Expected in UK?

fulcrumer · 25 Mar 2006 at 21:41

Having got fed up with waiting for the Silverstone TJ07 Black to be re-stocked in the UK (meant to be 3-5 days 4 weeks ago and not now expected until 6 April) I have been looking at other cases. The Lian Li PC- S80 is my next choice. Any one any news on when they can be expected in the UK?

Yewen · 25 Mar 2006 at 21:43

No announced release date yet, but wont be too soon, sometime next month hopefully as I am also waiting on one of these!

DELETED_36704 · 25 Mar 2006 at 23:25

fulcrumer said:
Having got fed up with waiting for the Silverstone TJ07 Black to be re-stocked in the UK (meant to be 3-5 days 4 weeks ago and not now expected until 6 April) I have been looking at other cases. The Lian Li PC- S80 is my next choice. Any one any news on when they can be expected in the UK?

If your heart is set on the TJ07, then wait for it.

philstanbridge · 27 Mar 2006 at 11:03

The only thing I hate about the Silverstones is the steel/aluminium combination otherwise they are pretty damn fine.

james.miller · 27 Mar 2006 at 11:05

whats wrong with steel/alu? steel is a lot stronger and the cases are better built as a result. My lc-03 is built like a brick.

lozza · 27 Mar 2006 at 11:21

james.miller said:
whats wrong with steel/alu? steel is a lot stronger and the cases are better built as a result. My lc-03 is built like a brick.

Probably the fact he can't anodize it

philstanbridge · 27 Mar 2006 at 16:04

Harib0 said:
Probably the fact he can't anodize it

yes thats right sorry its my own damn fussy fault.

Wyvern971 · 27 Mar 2006 at 16:18

Harib0 said:
Probably the fact he can't anodize it

Sorry for any ignorance on my part, but I take it this means that only Alu can be anodised and not steel (only asking as I don't know)

Mark A · 27 Mar 2006 at 16:23

Wyvern971 said:
Sorry for any ignorance on my part, but I take it this means that only Alu can be anodised and not steel (only asking as I don't know)

Yes, that is correct.

Mark

Stag · 28 Mar 2006 at 12:33

philstanbridge said:
The only thing I hate about the Silverstones is the steel/aluminium combination otherwise they are pretty damn fine.

The TJ07 is all aluminium I think you will find.

chaparral · 28 Mar 2006 at 12:41

Stag said:
The TJ07 is all aluminium I think you will find.

No..

The motherboard tray and some other bits are made out of steel..

TJ07 Review here.

http://www.thetechlounge.com/article/258/Silverstone+TJ07+MidTower+Case/

http://www.tweaksrus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=381&Itemid=43

Yewen · 28 Mar 2006 at 13:50

chaparral said:
No..

The motherboard tray and some other bits are made out of steel..

TJ07 Review here.

http://www.thetechlounge.com/article/258/Silverstone+TJ07+MidTower+Case/

http://www.tweaksrus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=381&Itemid=43

Without reading the links, all the connecting pieces are aswell, the alu is just covering plates.

Stag · 28 Mar 2006 at 16:58

chaparral said:
No..

The motherboard tray and some other bits are made out of steel..

TJ07 Review here.

http://www.thetechlounge.com/article/258/Silverstone+TJ07+MidTower+Case/

http://www.tweaksrus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=381&Itemid=43

You can't really make a removeable motherboard tray out of alu, it would be too flimsy, same with the mounting plates.

I really don't see the problem with a bit of steel when the parts that count (visible bits) are all lovely alu.

:confused:

DELETED_36704 · 28 Mar 2006 at 17:10

Yewen said:
Without reading the links, all the connecting pieces are aswell, the alu is just covering plates.

The whole case is Aluminium apart from the mobo tray and the hd mounts.

The mobo tray is steel to give added strengh same goes for the hd mounts. Good design if you ask me.

Yewen · 28 Mar 2006 at 17:32

Aluminium could do just as good a job really, the case is not expossed to the stress that would cause the differences to be made apparent under normal use.

And please do not ask me to dig out my GCSE chemistry text book

DELETED_36704 · 28 Mar 2006 at 17:49

Given that Silverstone actually design, test and make a range of cases and we don’t, i think its fair to say they are better equipped to make the choice whether the mobo tray is going to be made from alu or steel.

Its made from steel for a reason

Yewen · 28 Mar 2006 at 17:51

To increase profit margins and to stop them going the way of ATC Tek

DELETED_36704 · 28 Mar 2006 at 17:53

Yewen said:
To increase profit margins and to stop them going the way of ATC Tek

lol

chaparral · 28 Mar 2006 at 18:30

Yewen said:
To increase profit margins and to stop them going the way of ATC Tek

There profit margins would be even better if they could somehow found a way to get them instock at UK retailers...

I been trying to get a black one of these for weeks..And i have only found silver ones instock at places that sell these silverstone cases...

Yewen · 28 Mar 2006 at 18:33

Haha, im now going to talk out of my backside

"Silverstone are doing it to artificially inflate prices"

Now the reason I think is the proper one; that the case is a bigger success than they ever hoped.