Da Box 100

[Guardsmon]

OMG I've falled in love - forget the V351. It fits everything in my current rig in, including my TRUE120 and 8800GTX with HR03!!!!

http://www.lan-gear.com/products_spec_dabox.php

Only thing I can't see is where the 2x 3.5" hard drives go or 4x 2.5"

Contacted them about avaliability within the EU and got the following back:

"Hello,
The case will be released in the beginning of March.
The difference between Classic and Blackheart is the black interior color and the side plexiglas window.
Have a good day,
Olivier Alirol"

(Sorry if i can't post it here as they are sold by themselves. Please delete if this is seen as promoting a competitor)

 

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I haven't bothered to contact France yet, but you should be able to get one shipped from France if you don't want to wait for a month and a half for them to be here properly.

My quote in my first post was a response from France and are claiming beginning of March.

Lets hope the exchange rate stays good and they don't push the price up too much. Currently at £104 for a m-atx case, that is a lot as it is.

 

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Like what? I want to know more!

 

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As much as i love my 351 that is nice do they come in red

Edit: I like this
*SNIP*

It would appear they are doing a red version And there is a bezel for the 5.25" drives.

I'll be sticking to brushed aluminium and slim tray though

 

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Email received Wednesday last week:

Hello,

I am sorry but the case won't be disponible in Europe before the end of june.

Have a good day,

Olivier Alirol

Tried to find out if I could get one for a LAN at the end of this month

Feels like I've been waiting for months.

 

[Guardsmon]

It's a nice looking case but not very "SFF" in my opinion.

Lian Li V350 - 279 x 262 x 373 mm
Da Box 100 - 288 x 217 x 370 mm

Not bad in my mind Just fits one hell of a lot in - true its not m-itx though, but they've got that in development.

lolz, dont bother with it tbh.

Why not? You're waiting for your Lian Li Q08 and how long is that going to take?

 

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next month been waiting for half a year for a dabox to hit france

Fine.... Well I think I'll struggle to get my DFI JR P45 T2RS into the Q08 so I guess I'll continue to wait unless you've got a better suggestion?

 

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the silverstone comes out soon apparently?

I wasnt being nasty above, I just meant its a small company (really small,) who are technically still beta testing the case. They seem to do things on their own time as and when.

Well aware you weren't being nasty - thank you

What silverstone are you referring to?

 

[Guardsmon]

Unfortunately the SG07 is useless for a M-ATX build... Nice case, but not big enough.

 

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Anyone seen the new Silverstone Fortress which looks like they've pretty much copied this, but then turn it on its side and bolted the hard drives on the back?

 

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Do you know the model number of the Silverstone?

Just the Fortress FT03 shown at Computex 2010. Interesting design. Think I'll be sticking with the Da Box unless the fortress has a smaller price point, though I doubt it.

 

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I e-mailed lan gear france and they said they will be available in europe mid july. I'll believe it when I see it tbh

This matches up with what they told me last month - see comment 18 so they could be. I know that the owners were over in Europe for almost a month trying to find suppliers over here - hence the late release.

 

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June 24 2010 : DA BOX EU release

DA BOX release for Europe is scheduled for July 15th.

From the Lan Gear website.

Is it going to be worth it over the Lian Li V354? I spose we'll only know once the prices are released for both.

 

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Yeh, no doubt I'll be waiting for the V354.

 

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Edit: Pffft, shipping to the UK is another €25, I think I'm gonna wait for the lian li.

Showing only €10.50 for shipping for me.... So no window - £135 inc del near enough. Will wait to see how much Lian li come in at.