Inwin Tou case

[barnsley]

Well this is...different. Typical inwin trying to come up with strange ideas that are a tad impractical and have a low number of fans.
http://hexus.net/tech/news/chassis/56465-in-win-shows-concept-tou-chassis/

I think it is a cool design and I've not seen anything like this before. however, it reminds me alot (shape wise atleast) of the sand crawler-thing in starwars and it looks quite tacky in the video (I'd like it to be black instead of silver).

What do you guys think?

 

[jamesriley94]

Ends the speech: 'So what are you waiting for?'

.........how about the release date?

 

[barnsley]

Perhaps the biggest hurdle to acceptance is the price. In Win said the tou is likely to retail at $799 - yes, $799 - when released in limited quantities soon.

They said it was just a prototype. Then they said it'd be realeased soon. I'd give it 2 weeks ;D. Also, that is waaaaaay too much money for a case, even if it is seethrough magic.

 

[jamesriley94]

They said it was just a prototype. Then they said it'd be realeased soon. I'd give it 2 weeks ;D. Also, that is waaaaaay too much money for a case, even if it is seethrough magic.

Heh, yeah, I'm just saying it's a bit of a cliché ending something like that with 'so what are you waiting for?' when the product isn't actually out yet.

I like the idea, not a particular fan of the case though. Said room in the roof for a 360mm rad, then she said you can fit 4 120mm fans? So 3 in the roof, and 1 in the rear, doesn't exactly sound like it'll be great for cooling with no front intakes.

Just can't see it being too practical considering the price.

 

[barnsley]

Well it is inwin. Inwin's special fancy cases never have room for trival things such as fans (if memory serves me correctly, the H-frame only has one or two fan mountings and yes, I know they built it for maximum natural airflow).

I agree the idea is cool, but it'd needed to be implimented in a more sutble way. It kind of (in my opnion) has about as much class and subtlety as a bright pink limo with a body kit and spinners :lol: .

 

[theDTP]

This thing, this! thing! Want one, very much. Be right back, selling my body :mellow:

 

[The Orange One]

I really like the idea, but, $799, for a case!

What were they thinking when they decided on the price?

 

[barnsley]

Judging by the price they'll do a very limited run.Think 1000 at the most. Also, they said it was a prototype. I suspect they'll release an alternate version which'll be cheaper and smaller at a later date or release it for higher end cases as they do not have many at this time and it'd make them stand out.

I seem to recall that inwin are an oem and make cases for people like dell and acer etc. So maybe it'll appear on a new generation of alienware/rog/predator pre builds?