Any demand for Fashion/Style Mini-ITX cases?
Hello
Thank you for allowing me to join your group. :) I am new so please bear with me.
Since the first PCs came out I have always seen a need for more "fashion" or style oriented PC cases. Such “style” as you find in cell phones and other electronic equipment, radios, MP3 players etc. However up till now PC cases have been very large and bulky. Although there are large varieties of choices for custom rigs (Asus, Themaltake, Coolermaster etc.) the mere size of them from a design point of view is very difficult to mass-produce and still appeal to the masses.
When I first saw the Mini ITX and its ability to be put on a desktop it opened up a world of possibilities from a design point of view for me. Since now this item can be seen and not tucked away. Not to mention the multimedia capabilities and its eventual role in the living room/den/great rooms of the world.
I am not a computer/pc builder or anything, I just know basics like motherboards, sound cards, hard drives etc. But admit not enough to put them together so please understand I am not looking at this so much as a function gaming super mini-itx project but more as a design point of view.
I am ---NOT--- proposing starting anything to sell, but I do want to know if there is a need for a more “fashion forward” mini ITX PC? Not for gamers or heavy users but for media use and occasional web surfing etc. where function is important but also style plays a role. Currently for my business I am working with some designers and was going to run it by them. Maybe I could take an existing case and maybe add on a few things like a sleeve or something similar that will make it look just a bit nicer on a desktop? Then eventually develop my own Mini-itx case etc. Again this is ALL theory, but I wanted to know your thoughts on such a project. Or is it just a waste of time? Do people just not care what their PC looks like?
Thank you for reading and I look forward to your replies.
Shawn C.
*The above is only a question, NO real plans for a product.