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Posted by Brewster0101 - Wed 19 May 2010 16:13
New Lian Li range available for pre order at overclockers.co.uk including this one and the prices are high, very high for a case of this size.

Think Lian Li have now gone beyond expensive but worth it, too over expensive and not worth it.
Posted by Rob_B - Wed 19 May 2010 16:16
They just look tacky to me? :O_o1:
Posted by vicar - Wed 19 May 2010 17:29
Thay make good cases
Posted by Brewster0101 - Wed 19 May 2010 18:21
vicar
Thay make good cases

They do make nice , high end quality cases, but so do Coolermaster (for example) for half the price.
Posted by this_is_gav - Wed 19 May 2010 19:53
CoolerMaster cases are functional and good value, but aren't a patch on the better Lian Li, Silverstone or even Corsair cases.

Lian Li are turning more hit or miss, and unfortunately most of their newer cases fall into the latter bracket. Good that cases last for years.
Posted by Brewster0101 - Wed 19 May 2010 22:09
this_is_gav
CoolerMaster cases are functional and good value, but aren't a patch on the better Lian Li, Silverstone or even Corsair cases.

Lian Li are turning more hit or miss, and unfortunately most of their newer cases fall into the latter bracket. Good that cases last for years.

I see you have the same Lian Li case as me - the PC A70b - I only paid £140 for mine 18 months ago, the new 2010 replacement for this case is over £200 and pretty much the same thing.

Too be honest, as good as the craftsman ship is on Lian Li, I am not a big fan of the aluminium. Its light which is great, but its not too strong and also its very noisy.
Posted by malfunction - Thu 20 May 2010 00:17
It's worth pointing out - in case you only flicked through the article - that only the “look at me” red version has the fugly spider window on the side panel:

http://www.lian-li.com.tw/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=479&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=62&g=spec
Posted by Pob255 - Thu 20 May 2010 01:32
That's one of the issues with aluminium, resonance.
Although no steel case finish can ever quite match up to that of anodised brushed aluminium.

Still if you want Lian-li quality, in steel, without the price tag then that's why they started LanCool.
Coolermaster do produce a few higher quality cases and they are very expensive, eg the atcs 840 and Cosmo

A lot of the current prices on new models are down to changes in the prices of metal and the weaker pound. It doesn't just effect Lain-li cases.