"people" is a generalization I suppose... because well... the vast majority of people find a 200€ case pricey, no matter what... But here we are in a SFF forum, populated by that small group of people who are passionate about computer hardware and who are willing to pay an extra to have something unique AND/OR as small as possible. So a 200€ case here is considered a bargain... which is not!This is why I set out to make the MINI--to do my part in creating the "luxury chassis" market. As Dan said, people didn't bat an eye when they were paying 800+ for a 1080 during the shortage just a while back, but freak out at the thought of spending money on a quality item that could potentially last for decades.
I am not saying Necere, Dan, Lazer3D and others are stealing money... Far from that, 'cause they offer great products and they have a relatively small economy of scale... Just that a 200€ price tag allows their case to be positioned in the high-end spectrum of cases! And if they are high-end... A 400 or 500€ one is a luxury. Because a 200€ case is already a very good quality item
I agree with @Skarum opinion, which I quote for convenience
Yeah, but those are two different categories. You can't buy much of a graphics card for $100, but it'll net you a very good mainstream case. Likewise, you can get a great PSU at $100, but good luck trying to convince people $500 is a fair price for a PSU, because of it's incredible quality.
If a standard case is a Ford, then a $200-300 is a Mercedes, and this is a Lamborghini. And most people wouldn't buy a Lamborghini.
Moreover, you're saying a case can last a decade... but GPU can too! But hey... If in ten years a GPU would be obsolete... What about cases? Ten years ago, we couldn't even imagine about STX, picoPSU, M.2 SSD or sub 5 liters case for everyday/working use... So I hardly doubt people who buy SFF cases would like to stick with it for more than 5 years...
Am I saying this Circle Pro doesn't have the meaning to exist? No. it has. Is CircleTec stealing money? No. He is just selling a luxury product with a great quality sold at a great price/quality ratio. But it's a luxury product. Because even if material and production quality is top level, it doesn't improve much on functuonality compared to a case half its price (like Louqe Ghost for example).
A more comparable example between cases and GPUs could be IMHO, a 1000€ GTX1080 compared to a 600€ GTX1080... Same performance. Different build quality, different price tag.
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