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Awesome folding PC chassis from Asus
CrunchGear —
... Do they just have an idea machine over there at Asus? This thing is great! Of course, it’s not very often that you have to take all the bits out of your PC case and travel with it separately, but if you did this would be indispensible. It’s mid-tower sized and has room for an ATX motherboard and everything. It’s even got front ports. And it folds flat! This is too much! I don’t know why this is so impressive to me; I just love it. ...
ASUS VENTO TA-F series case folds for portability
Krunker —
At first glance, the new ASUS VENTO TA-F computer case looks like any other DIY case. It supports an ATX or micro-ATX motherboard, has plenty of room for drives (4 internal 5.25 inch drives, 1 internal 3.5 inch floppy drive, and 4 internal 3.5 inch hard drives), has loads of easily accessible expansion ports, and room for seven PCI slots. However, collapse the sides of the case together, and you’ll soon realize the VENTO TA-F is a case designed for portability. Yup, that’s right – the sides of the case fold inwards, collapsing the case to a flat square thereby bringing the overall dimensions from 190 x 426 x ...
Folding PC Case Makes Your Desktop Portable (Not Really)
OhGizmo! —
... an overall savings of 30% on “storage and transportation costs” for vendors and dealers, but until they figure out some way of making all the stuff you’ll be cramming inside the case foldable as well, it’s not going to do be doing you any favors. Better get on that, Asus.
The Vento TA-F is available in either “sophisticated black” or “stylish silver” for a price which Asus has thusfar neglected to mention.
[ Asus ] VIA [ HotHardware ]
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Asus Vento PC Cases Stack Thin and Fold Out [Components]
Gizmodo —
... Chassis ATX/Micro-ATX SGCC 0.6MM Chassis Size 190 x 426 x 469mm (expanded) 434 x 87 x 434mm (folded) Drive Bay 4 x internal 5.25" Optical Drive Bays 1 x internal 3.5" Floppy Drive Bays 4 x internal 3.5" Hard Disk Drive Bays Front I/O Ports USB x 2 Audio x 2 1394 x 1 (optional) Expansion Slots PCI x 7 Ventilation Front 120/92/80mm fan x 1 Rear 120/92/80mm fan x 1 Side 80mm fan x 1 (optional) [Asus via Hot Hardware] ...
Asus turns PC into origami art
Crave: The gadget blog —
... We have no idea why we need a foldable PC chassis. But if for some reason you do, then rejoice, as the Asus Vento TA-F series can twist into a compact flat shape that takes up a mere 70 percent of its original space. ...
Asus Foldable Chassis Looks Handy
Ubergizmo —
... It’s hard to imagine many home users wanting this, but in case you’re interested, Asus’ Vento TA-F series of chassis can be folded into a compact shape that will only take up about 70 percent of its original space. The casing will be available in either black or silver, and once it’s folded back to its normal shape, will feature four 5.25-inch and four 3.5-inch internal bays, and also a bay for a floppy disk drive. The pricing and stock availability are unknown at the moment. We wonder if this will come in a very slim package, as retailers would probably be happy ...
Latest Asus PC cases ship flat-packed
Boing Boing Gadgets —
Asus's newest PC cases for DIY builders ship flat-packed, saving on storage and shipping costs. Obviously not all cases will be able to be broken down like this, especially if they ship with power supplies, but I'm surprised it's taken this long for this to come together.
Vento TA-F foldable chassis press release [Asus.com via Hot Hardware via Gizmodo]
ASUS VENTO TA-F Foldable Chassis is shipped flat-packed
SlashGear —
... For those that like to put together computers on their own, they might be pleased to hear about the newest PC cases from ASUS. The ASUS VENTO TA-F Foldable Chassis is shipped economically, saving you significantly on shipping costs. ...
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