Some people compare their PCs to cars, and cars to women. My father would say “Take her out for a test drive, but remember that is the best she’s ever gonna look”. While that statement may be incredibly misogynistic, there is some wisdom to be gathered from it… women, cars and PC cases eventually start to show their age.
This K1 multimedia case looks absolutely fantastic, but I’m also experienced enough with electronics to know that this silver paint will eventually scratch off, and the plastic front panel won’t stand up as well as anodized aluminum or even flat black plastic.
This case will be very appealing to the enthusiast who wants a modded case, but doesn’t want to put in all that work. PC enthusiasts who prefer windowed cases or water-cooling features may pass on the K1, even though it has killer looks. PC enthusiasts usually spend an unusual amount of money on flashy heatsinks and RAM with blinky LEDs, and they want to show it off. These users will be turned off by the fact that the K1 does not have a pre-installed window, but could be challenged to add a window.
Still, the AVC-K1 case looks absolutely gorgeous, and has all the features of a great HTPC case AND PC enthusiast case. While there are no user-expandable drive bays, the argument can be made that there really is no need. The case comes outfitted with media controls, VFD, fan bus, audio, USB, eSATA and just about everything you could want in connectivity…
I almost expected it to have a beer tap.
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