Lian-Li Prices PC Cases That Look Like Desks

[doomtomb]

So I think I've traced the inspiration for this to all the Desk mods people have done recently. Problem is, I think the whole fun aspect to it is creating the mod yourself. A desk is also a highly individual object, something that people like myself would rather try before you buy, and do a lot of research on before just picking a desk. Also people are going to have very different surface space requirements, and height, if it's not fully adjustable and available in multiple sizes, no one will buy it. And all-aluminum does not work cost effectively for this item. Particle board or even real wood would've been cheaper in some parts. I could go on but I think that's enough.

 

[lp231]

i think the nondescript style is neat however its not very practical. the keyboard tray is all wrong. i say they get props for effort but this needs a redesign.

as far as price, for a fully aluminum desk which is machined and has some handy features this is not unbelievably high. lian li typically uses almost all aluminum in many of its cases which is why they typically cost more. i just got rid of my first lian li case (a v2000b-IIplus) and i dont think there was more than 5% of the case which was not solid aluminum and everything was held together with screws not rivets which meant lots of customization options.

lian li does a pretty stand up job. they might not have all the bells and whistles other manufacturers include but they have it where it counts.

@LP

for safety. if they didnt and you cracked the glass you could get seriously cut.

Yes it's for safety, but they still do break without warning.
Happened to my shower door once, that thing just exploded without warning, and it was quite loud.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_glass_breakage

 

[mrmotion]

If im going to buy a desk for my computers for $1000.00 it better be more along the lines of this:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?256952-Project-L3p-D3sk&highlight=l3p+l3n+desk

 

[spookyman]

Hmm could turn it into a short order grill and make breakfast.

 

[WyomingKnott]

Im thinking 4 290x's and a couple of steaks on top.

Exactly. I thought it was a barbeque grill from the photos.

 

[10tacle]

Cool concept, really. Especially for those of us who have small dedicated PC gaming desks next to our main office/home desks like I do. But it doesn't look so cool for air-cooled rigs. Where are the intake and exhaust fan outlets in this "case" there? And I'll definitely pass for the cost of a serious GPU upgrade which I need now since moving up to 1440p and still using a single GTX 680.

 

[crewton]

I want a red harbringer desk! I was hoping these would be more of a budget desk build but they don't even seem comfortable or provide enough space for keyboard/mouse/gamepad.