A Real Tabletop PC

Xunker writes: "Sure, your modded case-with-window from ThinkGeek looks cool on your desktop, but it's nowhere near as cool as this case that turns your PC into your desktop. Drive bays, casters, fan ports and a glass top so you can see everything. With some uncontrolled overclocking you could probably use it to keep your tea warm, too."

mirror of images

[hitchhacker]

here [209.163.146.18]

and here [209.163.146.18]

these are the largest images I could find...

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Re:Tron 2002!

[aslagle]

Master Control Program...it's from TRON.

All fine and well....

[filtersweep]

but the case is the least of my concerns. Sure it it the ugliest part of a PC, but what about the monitor, and some sort of input like a keyboard? Cord management? I can always hid the case relatively easily. Let's see some monitor mods that aren't done with a shotgun.

I like the opposite end of the spectrum and wish rackmount cases were cheaper! I'd put everything I own in racks if I could.

Re:mirror of images - Google cache

[leuk_he]

ac: you should have replied to the first poster, who relied on the google cache, not understanding that the pictures are taken from the original site. but that is why you replies as ac.

By the way, finding this in google images is not very simple.

Re:Construction tips...

[87C751]

Glass table tops can be obtained from a craft store [...] Plexiglass would also work, and has the advantage of being lighter.

I'd probably use polycarbonate (Lexan [polymerplastics.com]) instead. Acrylic (Plexiglas) tends to scratch easily, where polycarbonate holds up a lot better under abrasion. That's why machine guards are more often made from PC than acrylic.

Re:I want fish in my computer

[torpor]

In ionized water, the fish will die in about 5 minutes.

If they don't, they'll take a shit, and that'll dilute, and your boards will instantly short.

You'd be better off just doing creative glass work - put the board and all behind the aquarium, fish in front. Clean the glass really well so that you can't even see it through the water.

Re:I want fish in my computer

[debiansierra]

This is a better idea (as if this were a good idea to begin with), however, you need to really go for the "it's really working" look. Try running the power and hdd LED leads into the tank (under the gravel) and into the submersed case. Try to keep the case as minimal as possible, preferably ALL plastic. There is all kinds of stuff in a computer that is toxic to fish (lube in CDROM, thermal grease, capacitors, rust, dust, etc.) You CANNOT put copper in the water. So, really, don't put a working computer in a stocked aquarium, that's animal cruelty.

Re:Fancy

[Anonymous Coward]

Nice bit of kit, just price tag... i dont think the common slashdotter will be able to afford this (i know i cant :()

True, $450 is a lot for a case but it could be worse.

Re:I want fish in my computer

[br0ck]

Maybe this guy in Austrailia will help you make that computer fish tank [adelaide.net.au]. Check out the close [adelaide.net.au] ups [adelaide.net.au].

Re:Recliner Case

[hanakj]

Here you are.....

http://www.technogadgets.com/archive/Dec.Jan.Feb 01 /TG11101lazboy.html