Tuesday, November 11th 2008
CHIEFTEC Launches L-type All-in-One PC Chassis
Taiwan based high-quality desktop and server chassis manufacturer CHIEFTEC, has today launched its bizzare CHIEFTEC L-type PC case, that might be very interesing for some of our audience. As the name suggests, the case has L-shaped design that allows you to install all your hardware components and then mount a flatscreen LCD monitor to its front. The case design is far from futuristic, but it will do the work if that's the solution you need. The L-type can house ATX or mATX motherboards, has room for seven PCI slots, 3x 3.5-inch HDDs, and a single 5.25-inch optical-drive bay. It measures 255mm x 370mm x 418mm, weighs 6kg, and features a front-facing rail that allows a mounted LCD monitor to be height adjusted. The case design allows for various monitors to be installed, the monitor only needs standard VESA mounting mechanism. Cooling is provided from a 120mm 800rpm exhaust fan, along with air holes to the sides and rear of the case. CHIEFTEC does expect the L-type to reach market in January 2009 at the reasonable price of £50.
Source:
HEXUS.net
51 Comments on CHIEFTEC Launches L-type All-in-One PC Chassis
The LCD deserves a more flexible mount to the chasis, maybe one of those wall mount type extensions that lets you move it around quite a bit. My wall mount at home allows me to move it throughout a 180 degree radius, thats what this baby needs.
Who wants to have their case sitting behind their monitor like that?
1./ It's not transportable (in any practical way)
2./ The screen is below spec for most "power" users, and the PC size is too big for netsters (think iMac)
3./ It's going to be noise in your face
4./ It requires a BIG DEEP STRONG table
5./ There is a noodle of cable spaghetti
6./ Looks like a toilet
7./ Is just WAITING for a cup of coffee to fall INTO the PSU grills
:wtf:
Time for product manager to fall on sword...
You know, this is what I call BRAND DESTRUCTION. I will now look at ANY chieftec product with great scrutiny, and they will start with -1 handicap when I compare them with other brands.
It's an aesthetics and ergonomics disaster in one not so tight package. I can't think of any use of it that's not already much better fulfilled by another a superior product.
I would, however, agree that the design is an epic fail. That case is the same as buying a regular case and an external optical drive and USB hub and sticking them under your monitor.
It's upgradeable - that's the whole story...
You know how cute the all in one iMac's are? And the HP touch screen thing? And if you are old enough (and UK based) the Elonex 32" lcd TV which had a PC built into the back? Well, can see a place for those machines in that they are pretty cute, but under powered and get out of date quickly as they tend to be build from laptop parts.
So, I think the whole idea of this is the same sort of market, but upgradeable - so aimed at peeps like us who can either build a PC from bits hiding under the bed, or build a really tailored machine.
Of course - it is ugly as hell, likely to be noisy, heavy, looks like poor ventilation... but I think I understand...
LOL. Sorry about all the typos!
Still I think its a marketable product just not to most people here in these enthusiast oriented forums. Clearly its not ment for us. This case was not ment for mega-sized HSFs, H2O cooling, massive fans and so on,....hence not for us. That doesnt mean that it has no niche though and that doesnt mean that they couldn't have done a better job of it becuase clearly they could have.
Now, if Chieftec were to design a replacement stand for HDTVs that had a stealth PC case I would be interested but this,.....
Failure, epic failure.
I could see why they might be a good fit for a hospital. They are big, heavy, hard to steal (an most likely too ugly to temp anyone), and if you put a touch screen on it, it would fit the need.
That being said we tend to view things from a slightly different perspective here on TPU. :laugh:
OK... I will admit, that it is VERY ugly from the side!! Not only that, the front view is also "blessed" with a nice view of the cables coming out from the left side. :confused: Some sort of cover on the side might have helped remedy this issue. If the price was low enough, I might be interested in this case... especially if they can come up with something to hide all the cables.
On some laptops you can have two HDD's. And a couple of newer laptops, you can upgrade VGA cards as well, you wont be able to play Crysis but it will let you play some games.
Thus your theory is some what flawed, and the company has extremely failed to make a all in one PC.
AND hospitals like to sterilise floors, so yes, a wall mounted PC might make sense. But are there wall mounts? No. Is that plug safe? No. Is that spill safe? No. Would it take the BASH of a hospital trolley? No.
Just in case there was any doubt,
ok - so I'm wrong - it's not a biggy. I agree with the hospital thing though - I seen these in hospitals www.redten.co.uk/displayPage.asp?page_key=26 which have touch screens on them...