is there any effort to bring down the cost of the S4M or the HDplex400? I really want one for a portable build but the $400 case + psu cost is daunting..
Howdy!
Unfortunately the Skyreach MINI's price isn't going to come down. However I am working on an open source case that can be used to functionally replace the MINI that you can get made by me or make yourself for far less.
The Skyreach MINI (and Skyreach TINY) is laser cut, and then each panel is mounted to a CNC and the edges are machined to perfection. The surface finish is also the most premium it can be and is much more expensive than regular paint. The panels are bent using tooling that was machined for the MINI to get the perfect mating on the radius bends. I prefer that my customers talk about the quality and surface finish rather than me, but there is not a way to further reduce the cost using these techniques at the production rate I have.
I sell a tiny, TINY fraction of the cases found in online retailers, less than 1/1000 for some of the brands you are familiar with each year. Since economy of scale is not on my side, and they are already expensive to make, I focus instead on making Skyreach products as quality as I can. I also try to use actual photographs and not renders of the product so people can see tolerances and surface finish of how it looks in real life:
I hope this helps! For more information on the open source case I am talking about, keep an eye out for the "O5L" on my YouTube channel.
I am aware that it is an eye-wateringly expensive case, and the power supply is also expensive. But it's not artificially expensive. So I'm trying to come up with other solutions for people who are on a budget.
Thanks!
those two tiny bridges (one per slot) to hold the bottom of the gpu bracket) made from the material of the chassis).
