Asus motherboard box doubles as a PC case

[Don McKenzie]

Asus motherboard box doubles as a PC case
03 March, 2011 03:36

In the quest to cut down on shipping waste Taiwan's Asus has a novel idea: What if the shipping container became the PC
case?

That's the idea behind a box the company will begin using from June to ship one of its Mini ATX motherboards. It holds
the motherboard snug for shipping and is constructed so additional components required to make a PC can be added, said
Debby Lee, a spokeswoman for the Taipei-based company.

An example of the box is on show at this week's Cebit trade show in Hanover, Germany.

There are punch-out holes for ventilation and a real panel that houses the PC's connectors and interfaces.

Full Story:
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/378486/asus_motherboard_box_doubles_pc_case/

Video:

Cheers Don...

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[T.T.]

Asus motherboard box doubles as a PC case
03 March, 2011 03:36

In the quest to cut down on shipping waste Taiwan's Asus has a novel idea:
What if the shipping container became the PC case?

That's the idea behind a box the company will begin using from June to
ship one of its Mini ATX motherboards. It holds the motherboard snug for
shipping and is constructed so additional components required to make a PC
can be added, said Debby Lee, a spokeswoman for the Taipei-based company.

An example of the box is on show at this week's Cebit trade show in
Hanover, Germany.

There are punch-out holes for ventilation and a real panel that houses the
PC's connectors and interfaces.

Full Story:
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/378486/asus_motherboard_box_doubles_pc_case/

Video:

Cheers Don...

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Henry Ford required that some component that he bought in for the model T be
packed in a wooden box made of suitable quality timber with suitable holes
drilled in its planks so that it became the car's floorboards.
Or so folklore has it.

 

[Don McKenzie]

Henry Ford required that some component that he bought in for the model T be
packed in a wooden box made of suitable quality timber with suitable holes
drilled in its planks so that it became the car's floorboards.
Or so folklore has it.

As a teenager, I owned a T model I was going to rebuild but never finished it, and a friend of mine just sold one he
had, only a couple of years back. He had it for maybe 40+ years.

I always recall that floor board story even way back then, and also the one about "You can have any colour as long as it
is black", which I believe was true.

So I did a quick google, and came up with this interesting page with some photos:
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/50893/79903.html?1233059301
and plenty of mentions of the floor boards.

Cheers Don...

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[Trevor Wilson]

Asus motherboard box doubles as a PC case
03 March, 2011 03:36

In the quest to cut down on shipping waste Taiwan's Asus has a novel
idea: What if the shipping container became the PC case?

That's the idea behind a box the company will begin using from June
to ship one of its Mini ATX motherboards. It holds the motherboard
snug for shipping and is constructed so additional components
required to make a PC can be added, said Debby Lee, a spokeswoman for
the Taipei-based company.
An example of the box is on show at this week's Cebit trade show in
Hanover, Germany.
There are punch-out holes for ventilation and a real panel that
houses the PC's connectors and interfaces.
Full Story:
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/378486/asus_motherboard_box_doubles_pc_case/

Video:

Cheers Don...

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**What the **** is wrong with these people? Reminds me of that Japanese
restaurant (in Tokyo) that promoted itself as environmentally sensitive.
They served meals on disposable paper plates. **** me. Same deal with this
stupidity. My PC is a 3 year old Dore 2 Duo. A cardboard case would not have
lasted the distance, so I would have had to replace the damned thing anyway.
When I do replace it, I'll probably install a new M/B into the case, since
it's steel and will last quite a long time. Sheesh!

 

[Don McKenzie]

**What the **** is wrong with these people? Reminds me of that Japanese
restaurant (in Tokyo) that promoted itself as environmentally sensitive.
They served meals on disposable paper plates. **** me. Same deal with this
stupidity. My PC is a 3 year old Dore 2 Duo. A cardboard case would not have
lasted the distance, so I would have had to replace the damned thing anyway.
When I do replace it, I'll probably install a new M/B into the case, since
it's steel and will last quite a long time. Sheesh!

Henry's T Model floor boards have lasted 100+ years.
I agree, this case wouldn't last 100+ days I wouldn't think, and that's if you were very careful with it.
Can you imagine kids around it?

Perhaps it is just to get some cheap ASUS press coverage, which it is probably doing.

Cheers Don...

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[Mick DaDik]

Asus motherboard box doubles as a PC case
03 March, 2011 03:36

There i anotherone a bit smaller using a great little mobo Gigabyte
H55n-USB3

Admittedly this wasnt the design of Gigabyte but an end user.

Mik

 

[Don McKenzie]

There i anotherone a bit smaller using a great little mobo Gigabyte H55n-USB3

Admittedly this wasnt the design of Gigabyte but an end user.

Mik

another video linked from that page does a very good review of that MB:

He talks fast, but seems to know his stuff.

Cheers Don...

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[JW]

Asus motherboard box doubles as a PC case
03 March, 2011 03:36

In the quest to cut down on shipping waste Taiwan's Asus has a novel idea: What if the shipping container became the PC
case?

That's the idea behind a box the company will begin using from June to ship one of its Mini ATX motherboards. It holds
the motherboard snug for shipping and is constructed so additional components required to make a PC can be added, said
Debby Lee, a spokeswoman for the Taipei-based company.

An example of the box is on show at this week's Cebit trade show in Hanover, Germany.

There are punch-out holes for ventilation and a real panel that houses the PC's connectors and interfaces.

Full Story:
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/378486/asus_motherboard_box_doubles_pc_case/

Video:

Cheers Don...

I can only image the emissions from a PC in a cardboard box! Pretty
stupid.

 

[Trevor Wilson]

Fire risk ? Especially with the heat that many CPU's give off, not to
mention everything else that runs hot in there.

**Semiconductors are not a fire risk, unless they fail. Silicon stops
working at 200oC. Well below ignition temperature of cardboard. By more
concerned with resistor failures. They can easily exceed ignition temps of
cardboard.

 

[JW]

**Semiconductors are not a fire risk, unless they fail. Silicon stops
working at 200oC. Well below ignition temperature of cardboard. By more
concerned with resistor failures. They can easily exceed ignition temps of
cardboard.

Tantalum caps as well.

 

[Trevor Wilson]

Tantalum caps as well.

**Indeed. I should have included them. I repaired a device just last week,
where the solid tantalum cap smoked itself and the surrounding PCB. Big mess
for such a tiny (surface mount) component.

 

[JW]

**Indeed. I should have included them. I repaired a device just last week,
where the solid tantalum cap smoked itself and the surrounding PCB. Big mess
for such a tiny (surface mount) component.

And one other thing I forgot. It's fairly rare, but ceramic caps can also
short and set fire to the PCB. This weekend I just repaired an Agilent
E3632A power supply where this happened to a .33uF ceramic at the input to
an LM337T voltage regulator. Luckily the damage wasn't too bad, but I've
seen them burn holes clean through a board.