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Phaelax
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Posted: 7th Jul 2011 18:23
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I made a website with some pics and details. The systems are built on a mini-itx form factor.

http://zimnox.com/neptune

There's two different cases, the smaller one is an Atom system with no cd-rom.

Curious to know what others think of the designs and if there are any changes you'd make to them.

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bitJericho
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Posted: 7th Jul 2011 23:09
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Interesting. Looks pretty nice. How will you manufacture the case or is this proprietary info?

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Posted: 7th Jul 2011 23:14 Edited at: 7th Jul 2011 23:14
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How'd you make that case?! Looks so awesome =D

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Posted: 7th Jul 2011 23:17
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Contacting us, Please Just Don't Do it ]

looks sleek though, the stands where the USB ports are can, unforunatley, be accurately described as "Nobbly Bits". I'd lose them


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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 8th Jul 2011 09:19 Edited at: 8th Jul 2011 09:23
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I like the design but I'd put more USBs in the front and a card reader.

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MRW620-U1-181-Internal/dp/B001AI6CNK/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1310106119&sr=8-11

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Phaelax
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Posted: 8th Jul 2011 15:49
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The slot under the power button is for SD cards. As for the USB ports, I had a thought of moving them to the bottom of the case, where a little thing pops open and drops the ports down. (i'll have to whip up a pic) As for the number of ports, I can't do more than 2 because of the mini-itx board limitations.


I'm still trying to decide how I want to fabricate the case. A sheet of aluminum would be easier to bend I think, but some white acrylic with careful heating would look better. I'm considering making the outer shell one solid piece (acrylic will make a more seamless join once bent), and having a motherboard tray which can be slid out the back for easy installation.

@Autobot, the case was modeled in studio max 9.


What do you guys think about the lack of a CD-rom on the Atom-based version?

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Van B
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Posted: 8th Jul 2011 16:16
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Lack of a CD rom is really no big deal - I have a netbook, and it's never caused me any problems, unless I have to install an OS again - but external USB CD rom drives are handy to have around, just in case. Plus, I've found that CD drives are becomming less and less reliable - so having a spare that you can just plug into anything is a good idea.

I think that your right about acrylic - plus if you use tubes for the round edges, you can easily hide any ugly joins. Maybe a metal mesh for the front and back, easy to cut, bend and fit, and good for air flow.

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Quote: "What do you guys think about the lack of a CD-rom on the Atom-based version?"


That's fine as long as you have a netboot option.

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