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Lian Li PC-60 Aluminium ATX Computer
Case
Want a sharp looking PC? Well,
that's a shame.
Oh, there are various big brand
name manufacturers that make sleek and stylish Wintel pseudo-Net PCs, but
these machines are just basic business boxes, generally close to unexpandable,
replete with non-standard components, and crummy value for money.
Sensible companies buy one of
them to sit on the receptionist's desk, and give everyone else the usual
boring beige things, which can be serviced by the regular IS guys and don't
need to have a special hexagonal power supply flown in from Ganymede.
There are plenty of other companies
that make whole computers, or just cases into which you can put your own
components, with "whimsical" designs. "Whimsical" is code for "ought to
have a Fisher-Price badge somewhere". These machines might look great in
an office with bean bags in the foyer and Lego tables for burned-out programmers,
but in a Fortune 500 environment they look like a revolving bow tie on a
Zegna suit.
Current Macs all look stunning,
but they're no good if you want a Wintel office, as most people do. And
if you manage to find a sharp looking brand-name machine with good specs
and some expandability, you'll pay through the nose.
What frugal corporate buyers
- and small business and home users that just want a gee-whiz looking computer
- need is a normal ATX computer case that looks like a million dollars.
Something that takes standard components and can thus be built up into a
computer of whatever specification you like. Do it yourself; have your local
clone assembler do it for you. Either way, you ought to save a bundle, and
end up with nice standard machines.
Finding such cases, though,
can be a problem, particularly here in Australia. Cases are a pain to ship
(big and heavy), and they often come with Power Supply Units (PSUs) pre-installed.
This is all very well if that particular PSU has electricity authority approval
in your country, but if it doesn't, the importer needs to get it approved
- but they'll probably just put the whole project in the Too Annoying basket
and keep selling boring beige things.
So I'm very happy to say that,
even in anywhere , you can get Lian
Li cases.
Whether you're a wild-eyed LAN
gamer with an urge to impress your mates or a serious corporate bulk buyer
wanting to make an office that looks like RAND Corporation, Lian Li make
the cases you want.
