in a full ATX mid tower with plenty of room for a large graphics card and CPU cooler. It sits on the floor with the side that would have a clear panel against the desk, so no clear panels, no useless RGB lights on everything. I need to get a dual monitor arm for those displays, my desk is huge but more clear space on the top never hurt anyone.
  • mdrejhon - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link

    I am old enough to remember desktop computer cases that had to hold up a heavy 21" CRT computer monitor.

    Back in my day, computer cases came in two form factors -- tower format and desktop format.

    You actually had to put a monitor on top of a computer back in the olden days!
  • valinor89 - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link

    A lot of office PC from the last 10 years are like this. I have a slim HP tower that is made to work on both a vertical or in an horizontal configuration with the monitor on top.
  • Manch - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link

    At this point, I'd rather have a desk/case

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