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Computer-1 mini-ITX Chassis
- amatecha 5y agogot the email, saw it 5-6min later, already sold out. neato
- jareklupinski 5y agosame, hope they double-down on the demand and shoot some more out soon
- ahartmetz 5y agoYeah, it looks really nice indeed, which is unfortunately rare for PC cases. But no thanks, computing power and low noise are more important to me. Waiting for a nice looking and silent ATX case :>
- aseipp 5y agoI ended up going with the NZXT H1 for my mITX case, and while it has had issues I had to fix, I'm finally happy with it I guess. My competitor was the the Fractal Design 7 Compact had I gone ATX, so if you're diehard about this I'd recommend it, and it's also still very small: https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/define/define-7-compact/black/ https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/define/define-... That said performance and noise was a concern for me and I've overall ended up satisfied, you may be pleasantly surprised if you do your research. IMO the only actual thing that makes noise on any modern rig is the GPU (and I don't put spinning rust in anything except the server in the other room.) Everything else can be effectively silent even at the highest grade, and low-end GPUs can be tweaked to be nearly-silent as well if you aren't a gamer. Mine has 10TB of storage (2TB NVMe/8TB SSD), 64GB of RAM, a Zen 3 5600X, and a triple-blower RTX 3080, and I'm using it as my 4k gaming rig with a 144hz monitor rather successfully. I understand there are a lot of cases you might need even more oomph, though; I literally can't extract any more perf until Zen 4, I guess.
- ahartmetz 5y agoI have a Ryzen 3950X in an Antec P180. The GPU is an undervolted AMD R9 280x with custom, larger, fans. The case is okay - I guess the Fractal Design looks a little nicer and is probably less of a behemoth, but it's not worth upgrading. I have a powerful near-silent computer already and it looks... okayish.
- kingosticks 5y agoWill the airflow "work" with all the gaps?
- pier25 5y agoThat was my first thought. With all those gaps you'll need to push fans harder to get the same cooling and keep dust out.
- gbrindisi 5y agoBeautiful 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.
- orliesaurus 5y agoI was wondering if I put a 3080 in there, would it fit?? The card's dimensions are 285 mm x 112 mm x 40 mm The chasis supports dual-slot up to 180 mm. so I think the answer is...nope :( now the next question is: what GPU can I fit that's dual and 180mm?
- jszymborski 5y agoEven if it did fit, I'd think you might start to have to worry about thermal throttling.
- cowgoesmoo 5y agoI think there are some small form factor 3060s and 3060 Tis that will fit in this case. If you want to fit a 3080 you're gonna have to look at bigger cases like the NR200 or Meshlicious.
- twostorytower 5y agoThe Dan A4 can fit a 3080 (or any GPU up to 300mm). They also can fit an AIO! Mine stays cooler than my tower, somehow. Was not easy to build, but damn it is sexy. https://imgur.com/a/1hXg2Sz#db15yTr https://imgur.com/a/1hXg2Sz#db15yTr
- crate_barre 5y agoI need to know how airflow works for me to ever consider any case.
- djanogo 5y agoHaving built ITX for NAS before I would highly suggest to get a SAMA IM01 mATX case which is almost as small as an ITX case and will let you avoid ITX price premiums on MB's, RAM, and GPX cards. mATX MB's are much cheaper and will give you lot more options. https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16811197012 https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16811197012
- marcodiego 5y agoSince they give something very similar to blue-prints, can it be considered open source? Certainly no free (as in speech) because they say nothing about licensing. Also, given I have dimensions and diagrams, how is called the type of service which builds it "from source"?
- sbierwagen 5y agoThere's plenty of companies that will lasercut metal from a AI/SVG/DXF file. In the US, there's https://www.ponoko.com/ https://www.ponoko.com/ Any major city will have someone who can do this, though their website and pricing will probably be worse. Searching "laser cutting" in google maps gives eight different places in the Seattle metro area.
- marcodiego 5y agoI've heard about a workshop that do plasma cuts. Just wanted to know how it is called!
- nightowl_games 5y agoI love 'no frills' PC cases, but to me, this case has frills. The bright orange, the rounded corners and all the cutouts. This PC case is a 'wow! what is that weird PC case!?' type of case. I like cases that you dont even notice: Sliger designs [1] 1: https://www.sliger.com/products/cases/cerberus/ https://www.sliger.com/products/cases/cerberus/
- jalada 5y agoThose handles make it a good LAN party case!
- capableweb 5y agoThey only missed the golden days of LAN parties by about 20-25 years.
- bartrab 5y agoThis is nice, but I just built my first ITX based SFFPC in the GEEK G1 SE and would consider it to have fewer frills, while not requiring assembly, and about half the price. I don't see it mentioned too often so wanted to share it as an option if you want to go this route but keep it simple. Great airflow too :) https://www.geeekstore.com/shop/geeek-g1-se-miniitx-case/ https://www.geeekstore.com/shop/geeek-g1-se-miniitx-case/
- shantanujoshi 5y agoGiven that the ncase is now out of production this may be one of the best sub 10L cases out there. Hybrid 2 slot card in my ncase would likely slot perfectly fine in this guy. Also y'all gotta stop hating on this price it's actually very reasonable in the sff pc case market.
- davidjfelix 5y agoncase can fit a much larger card -- it looks like this can only hold a 180mm dual slot.
- nbzklr 5y agoOh damn, didn't know that they stopped production. Seems like I got lucky then when I ordered mine last month. It is truly an amazing case!
- MivLives 5y ago180mm, dual slot only gpu. That eliminates a bunch of gpus on the market. I guess they're targeting this at not gamers that build pcs?
- EamonnMR 5y agoI would say musicians but don't most people use Macs anyway? I guess someone must be using Linux Renoise besides me...
- wodenokoto 5y agoI know it’s way too expensive, and it is probably terrible at containing fan noise … yet … it kinda makes me want to own a desktop PCs.
- maxekman 5y agoThey just continue to surprise.. Incredible talent and inspiration in that company! Makes me proud to be a Swede. :)
- wackget 5y ago£195 for 1mm sheet aluminium which you have to assemble (and bend) yourself? Fools and their money...
- qwertox 5y agoAt this price point... it's made for fans. Fans of Teenage Engineering.
- ofou 5y agoWhat model is the squared screen from the photo? It looks amazing!
- walrus01 5y agoummm, 195 bucks? I can buy a pretty nice mini-itx cube shaped case on newegg for 80.
- th0ma5 5y agoWould like to have the MDF version probably LOL
- solarkraft 5y agoDoes anyone have DIY designs (shapes to mill/laser cut) for something similar to this? I refuse to pay more than 50€ for a case, yet would like something somewhat compact and able to hold my 4 3,5” and 2 2,5” drives (cooling requirements are not very high).
- lloydatkinson 5y agoThat's the worst monitor I've ever seen, about half way down the page. What's up with that?
- vvilliamperez 5y agoSquare or portrait aspect monitors rock for most computer work that's not media. Give it a try sometime.
- lloydatkinson 5y agoYeah I did. In 2005. With 1024x768 square screen laptops.
- rbanffy 5y agoIt's a shame square monitors are not more common. The HAL-9000 console had 8 of them!
- lloydatkinson 5y agoOf course, downvoted for point out how a dumb screen ratio is bad. Typical HN.
- B1FF_PSUVM 5y agoDug a bit for size info: "outer dimensions (mm): W 170 D 190 H 322" So a bit over 10 liters. About the size of some gaming computers MSI used to sell (Nightblade, I think), for around 1k fully loaded with RAM, HD+SSD, Intel CPU, and Nvidia graphics. Plus led light bars, etc. 200 for an industrial looking orange case seems a bit of a fashion statement.
- madengr 5y agoI suppose nothing has to pass EMC standards anymore, given glass and plastic PC cases.
- tuananh 5y agoi sold my desktop pc recently and went with a mini pc (asrock deskmini x300). these mini pc are so powerful these days
- greyhair 5y agoI wonder what the RF emissions are like on that case. Genuinely curious, if someone gets one, that has access to the proper test gear, could you look for RF spurs emitted from that chassis? Some combos of circuit boards, in the wrong enclosures crush WiFi (and cellular). If you ever have persistent WiFi issues in your house, isolate your network gear (modem/router/AP) to a single circuit breaker, and just start killing circuits in the house until your problem goes away. Then start turning things on until the problem returns.
- thedailypickup 5y agoFirst time seeing this brand. The site is cool and their products seem interesting but I can't quite figure out the market segment here? Do they focus on audio gear (synths, speakers, ect..) clothes, computer cases?? Product lines seem all over the place.
- footlose_3815 5y agoI own a bunch of TE products. They charge way too much for some of them. Their modular synths are particularly terrible, and have so much structural give when you just put your hands on it. Reminds me of an erector set
- synack 5y agoI wonder how they're manufacturing these. Fiber laser? Turret punch?
- jdalgetty 5y agoneat
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- gambiting 5y agoI mean...neat? But the price is insane. £195 for a very basic case that you have to assemble yourself?
- BoorishBears 5y agoOn 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 in a similar way to how a clay brick with Supreme stamped on it goes for hundreds of dollars.
- antiterra 5y agoWhat was your experience using the Playdate that informed you that it should be relegated to a designers desk?
- BoorishBears 5y agoTeenage 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?
- caconym_ 5y agoIt's not a "trap". If you say something like this: > This is another functional display piece for a designer's desk, just like the Playdate. Then you'd better have something to back it up. And unless you're one of the few people who've actually used a Playdate (who actually had largely positive impressions IIRC) then what basis in fact, or even in subjective experience does your comment actually have? Seems to me the answer is none. And that's worth calling out.
- tengbretson 5y agoThat solid top panel looks like it's almost fully obstructing airflow to a GPU cooler
- wwqrd 5y agoThink the perferated panel is the top, and the rear intake is completely exposed.
- tengbretson 5y agoAhh my bad. The only photo that showed the top panel in place on mobile is angled such that it looked solid. The pics on desktop look even better.
- criddell 5y agoWhat monitor is that?
- vikbez 5y agoEizo EV2730Q-BK
- spiderfarmer 5y agoMore interesting than the chassis. If this had 3840x3840 resolution I would buy two of them. The 1:1 aspect ratio is very attractive.
- zepto 5y agoYeah - I want that monitor but the dpi is a little too low to justify the price.
- an9n 5y agoHipsters...
- zemo 5y agotech products seem to always fall into one of two camps: - made by an evil society-destroying corporation - sold out forever
- actually_a_dog 5y agoIMO, most likely because the tendency for a corporation to turn into something "evil [and] society-destroying" increases with size.
- crisdux 5y agoThat'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.
- ansgri 5y agoThe bright (and not stupid ‘gamer’ rgb) colors are worth a premium for me. Show me some non-boring cases!
- augustuspolius 5y agoYou 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.
- LegitShady 5y agoThe market fit is existing TE fans that buy anything they make. Their page doesn't even say why you want this over something else or its functional features. Its not really a market product so much as low run TE fanservice. That's why it sold out - because they didn't make more than they expected to sell.
- incompleteCode 5y agoAnd if they profited from it, isn't that enough? There's a market, however small, and they produced enough. I would argue that TE knows its customers really well.
- LegitShady 5y agoIts a bit like an art piece. Its like YouTubers writing novels or comic books and selling them to their existing audience. Is the money real? For sure. But they're really not competing with anyone in a market they're just relying on a small group of people who buy whatever they make. Good for them but not really interesting in its own merits.
- cletus 5y agoI'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/ https://www.louqe.com/ghost-s1/ [2]: https://www.dan-cases.com/dana4.php https://www.dan-cases.com/dana4.php
- fetus8 5y agoI agree wholeheartedly. I built my first ITX machine at the beginning of 2021, and the case choices were fairly dire. The Ghost S1 was sold out, and finding anything else with a decent aesthetic that didn't cost $200+ USD was near impossible. I settled on a Silverstone SG13, which is great utilitarian case, and supports decent sized GPUs. Finding a GPU to fit a SFF case this year was a whole other issue, but I too am glad to see some more companies get into this space. I want some nicer ITX options, I want to see the variety that ATX and "larger" cases see.
- cletus 5y agoBefore my Ghost some 7-8 years ago I built a SFF PC with a Silverstone case. IIRC it was the SG08. It's old enough that it had a tray and a slot to put a slimline optical drive. It wasn't a bad case and had a decent PSU included but it was a bit fiddly. For example, you had to remove a few things to get into the case properly. I also ended up breaking the wire to some button at the back. But yeah I sympathize with the issues in sourcing the Ghost. My first one took like 8 months to get.
- rvz 5y agoWould rather wait for the Mac Mini M2 with no fan than buy this junk.
- flatiron 5y agoyou are comparing an all in one non-upgradeable computer with a computer chassis to build your own computer. i dont think they are really comparable
- rvz 5y agoGood. Makes it even easier to ignore it. And regardless, why bother building with a fancy box with this when the CPUs and GPUs available for the mini-ITX are going to be 10,000 times slower than the M1 and 100,000 time slower than the M1 Max? Not going to throw money on something and build a computer that is already going to be behind the state of the art. Given that Linux is coming to Apple Silicon machines, it is already going to blow whatever available parts you build with this mini-ITX out of the pacific ocean.
- Synaesthesia 5y agoThe M1 is very fast and efficient but you exaggerate a little.
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago> And regardless, why bother building with a fancy box with this when the CPUs and GPUs available for the mini-ITX are going to be 10,000 times slower than the M1 and 100,000 time slower than the M1 Max? The benchmarks I can find seem to put M1 family at maybe 2-3 times faster than x86. Except for the benchmarks that are slower, of course. The new versions might be even better, but they're not that much better.
- flatiron 5y agoThey rightfully are compared with laptop chips. Desktop chips still beat the M1 but they are in a different class.
- Factorium 5y agoIf you want a good mini-ITX case, just buy a Node 202. You can use it horizontally and put your monitor on top of it. Buy power-efficient components and load it with the thickest and biggest Noctua PWM fans possible, and set the fan curves low, and its basically totally silent.
- blamazon 5y agoI have a node 202 with water cooling that I built specifically to run Half Life Alyx at max specs while traveling for work. Fits in a larger ebags backpack very nicely with all the Valve Index kit. Now that I beat HL:A and am not traveling for work it sits under my TV and is pretty much a dedicated Satisfactory machine via steam controller. Tangent—Coming out of hours of fantastical sci fi VR escapism into a nondescript hotel room in <industrial center, USA> is a very surreal and memorable feeling.
- icedchai 5y agoI second this. I use a Node 202 case for my firewall box.
- sbierwagen 5y agoI have a Node 202, and I wouldn't put a monitor that weighs more than 10 pounds on it. In horizontal mode you have a choice of obstructing the CPU or the GPU vent. It comes with feet, but they're not very tall.
- bwbmr 5y agoI just built a Ryzen 5800x / B550i / RTX 3080 (well, 3080 is arriving tomorrow) to replace an aging i7-2600k + 980ti build mid tower, used an 18L CoolerMaster NR200p case [1], and pretty happy with that case overall-- lots of flexibility, though a bit bigger than most of the SFF PCs. The Teenage Engineering case looks great as a non-gaming, everyday-use build, if a larger GPU isn't needed. [1]: https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/cases/mini-itx/masterbox-nr200p/ https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/cases/mini-itx/masterbo...
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- elromulous 5y agoRe: mini itx cases, I'm surprised no one is mentioning the meshlicious case[1] (linking to Newegg because ssupd's website seems to always be so slow). The nice thing about this case is that it comes with a pcie riser allowing for some pretty large GPUs to fit in it. [1] https://www.newegg.com/black-ssupd-meshlicious-mini-itx/p/2AM-030R-00006 https://www.newegg.com/black-ssupd-meshlicious-mini-itx/p/2A...
- lwhsiao 5y agoJust did two builds in this case and absolutely love it! Re:Hair/dust, the side panels are so easy to remove that it's been no problem to just hit it with a duster every once in a while. It's small enough to easily take outside for a cleaning, compared to the effort needed to clean my full tower.
- capableweb 5y agoInteresting design! But I have to wonder how well it works in places with hairy animals in them, or places that have more dust than general (older buildings, exposed "hipster" walls and on so on). Cleaning the inside of the PC once a year would probably not be enough anymore.
- jiveturkey 5y agoThey intentionally load a blurred image before the real image, as if you are viewing a progressive jpeg (for all their products, not just this chassis). highly annoying. i'll pass on this design aesthetic myself!
- filleokus 5y agoI was actually just today looking at chassis like this for an upcoming build, really good timing! This looks really neat. However, I'm leaning more towards a horizontal chassi (think like a piece of stereo equipment or something). I think it could be pretty nice to have it lying on a shelf / on top of a AV rack, and then run a Thunderbolt cable to a small desk nearby. I found the F12C from Streacom [0] which matches my aesthetic bend perfectly (it is available without the hideous optical media slot). But it's a tad to thick.. Thinner by mounting the graphics card rotated with a raiser would be awesome. Any tips greatly appreciated! https://streacom.com/products/f12c-atx-case/ https://streacom.com/products/f12c-atx-case/
- PascLeRasc 5y agoI've wanted to build a PC in the Cryorig Taku for a few years now. http://www.cryorig.com/taku.php http://www.cryorig.com/taku.php But the Node 202 would be the much cheaper option.
- gbrindisi 5y agowow that's a beauty!
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- Hamuko 5y agoProbably look for HTPC cases? For example https://www.thermaltake.com/core-g3.html https://www.thermaltake.com/core-g3.html or https://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?area=en&pid=488 https://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?area=en&pid=488
- sbierwagen 5y agoThe photos show it powder coated flat, then bent. I wonder how they kept the coat from flaking off at the bends?
- ruined 5y agopowder coat doesn't flake if applied properly, and some coats are tested for and guaranteed to withstand a 180 degree bend without disturbance. the PDF manual explicitly warns to bend only once. i expect repeating or reversing would cause striations/stretch marks at the seam, which would be actual openings in the metal exposing the raw aluminum underneath, not an adhesion failure of the powder coat.
- ChuckMcM 5y agoI really is an excellent design aesthetic. I would love to see what these folks would do with the notion of designing a modular home 'rack' system for in-home services.
- fuzzythinker 5y ago@teenage.engineering - the 2nd - 3rd line of hero text is hidden by the image on mobile.
- atombender 5y agoAnyone know who makes that industrial-looking plywood top table shown in the photos?
- jdhawk 5y agoIt says: NEW! FIELD DESK AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST CONTACT US
- atombender 5y agoAh, that's not visible on mobile. Thanks!
- caconym_ 5y ago180mm GPU is a shame. Would be an instant buy for me otherwise, but if you want to build a capable gaming machine I think that's a real stretch.
- MisterBiggs 5y agoI currently have a massive full tower PC that's water cooled and to be honest I hate it. Its great for gaming but otherwise I think I would much rather have a small mini-ITX pc like this that can be portable, and when I need to run demanding code I can just use a VPS.
- stingraycharles 5y agoThere are some great larger cases though. I’m a big fan of Lian-Li’s cases, although they can be massive, its design is good.
- favorited 5y agoYou'd be surprised what kind of hardware you can put in an ITX case. You can, with some effort, build a water-cooled PC with a 5950x and a n RTX 3090 in under 15 liters of volume.
- solarkraft 5y agoI’m still looking for a case and this one is pretty cute. But of course I’m gonna complain about the price again. Even though this looks pretty innovative (I haven’t seen an “assemble yourself” construction like this before) and this looks something potentially leading to a huge price reduction (I’m gonna guess production cost is somewhere around the 10-25€ mark), it’s still … 200€??? Egh. I guess they’re selling the brand. But that’s also weird, because I would figure that people who care about the brand tend to not build their own computers (is this assumption wrong?), instead usually opting for the fruit brand.
- least 5y ago> But that’s also weird, because I would figure that people who care about the brand tend to not build their own computers (is this assumption wrong?), instead usually opting for the fruit brand. Mini-ITX computers are a niche among a niche market of PC builders. Form factor is inherently a consideration being made when you build one, given the added difficulty and compromises one must make to build one. In that sense, it's pretty obvious that people building such computers would care about the aesthetics of the case they're building in. This also isn't terribly expensive in the world of boutique mini itx cases, where one can easily spend double that on some of the more exclusive ones.
- one_off_comment 5y agoI'm glad it's sold out. I was tempted to buy it even though I know I'd screw it up doing the bending and separating myself. I'm so bad at DIY. I know to buy extras and backups for everything because of how often I screw stuff up.
- harel 5y agoI'm actually on the lookout for a small case but for a different purpose - I want to build a NAS enclosure that will hold at least 4 full size 3.5" drives in the most compact form factor possible. I was hoping one of those might do the trick but they are not geared towards 3.5" HDD
- favorited 5y agoThe Fractal Node 304 is an ITX case which handles that use-case pretty well. It's the smallest ITX case I know of which can fit 6 full-size 3.5" drives.
- nixpulvis 5y agoFunny, I was just drafting an email to Teenage Engineering today begging for a replacement for my ancient iPod. Since this seems related I'll just paste in my notes here: Dear Teenage Engineering, Please make a modern FLAC (MP3, M4A, ...) player with your signature style and OLED screen. Running Linux with USB keyboard capabilities for bonus points. No wireless whatsoever, with songs transferred over USB mass storage protocol, much like the OP-1. (0) Seamless playback, shuffle, volume (normalization option?), balance, EQ, ... (1) Song listings (why do so many music apps completely fail to simply list all my songs?!) (2) Album, artist, etc grouping and sorting (3) Search (4) Album art (5) ... - 64GB minimum - ~100x50x10mm - IO: - 3.5mm 3 channel (left/right/mic) - Play/pause, left, right, up, down, in/out, power switch - ~2" screen, backlit OLED - USB-C - Dedicated power?
- hyperpl 5y agoI just built a new computer with the XTIA Proto-N and I'm really really happy with it. It's super compact, easy to access and swap out components and quite pleasing to the eye. It's also not as expensive as a lot of closed m-ITX cases either. Highly recommended!
- ir193 5y agois there any open design chasis? like a CAD file you can modify yourself? if you're living around shenzhen it's probably not expensive to find a manufacturer
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