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."
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.
> "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
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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?