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Fractal Design Launches Define R6 Casing With USB-C

7 points by bodiam 8y ago

shittyadmin 8y ago
Looks like the sites down, but if anyone's considering it I've got a Define R5 and it's the best case I've ever bought. So much noise deadening and unlike my coolermaster full tower it had a hole in the back of the mobo area so I could mount a new CPU cooler without taking the mobo out. And 9 drive bays, which is the main reason I got it. Very well thought out.
- bodiam 8y ago
  yeah, something went wrong, I didn't expect that many visitors all of a sudden, so went out of memory, etc. Is fixed now, thanks for letting me know. We're planning on a doing a review of the case soon if you're interested, we're trying to do a USB-C only build.
fredsted 8y ago
Can recommend Fractal cases as well. I've got the R4: Great minimalistic design, almost totally silent, plenty of room for drives and other stuff.
teddyh 8y ago
Direct link to press release: http://www.fractal-design.com/home/news/expand-define-r6-line-with-usb-type-c-model-and-new-accessories?page=1 http://www.fractal-design.com/home/news/expand-define-r6-lin...
- cerberusss 8y ago
  I find it hard to distinguish on the pictures, but does this casing have no actual USB-A on the front, only USB-C?
  - shittyadmin 8y ago
    http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-r6-usb-c http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-seri... Looks like 1 USB C and 4 USB A ports.
    - neverminder 8y ago
      I was expecting at least 2 USB Type-C ports and hopefully none of the Type-A. This is non-news, pretty sure I've seen cases with 2 USB Type-C ports already.
      - bodiam 8y ago
        Thanks for that! Do you have a link by any chance?
        neverminder 8y ago
        Corsair Obsidian 1000D: https://www.corsair.com/uk/en/obsidian-1000d-case https://www.corsair.com/uk/en/obsidian-1000d-case
    - cerberusss 8y ago
      Thanks, disappointing. I was looking forward to a case that does away with USB-A, and only has USB-C. Huge inconvenience of course, but it would force one to completely move over. It's been 15 years ago since I built my own PC, though. Laptop-only nowadays, which is incredible with Thunderbolt 3.
      - bodiam 8y ago
        We're also a bit surprised that 1) it has only 1 USB-C connector 2) it still has USB-C 2.0 connector. It's probably cheaper to implement, and maybe(??) there are devices which don't work well with USB-A 3.0. Not 100% sure though.
  - bodiam 8y ago
tckr 8y ago
These are the best PC cases I have ever owned.

7 points by bodiam 8y ago

Looks like the sites down, but if anyone's considering it I've got a Define R5 and it's the best case I've ever bought. So much noise deadening and unlike my coolermaster full tower it had a hole in the back of the mobo area so I could mount a new CPU cooler without taking the mobo out. And 9 drive bays, which is the main reason I got it. Very well thought out.

bodiam 8y ago
yeah, something went wrong, I didn't expect that many visitors all of a sudden, so went out of memory, etc. Is fixed now, thanks for letting me know. We're planning on a doing a review of the case soon if you're interested, we're trying to do a USB-C only build.

fredsted 8y ago

Can recommend Fractal cases as well. I've got the R4: Great minimalistic design, almost totally silent, plenty of room for drives and other stuff.

teddyh 8y ago

Direct link to press release: http://www.fractal-design.com/home/news/expand-define-r6-line-with-usb-type-c-model-and-new-accessories?page=1 http://www.fractal-design.com/home/news/expand-define-r6-lin...

cerberusss 8y ago
I find it hard to distinguish on the pictures, but does this casing have no actual USB-A on the front, only USB-C?
- shittyadmin 8y ago
  http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-r6-usb-c http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-seri... Looks like 1 USB C and 4 USB A ports.
  - neverminder 8y ago
    I was expecting at least 2 USB Type-C ports and hopefully none of the Type-A. This is non-news, pretty sure I've seen cases with 2 USB Type-C ports already.
    - bodiam 8y ago
      Thanks for that! Do you have a link by any chance?
      - neverminder 8y ago
        Corsair Obsidian 1000D: https://www.corsair.com/uk/en/obsidian-1000d-case https://www.corsair.com/uk/en/obsidian-1000d-case
  - cerberusss 8y ago
    Thanks, disappointing. I was looking forward to a case that does away with USB-A, and only has USB-C. Huge inconvenience of course, but it would force one to completely move over. It's been 15 years ago since I built my own PC, though. Laptop-only nowadays, which is incredible with Thunderbolt 3.
    - bodiam 8y ago
      We're also a bit surprised that 1) it has only 1 USB-C connector 2) it still has USB-C 2.0 connector. It's probably cheaper to implement, and maybe(??) there are devices which don't work well with USB-A 3.0. Not 100% sure though.
- bodiam 8y ago

tckr 8y ago

These are the best PC cases I have ever owned.