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[awraynor]

A lot of power for a small form factor desktop, but so thin it
needs a matching granite base. Man that is ugly.

http://www.falcon-nw...ry?product=1330

[pcdoc]

A lot of power for a small form factor desktop, but so thin it
needs a matching granite base. Man that is ugly.

http://www.falcon-nw...ry?product=1330

I can see that they make their money from custom paint. $750 for flames, wow, sign me up.

[ikon]

Well, they ain't cheap. $1600 for the basic Tikii

[awraynor]

I'm still amazed they are using a granite base.

[jmwills]

Ridicumous is all I can say,

[ikon]

I'm still amazed they are using a granite base.

It's almost like something Apple would do

[timekills]

Tom's Hardware seems quite impressed: http://www.tomshardw...ml#xtor=RSS-182

Reference the granite base specifically, see pic # 31.



Finishing Touches: The Granite Base
We’re pretty sure that granite has never been used before in a production PC. After all, affixed to a mid-tower chassis, a granite base would weigh 40 pounds. We learned several other reasons why this stone isn’t a material system builders like to work with. But the idea came about out of necessity.
We discovered the hard way that, when you reduce a tower to only four inches-wide, it’s fairly easy to knock over. A stray elbow, a pet, or a young child will eventually put your Tiki down and block a cooling intake. Even if not everyone needed it, we wanted to at least provide an option to stabilize the tower without significantly increasing its width.



We Tried Feet
They’re plastic. They’re inexpensive. They’re light. They’re 92% useless.

[ikon]

I think a gnarly, old, rusty chunk of constuction steel would have been kool to give it the ballast it needs.

[krom]

Two words. Moon rocks. That should help boost the MSRP.

[ikon]

Two words. Moon rocks. That should help boost the MSRP.

Too dusty; they'll clog up the fans

[timekills]

Two words. Moon rocks. That should help boost the MSRP.

Pfft. Too 1960's. I'm going for Mars rocks.

[ikon]

Let us know when you get some. I think NASA would like some too

[awraynor]

Here's a review of the Tiki PC, and it tops out at only $4k.

http://www.g4tv.com/...iew/?quality=hd

[HSS-Dave]

Wow, just wow!

[jmwills]

Seems like you could accomplish the same thing with a scrap piece of stone from a local shop

[ikon]

Perhaps a midnight visit to your local cemetary for a nice piece of polished granite?

[awraynor]

It's practical to keep your $4k PC from tipping over, but that granite still cracks me up.

[ikon]

Indeed