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December 15th, 2009, 17:50
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We've seen plenty of PC casemods that look more like a traditional piece of furniture (http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/mission-style-pc-casemod-easily-slides-into-your-la-z-boy-collec/) than a computer case, and plenty that take a decidedly more modern (http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/27/edelweiss-pc-casemod-goes-above-and-beyond-insanity/) approach, but we haven't seen many that combine the two as effectively as this so-called Cygnus X1 built by Attila Lukacs. As you may notice, the top of the case bears a striking resemblance to some of Alienware's latest rigs (http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/alienwares-redesigned-area-51-aurora-and-updated-m15x-hands-o/), but it seems that might not be the source of Atilla's inspiration, as he actually started building the case way back in 2008. Of course, the real eye-catcher is that beautiful, hand carved wood casing (made West Australian Jarrah), which actually swings open on both sides -- no small feat when each panel weighs about ten pounds. Eager to see more? Then hit up the link below for a thorgough account of the complete build process.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Cygnus X1 PC casemod mixes otherworldly design, old world charm (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/cygnus-x1-pc-casemod-mixes-otherworldly-design-old-world-charm/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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We've seen plenty of PC casemods that look more like a traditional piece of furniture (http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/18/mission-style-pc-casemod-easily-slides-into-your-la-z-boy-collec/) than a computer case, and plenty that take a decidedly more modern (http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/27/edelweiss-pc-casemod-goes-above-and-beyond-insanity/) approach, but we haven't seen many that combine the two as effectively as this so-called Cygnus X1 built by Attila Lukacs. As you may notice, the top of the case bears a striking resemblance to some of Alienware's latest rigs (http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/alienwares-redesigned-area-51-aurora-and-updated-m15x-hands-o/), but it seems that might not be the source of Atilla's inspiration, as he actually started building the case way back in 2008. Of course, the real eye-catcher is that beautiful, hand carved wood casing (made West Australian Jarrah), which actually swings open on both sides -- no small feat when each panel weighs about ten pounds. Eager to see more? Then hit up the link below for a thorgough account of the complete build process.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Cygnus X1 PC casemod mixes otherworldly design, old world charm (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/cygnus-x1-pc-casemod-mixes-otherworldly-design-old-world-charm/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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