Do you have pics of the inside of the grey one?
Here are some more images of the Silver case, inside an all. We brought in the softboxes this time to give the shots better light. The Mac is NOT mine!
Do you have pics of the inside of the grey one?
Woah, what threaded inserts are those? Loving the finish on them (and the case!)
Those are heli-coils, all threaded holes in the aluminium components have these to prevent threads from wearing out. Side panels have 4 of them, 2 in the top and 2 in bottom for instance.
Heli-coils are good for thicker (>5mm) materials like the machined extrusions used here, but for sheet metal cases they won't work. There are other types of threaded inserts that can be used in thin sheet, however, and there are some already in the M1. But they can't be used everywhere.@Necere would using threads like this help with some of the reports of screws stripping in the Ncase M1?
*Sorry to hijack the thread*
Looking very nice, guys. Really eye-catching.Here are some more images of the Silver case, inside an all. We brought in the softboxes this time to give the shots better light. The Mac is NOT mine!
I know this has been discussed before, but what is the status of 'bottom hats' for the big kickstarter re-release?
Edit: also another topic that's come up before - are kickstarted units serialised?
The TopHats should probably be rebranded to "Hats", because they are now interchangeable between top and bottom. This was one of the updates from the last prototype that we managed to squeez in. There are discussions in other channels of many very interesting combos: push pull, AOI in bottom or top, separating rad and fans and use 2 M-TopHats (one on both ends)
We have promised to test some of these to help people decide how many THs to buy, but they will be available separately after the campaign and before delivery as well so don't stress too much over this question.
Serialised, does that mean if the cases will have an individual serial number - then yes.
@PaChalski whats the distance between the edge of the motherboard to the front inner panel?
Tell us, what is the plan!?That is perfect for what I’m trying to do with it. Can’t wait! Count me in for 2 cases!
The case looks very nice. I love it, but isn't there any front IO panel? It could be a big week point. Whenever I need to access USB port, If i need to get to back of the case, It will be stressful. Why is it disappered?
Will these be available on the kickstarter?There will be TopHats developed with IO panel, choose to have it pointing forward or backward. There are many reasons (discussed before) one important one is that it gives you the flexibility to choose between an ultra clean front or IO panel.
Currently no, but we have received the certification and spec from them to implement it. Should we? Will not affect the price much at all, only creating a cavity in the case straight through - could of course be solved with a piece of duck tape
Will these be available on the kickstarter?