Computer-1 mini-ITX Chassis • Hacker News Board

Re: Computer-1 mini-ITX Chassis

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Post by BoorishBears » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 4:44 PM UTC

antiterra wrote: post #14

BoorishBears wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On one hand mini ITX cases tend to come with a price premium if they're anything more than the most basic plastic case. But on the other, usually you get excellent sound absorption, clever mounting solutions etc. At first glance this is an objectively bad case by the usual measures of high-end mini ITX cases. This is another functional display piece for a designer's desk, just like the Playdate. It's overpriced, but…

What was your experience using the Playdate that informed you that it should be relegated to a designers desk?

Teenage Engineering is literally selling a dock with a pen holder for the thing.

I feel like this is supposed to be a well-laid trap of a question, but c'mon... technically Amiibo are for unlocking in-game extras, what's my experience with those for them to end up relegated to a designer's desk?

Re: Computer-1 mini-ITX Chassis

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Post by zemo » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 4:45 PM UTC

tech products seem to always fall into one of two camps:

- made by an evil society-destroying corporation

- sold out forever

Re: Computer-1 mini-ITX Chassis

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Post by tengbretson » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 4:45 PM UTC

gambiting wrote: post #5

I mean...neat? But the price is insane. £195 for a very basic case that you have to assemble yourself?

The price is pretty comparable to other enthusiast-tier mini-ITX cases, like the Skyreach 4 mini.

Re: Computer-1 mini-ITX Chassis

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Post by augustuspolius » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 4:48 PM UTC

throw_m239339 wrote: post #18

gambiting wrote: post #5

I mean...neat? But the price is insane. £195 for a very basic case that you have to assemble yourself?

It's Teenage Engineer! And behold their 600€ radio: https://teenage.engineering/products/ob-4 Yes, I said a radio. While the OP-1 is a unique musical instrument (sold a $700 10 years ago, now $1200 new, god only knows why...), these designers will make you pay a premium for most of their products, aside from the low quality pocket operators.

It looks like you at least heard of this product before and yet you completely misrepresent it for some reason. This is not just a radio, it’s a music instrument of sorts: it continuously records what you hear on the radio and allows you to manipulate it in real time (rewind, loop, time stretch).

Re: Computer-1 mini-ITX Chassis

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Post by gbrindisi » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 4:50 PM UTC

Beautiful but no thanks, too expensive.

I am constantly searching for good itx cases but at this point given the prices I see I’d rather buy an Ender3 and print one myself.

Re: Computer-1 mini-ITX Chassis

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Post by cletus » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 4:50 PM UTC

I'm a big fan of this form factor, specifically just big enough to fit a motherboard/CPU/RAM plus a real-size GPU. These all use SFX PSUs and typically just an M2 SSD on the motherboard. They also have only 2 RAM slots.

The days of needing a tower are over for most people. I'm all about space-saving while still having a full-power PC.

It's a niche, boutique market but there are some really interesting cases. My personal favourite is the Louqe Ghost S1 [1]. I've built one PC with this (the Mk II). I bought a Mk III case but couldn't source a GPU so ended up just buying a CyberpowerPC prebuilt (which is actually a pretty nice PC, to be fair).

They're not cheap and they're kind of annoying to buy. Louqe in particular has had huge distribution problems in the US (through Amazon's logistics service).

Another popular one is the Dan A4 [2]. It's smaller. I personally prefer the Ghost for having better airflow, being more modular and being able to expand the case with "top hats". This allows you to add a 240mm AIO and bottom fans for some pretty darn good cooling and airflow.

Anyway, I'm always excited to see entrants in this market.

[1]: https://www.louqe.com/ghost-s1/

[2]: https://www.dan-cases.com/dana4.php

Re: Computer-1 mini-ITX Chassis

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Post by nathanvanfleet » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 4:51 PM UTC

throw_m239339 wrote: post #18

gambiting wrote: post #5

I mean...neat? But the price is insane. £195 for a very basic case that you have to assemble yourself?

It's Teenage Engineer! And behold their 600€ radio: https://teenage.engineering/products/ob-4 Yes, I said a radio. While the OP-1 is a unique musical instrument (sold a $700 10 years ago, now $1200 new, god only knows why...), these designers will make you pay a premium for most of their products, aside from the low quality pocket operators.

I agree with everything you are saying except that pocket operators are actually quite neat. But yeah, everything else is actually really pricey and actually has a lot of reliability problems. You see a lot of people paying that $1200 for the OP-1 and it just breaks and TE doesn't support their product either.

Re: Computer-1 mini-ITX Chassis

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Post by rvz » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 4:51 PM UTC

Would rather wait for the Mac Mini M2 with no fan than buy this junk.

Re: Computer-1 mini-ITX Chassis

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Post by crisdux » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 4:51 PM UTC

That's a very expensive price for unassembled computer case with questionable aesthetics and missing many premium features of similarly priced products. I don't even think this is a good market fit. I don't think this case would be a good learning tool.

Re: Computer-1 mini-ITX Chassis

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Post by augustuspolius » Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 4:56 PM UTC

crisdux wrote: post #29

That's a very expensive price for unassembled computer case with questionable aesthetics and missing many premium features of similarly priced products. I don't even think this is a good market fit. I don't think this case would be a good learning tool.

You don’t think there is a market fit and yet it’s already sold out? I am not defending the form factor or esthetics, but TE has a huge following and their products are usually very successful.