Lian Li PC-Q30 Case Review: A Mini-ITX Chassis With Flair

[Lightbulbie]

Put a low-powered screen where the window is and you have yourself a powerful all-in-one.. Issue is it needs to be a curved screen.

 

[IndustryStandard]

I honestly thought this thing was made to go in a car. It would be great as a rear center-console mod.

 

[falchard]

Is the opening sized well enough so we can stick a monitor in there?

 

[mynith]

Can you put an LCD panel behind the glass? Then it'd make a nice all in one.

 

[Avro Arrow]

Reminds me of one of the old tabletop arcade games from the 1980s. LOL

 

[Avro Arrow]

Reminds me of one of the old tabletop arcade games from the 1980s. LOL

 

[nezzymighty]

I don't think this would make a great case for an HTPC. I think that an HTPC necessitates an optical drive of choice (blu-ray) to be built into the unit and not as a peripheral attachment (usb). Besides, even if I wanted to, I can’t shove that big box in one of the slots of my TV stand…

 

[nezzymighty]

I don't think this would make a great case for an HTPC. I think that an HTPC necessitates an optical drive of choice (blu-ray) to be built into the unit and not as a peripheral attachment (usb). Besides, even if I wanted to, I can’t shove that big box in one of the slots of my TV stand…

 

[lp231]

So a designer at Lian Li was sitting around feeling all nostalgic about his Macintosh (1984-1993), and was looking at all the interesting slideshows of said computers that had been turned into fish bowls, or just a hideout for cute cats. Then the idea for this came to him/her.

It's not something I'd do for myself. I can see how plenty of people would appreciate the design. I know my 8 yr old daughter would absolutely love that fan. Get some software to turn your monitor into a strobe light, and you have a party in the making! lol

Igor's awesome. Good job. Could a 140mm fan be rigged up to that CPU(APU) cooler?

Actually I'm thinking more some designer at Lian Li travels a lot and was thinking "Hmm...... how can I get my PC to have the feel of that machine at the airport that prints out your boarding pass?" :lol:

I think the designer went further back, into their early childhood years, when they used to play with those claw machines where you try to grab those plush toys.
lol

 

[Krazeee]

I like it, It's one of those things you can put in your living room and power your home entertainment system... The white one looks dull but the black is nice. In the last page the final build picture has a fan in the middle of the window, i hope thats a mod :S

 

[lp231]

Put a low-powered screen where the window is and you have yourself a powerful all-in-one.. Issue is it needs to be a curved screen.

Buy a bunch of lg curve and tape them together to make 1 big screen!

 

[Its_Byte_00]

SO i suppose i was the only thinking just wait for the HC DIY people to swap that window for a 1366x768 or better LCD?

 

[thebluephilip]

it is a very unusual and strange pc case i love it!

 

[Haravikk]

It's an interesting concept, I do wonder why they stopped with a 140mm fan though, I would think a 180mm would fit in that case, definitely a 160mm. I know there's a lot of choice with 140mm fans, but it always seems weird to not go bigger if you can.

Not sure I'd ever bother with such a case though; the last thing I want is to be distracted by my case.

 

[Alec Bramlett]

seems ugly