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  • jtd871 - Thursday, January 18, 2018 - link

    Looks like a solution in search of a problem. That and it's freaking yuge.
  • Manch - Friday, January 19, 2018 - link

    It explains in the article why. " Going the modular route for their cases allows them to keep less stock of different parts saving in warehouse space and other logistics."
  • jtd871 - Friday, January 19, 2018 - link

    There are plenty of existing huge commercial cases on the market, so I fail to see how their own offering simplifies logistics unless they've made it 1) so inexpensive to produce, 2) so easy to assemble and maintain/upgrade components and 3) so well-designed for cooling that it is undeniably superior to all other available cases.

    As for customization of skins and paint, other boutiques already offer this service, so I don't see the big whoop, even though we all know that custom paint makes PCs run faster ;).

    As for modularizing for rebuilding, I can't see this being a killer feature unless you have a massive installed base of custom PCs that need regular maintenance or upgrades and you do centralized servicing.
  • Ashinjuka - Thursday, January 18, 2018 - link

    > "eSports teams who would like full customization of their chassis"

    Obviously I'm not in this market but if I were I would build out the most boring, unassuming, throwback beige generic whitebox with as much bleeding-edge as I could afford. The ol' V8-in-a-VW trick. #NoRGB
  • Lord of the Bored - Friday, January 19, 2018 - link

    Get an IBM PC AT case and a dremel. REALLY mess with people. Even better if you can get it to look like an AT as it boots.
  • mkaibear - Friday, January 19, 2018 - link

    ...with a Turbo button...
  • DanNeely - Friday, January 19, 2018 - link

    Mountainmods and Caselabs have offered highly customizable cases for years.

    Other than also building systems to go inside the cases, I'm not sure what's new here.
  • croc - Friday, January 19, 2018 - link

    Hopefully the starting prices for the iBuyPower cases won't start off in the 500 + USD price range... trust fund baby?
  • Manch - Friday, January 19, 2018 - link

    "Only one major chassis manufacturer " Mountainmods and Caselabs are by no means major chassis manufacturers.
  • DanNeely - Friday, January 19, 2018 - link

    AFAIK as a case maker the same's true of iBuyPower; they're just a boutique system integrator.
  • Beaver M. - Friday, January 19, 2018 - link

    What kind of customization is that if you cant even choose to have your PSU at the top or bottom?

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