CaseLabs is Back in Business Under New Management

[TheLostSwede]

For those of you familiar with CaseLabs, the demise of the company in 2018 was most likely a sad time when it comes to the history of PC component manufacturers. However, it appears that the company is back in business, under new management and in a new location. CaseLabs was originally from California in the US, but the new owners have moved the company to Sweden. In fact, the key person is said to be a CaseLabs enthusiast by the name of Emil Rytterstedt who bought the rights to the CaseLabs brand in 2021, as well as what appears to be the rights for all of the products that the original company made. For now, the CaseLabs website is back up and running, but the company isn't selling any products, yet.

Based on the information available on the CaseLabs website, the company will initially offer spare parts for existing CaseLabs products, as well as offer support and customer service through it. This will be followed by at least some of the cases that CaseLabs used to offer, which will see some updates, especially when it comes to the I/O options and some other additions such as vertical GPU brackets. However, the longer term plan is to offer new products under the CaseLabs brand, which will apparently start with a smaller form factor case. All the new products will apparently be made in Sweden, so expect CaseLabs products to remain in the premium price segment. For those in the US, the company has already mentioned that the prices will be more expensive than in the past, due to shipping costs. Expect things to kick off sometime in early 2023 when it comes to actual product availability.



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[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Sad for rich people
Most ordinary people wouldn't ever pay that much for a case.

You might also add shipping costs will be insane for USA where most buyers were located.

 

[ZoneDymo]

Thermaltake might have some new designs soon

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
TT for "Take" being the keyword for how they come out with new items

 

[freeagent]

Just wondering if they will be working on new and innovative designs or will they focus more on products from their past?

 

[ThrashZone]

Just wondering if they will be working on new and innovative designs or will they focus more on products from their past?

Hi,
You'd hope they would come out with something for normal people to expand the pool and maybe ditch aluminum as the material of choice
But no telling if they paid attention to how and why caselabs really died and break the cycle.

 

[Daven]

“Caselabs is back in business…”

Thank god because I was already having enough time choosing a case from the 100 other case companies. Now at 101 I can give up without hesitation. It sucks that the more companies that enter an already saturated market, the worse off we all are.

 

[ZoneDymo]

“Caselabs is back in business…”

Thank god because I was already having enough time choosing a case from the 100 other case companies. Now at 101 I can give up without hesitation. It sucks that the more companies that enter an already saturated market, the worse off we all are.

I dont really see the reasoning, I mean if you dont want to do so much research, just check GN for their best cases of that year, get one and be done.
If you do want to, now you have more choices and maybe something will fit your specific need.

That said you cant really compare Caselabs with most other companies, its a bit more special, and you will pay for that difference as well.

 

[SN2716057]

the company will initially offer spare parts for existing CaseLabs products

YES! My Mercury S8 needs some new parts asap, and a type-c front panel would be nice.

 

[Calenhad]

This should be interesting. I might be in the market for a new case. If they offer products, in the future, with similar customisation options as before.

 

[Carlyle2020hs]

So now that the aventum x, Thermaltake W(P)100 and the brand new Lian Li V3000 pro have filled that niche of extra rad space below, i am interested in what they will bring to the party.

A Mora 420 under- or side panel or a flat mobo position for the ones using liquid metal?

Concerning the kiss principle:
Suck in from below and blast to the back please. Anything else is subpar.

Best of Luck !

 

[dgianstefani]

I don't get the complaining.

Caselabs made some of the best cases on the market when they operated. The cases retain compliance with modern innovations and have been favourites of builders and modders for years. Check out singularity computers on YT if you don't understand/believe me.

OK, they're expensive? Can people tell me how high quality/high cost is problematic?

Would be nice to see some basic level of understanding that not all products are aimed at all people. Lets have the low end and the high end.

 

[bonehead123]

Just wondering if they will be working on new and innovative designs or will they focus more on products from their past?

Hi,
You'd hope they would come out with something for normal people to expand the pool and maybe ditch aluminum as the material of choice
But no telling if they paid attention to how and why caselabs really died and break the cycle.

Well, all I can say is that after the past 5 years of the rapidly expanding assortments of same-ole-same-same-lame-lame-no-design-effort-whatsoever-boring-AF-look-a-like copy cat cases, perhaps CL will bring something truly new & innovative to the market... **fingers crossed**

I will completely understand if the new mgmt/owners wanna start out by updating some of their classic best sellers from back in the day, but I fear that unless they bring something new to the table, they will just die ANUTHA horrible death like they did last time, and I doubt anyone wants to see that happen all over again, I certainly don't ..

As for TT copying their designs & then selling them as their own, well they gonna do what they gonna do, but perhaps this time they will use a little moar discretion & take whatever they copy & add some interesting new twists to it

psa: I have 2 of their cases, the TT900 & level 20, which I love dearly, and even though I don't know if or from whom they copied those designs, they are still really nice, well built, solid (and heavy AF !) cases nonetheless...

 

[Cybrnook2002]

Excellent news to wake up to, very happy to have them back in whatever capacity. CaseLabs cases have always been in a league their own. Still rocking two Bullets here at the house and have been sitting on a Mercury S8 because I was too nervous to use it.

 

[Broman 59]

Congrats to Case Labs. I'm sure it will at least reel in those old school folks

 

[ypsylon]

It's good to know they are back, but sadly there is no way I'll ever buy another case from CL. Years and years ago paid 400$ for S&H across the World of TH10A. Now with shipping cost (even if they fell dramatically since 2021) I wouldn't be surprised if same bulk of case would be like 800-1000 USD, which is just a non-starter.

V3000+ here I come.

As a side note, why USA didn't embargoed ThermalFake yet? Selling 100% stolen ideas, made by the cheapest subsidiary available.

 

[Broman 59]

Actually I'm satisfied with my Fractal 7 XL.. One of the best cases in its class at a very reasonable price <$250..

 

[Vego]

best IT news this year

 

[ThrashZone]

It's good to know they are back, but sadly there is no way I'll ever buy another case from CL. Years and years ago paid 400$ for S&H across the World of TH10A. Now with shipping cost (even if they fell dramatically since 2021) I wouldn't be surprised if same bulk of case would be like 800-1000 USD, which is just a non-starter.

V3000+ here I come.

As a side note, why USA didn't embargoed ThermalFake yet? Selling 100% stolen ideas, made by the cheapest subsidiary available.

Hi,
Never know maybe they will be at costco

Wait a minute

 

[Avlin]

We had the same announce 1 year ago...

 

[ymdhis]

Sounds like good news. Let's just hope they keep innovating with their own parts, instead of selling the same garbage layout that every other manufacturer recycles.

 

[tabascosauz]

Just wondering if they will be working on new and innovative designs or will they focus more on products from their past?

CL owners club has all the deets, m-oll been making some steady progress there in the past year.

[Official] Case Labs Owners Club

www.overclock.net

I think he said he's bringing back the legacy designs first. Including designs that existed but ultimately weren't released (X2 and X5), which I'm mainly interested in. He's got the files for them. With some updates here and there to keep with the times. New designs will come later.

I appreciate that he doesn't go hyping everyone up with anticipated release dates. When it's ready, it's ready.

Also @TheLostSwede , where'd you get the 2023 date from? Afaik m-oll has never committed to that even if he's made some rough estimates. Is that just off the top of your head?

 

[TheLostSwede]

Also @TheLostSwede , where'd you get the 2023 date from? Afaik m-oll has never committed to that even if he's made some rough estimates. Is that just off the top of your head?

From a Swedish site.

Caselabs entusiastchassin på väg tillbaka med svensk vid rodret

Efter konkursen 2018 fick Caselabs modulära datorlådor ny svensk ägare. Nu är de snart redo att öppna på nytt.

www.sweclockers.com

 

[ThrashZone]

From a Swedish site.

Caselabs entusiastchassin på väg tillbaka med svensk vid rodret

Efter konkursen 2018 fick Caselabs modulära datorlådor ny svensk ägare. Nu är de snart redo att öppna på nytt.

www.sweclockers.com

Hi,
What are the odds of new caselabs products being at costco ?

 

[TheLostSwede]

Hi,
What are the odds of new caselabs products being at costco ?

How am I supposed to know that?