What is the most beautiful HTPC case?

bluray · 2011-12-29 09:48

My HTPC case have to have passive PSU, display and BD-ROM slot. This one is my top pick- OrigenAE M10.

It is simply sexy...

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kyleshay · 2011-12-29 16:52

Acrylglas/Perspex Mini-ITX case

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But these are also pretty cool:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-SEED-MU-...5127wt_796

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Silver-Viako-M...4782wt_802

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Red-e-Mini-E20...3165wt_735

but really DIY cases are the best Smile

kyleshay · 2011-12-29 16:55

also the fish tank cases are pretty cool aswell

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-EaS- · 2011-12-30 03:16

publicENEMY Wrote:i cant find ahanix website. is the company dead?

Ahanix as a company is indeed gone. The website (http://www.ahanix.com) is dead.
But this company later went on under a different name, with a website http://www.dvinehtpc.com, but that one is also gone. I once ordered there a VFD kit, and got an email back -with my order info- from ...@colorcase.com. But http://www.colorcase.com is *also* gone

Upon checking all the three websites were from one and the same company through the years (you can check via http://www.archive.org). But how to locate them now? Wouldn't know. I believe the closest is their "original" colorcase ebay shop: http://search.ebay.com/?sass=colorcase&ht=-1. But that ebay shop hardly seems to do any business anymore.

Anyway, the HTPC case I referred to is sold here and there - but it seems it isn't made anymore. The MCE30x line of cases once were also sold under quite some different names (Uneed, Dign etc...... Uneed is now OriginAE). Maybe there is some manufacturer nowadays that still sells them, but under a different name.

But even buying the discontinued Ahanix MCE30x (if you can find one) shouldn't be a problem. The case will last for ages. It is of very high quality material.

cburbs · 2011-12-30 03:28

eskro Wrote:

looks great!!

Here is a review on a different model - http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Viako...yle/1.html

eskro · 2011-12-30 04:11

i love that case cburbs!

Orclas · 2011-12-30 12:15

eskro Wrote:i love that case cburbs!

Yeah, very sleek and laid back elegant!!

eskro · 2011-12-30 22:18

Beer40oz · 2011-12-30 22:55

eskro · 2011-12-30 23:13

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bluray Posting Freak Posts: 7,575 Joined: May 2011 Reputation: 139	2011-12-29 09:48 Post: #41 My HTPC case have to have passive PSU, display and BD-ROM slot. This one is my top pick- OrigenAE M10. It is simply sexy... >Alienware X51- do it all HTPC >Simplify XBMC configurations >HOW-TO Bitstreaming using XBMC I refused to watch movie without bitstreaming HD audio!
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kyleshay Junior Member Posts: 34 Joined: Nov 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-12-29 16:52 Post: #42 Acrylglas/Perspex Mini-ITX case But these are also pretty cool: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-SEED-MU-...5127wt_796 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Silver-Viako-M...4782wt_802 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Red-e-Mini-E20...3165wt_735 but really DIY cases are the best
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kyleshay Junior Member Posts: 34 Joined: Nov 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-12-29 16:55 Post: #43 also the fish tank cases are pretty cool aswell
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cburbs Member Posts: 55 Joined: Nov 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-12-30 03:28 Post: #45 eskro Wrote: looks great!! Here is a review on a different model - http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Viako...yle/1.html
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eskro Posting Freak Posts: 8,219 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 156	2011-12-30 04:11 Post: #46 i love that case cburbs! My G7 HTPC // eSkRo's HTPC Guide // Poofy's HTPC Guide // unRAID Guide // SSD Optimization thx :)
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Orclas Fan Posts: 303 Joined: Nov 2011 Reputation: 5 Location: Sweden	2011-12-30 12:15 Post: #47 eskro Wrote:i love that case cburbs! Yeah, very sleek and laid back elegant!! HTPC: OpenELEC 3.0.2 (XBMC 12.2) on XS35GTv2 (Ion2 with 4Gb RAM) NAS: FreeNAS build on a Dell scrap computer (3x 2TB Raid5'd to 4TB actual storage) TV: LG 42PJ350
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eskro Posting Freak Posts: 8,219 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 156	2011-12-30 22:18 Post: #48 My G7 HTPC // eSkRo's HTPC Guide // Poofy's HTPC Guide // unRAID Guide // SSD Optimization thx :)
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Beer40oz Donor Posts: 2,214 Joined: Dec 2010 Reputation: 53 Location: The Moon	2011-12-30 22:55 Post: #49 "A6-PACK" The Original ☆ unRAID Server ☆ MCE Remote Turn ON HTPC FOUND! w/DONGLE Time to sit back, relax and enjoy XBMC.... CHEERS!!!
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eskro Posting Freak Posts: 8,219 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 156	2011-12-30 23:13 Post: #50 Beer40oz Wrote: My G7 HTPC // eSkRo's HTPC Guide // Poofy's HTPC Guide // unRAID Guide // SSD Optimization thx :)
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