All I really want is the small footprint and tidy factor. Having room for a larger pump or res would be helpful for some, but I have no need for that.
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FormD-T1 Vertical orientation base
- Thread starter tyen
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Personally I dont even need front IO. Just somewhere to mount the power button on the back with the cable outlet and I am happy 
In summer have the "top" of the case facing the back of the desk. In winter turn it around and save on heating
I would very much be interested, but if it needs to be secured with screws I don't think it would be ideal.
I see this as a "dock" of some kind, the T1 is made with mobility in mind so to me such a base would need to be easily attached and removed to work ideally.
My use case would be like I said using this as a dock when at home, ideally with added performance-focused features like fans (or simply slots so we can put nice Noctuas in there) with real measurable improvement of temps and maybe I/O (secondary), without being screwed to it so that when I need to be on the move I can just grab the T1 and leave the base behind. Magnets maybe?
Basically I see this as a premium vertical stand. Not just a featureless piece of metal but not a full on "top hat-like" system.
To be easily removable and also to have other things (fans, or IO) seem to be in complete opposition. Unless you plan to power the fans off a separate 12V supply, there's no added convenience benefit of having a tool-less vertical stand. Same goes for IO.
Not necessarily, to me it's very feasible in the same way every high end dock is doing: use a high bandwidth, readily available connector like usb 3.2 to operate the whole thing. OP doesn't need to provide anything other than the metal frame, but my use case was to have some sort of way to setup a usb hub inside where I could plug this to power a fan , obviously have access to USB ports if possible but not necessary, have added storage in the base (external 2.5 SSD mounting spots maybe ?) nothing crazy.
It's very much more convenient to just unplug that USB C cable than to have to whip out the screwdriver when detaching it.
Maybe I'm missing something but it seems fairly doable to me, not saying OP has to take care of all that he would just provide the frame with these uses in mind and everyone is free to use it however they want.
It's very much more convenient to just unplug that USB C cable than to have to whip out the screwdriver when detaching it.
Maybe I'm missing something but it seems fairly doable to me, not saying OP has to take care of all that he would just provide the frame with these uses in mind and everyone is free to use it however they want.
I'm definitely interested to buy one of this, and actually I registered the account for this. I've been looking for a nice case that has a small footprint and when I saw this dock I'm pretty sure this is what I want.
I would prefer to go without IO ports in the dock but rather make it easy for me to use a third party dock with it. I can see how IO ports become obsolete over time or at least the layout becomes less ideal (usb-c vs usb-a, 3.0 gen 1 vs gen 2, etc), especially when usb 4.0/TB4 become mainstream.
I would prefer to go without IO ports in the dock but rather make it easy for me to use a third party dock with it. I can see how IO ports become obsolete over time or at least the layout becomes less ideal (usb-c vs usb-a, 3.0 gen 1 vs gen 2, etc), especially when usb 4.0/TB4 become mainstream.
I would love to see someone try to 3d print a simple no-screw base, and a top to cover the cables. Maybe with a port on the top panel you can screw the power button into.
