I apologize for offending you, I had no intention of doing so. I'm not very good at writing and i can understand how my tone can be misunderstood. I much prefer conversation so people can read my emotions.
No problem at all. I might have worked myself up a bit, and I'm sorry if I came across as overly sensitive. Catching the tone of voice on text is nearly impossible and I might have been just as wrong in misunderstanding your intent.
My intention was not to compare a computer case to a legendary piece of art, it was to use an analogy to explain that a process is as important to some people such as myself as the end result. I would rather have a hand dipped candle than one made in a mold. I was assuming from your writing, and now have been told implicitly by your clarification, that you do not value the process by how this chassis is made enough to spend more money on it. While I may have come off arrogant and with very poor analogies and writing (which I did not intend and apologize for)I meant the same thing you typed. Please clarify further if you think I am wrong. You would purchase this case if it were made out of sheet metal, and was $200, but you would not purchase this case being it is cnced from aluminum stock and thus 200 more expensive. This I interpret to mean you do not value the process--value meaning you are unwilling to assign a dollar amount to it.
You're completely right, and this is more well put in to words than I could have done. To me, the end result (or the process leading up to it), doesn't justify a doubling of the price, but I can appreciate enthusiasts such as yourself who really "gets" this, in a way that I honestly can't. While it's a really lovely case, I just don't find it worth the added expensive, and to me it comes across as overengineering, for the engineerings sake, instead of the result. Which is what I think we both tried to say.
I also was not making the claim that any case on here is above criticism. I was trying to explain why I appreciated there was a chassis on here that used a process that is not wildely implemented, and I personally have not seen one (intended for end users) use this process and come out this well.
I myself have criticism for the case in terms of design, layout, and functionality. I tend to keep that to myself because it doesn't help the OP at this point in the process, if it ever would. But I do think the execution of the manufacturing is top notch and the price is fine. It would cost over a thousand dollars for me to get this made as a one off.
You're right again, and to be frank your expertise on this matter far outweighs mine as a casual consumer. Thanks for taking your time, and having the patience to allow me to learn something and reach a greater understanding and apprciation of the process. It's a really cool way of thinking, and I'll definitly be more observing of this mindset in the future. It's really applicable to a lot of things in life.
Peace to you and I hope you can see how I intended my comments now.
Fully, and frankly I feel like I'm the one who should apologize to you. I came across as playing the victim, overreacting and putting words in your mouth. I'm sorry and again, thanks.