Aluminum Server Case Review

Anonymous Coward writes: "Hi guys, Here is a review of the Lian Li PC626, which is a server case made entirely out of aluminium. Unex from Belgium :)" Or aluminum, which is the only proper spelling, of course. Are these cases actually worth the premium price? I may be having heat problems (for the first time) with our latest PC purchase, so I'm suddenly more interested in cooling...

Yeah right

[ferret007]

It's aluminium, check out any periodic table. Aluminum is just another example of American bastardisation of the english language, much like the use of center/centre (meter/metre), *ise/*ize.

Re:Yeah right

[gregh76]

Perhaps, but it's more apparent that the poster, "Michael", is just ignorant of these differences.

Way to go, Michael. You couldn't have just stuck to posting the note, could you? Idiot.

Fighting Obsolescence

[PhotonSphere]

I own a Lian Li PC-60 and a CoolerMaster ATC201. I could never go back to the full tower cases I had used for the last decade... Not only do these cases stay 3 times cooler than regular cases, I find that even with the reduced interior space I have much more usable room. Other perks like sliding mobo trays, power supply brackets, thumbscrews on everything, and nice smooth interior edges make them truly a pleasure to work with.

My biggest justification for the extra $$ spent to get the cases was this: I go through hardware like mad, but the one thing that will remain constant in my systems for the next few years is my case. It is an investment that will undoubtedly be in my top performance machine for years to come. If you can reccommend another purchase to fight hardware obsolescence as effectively, I'm all ears.

Slashdotted!

[Helmholtz]

Damn it, I was about to go onto page three in the review, and then this happened:

Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Too many connections in /home/sites/site1/web/index.php on line 4

Could not connect to database!

So does Slashdot ever warn sites that they're going to be posting a link to them?

Re:Hell, we call it that just to piss you folks of

[Anonymous Coward]

Maybe when you start teaching people SI instead of that archaic imperial system of measurements, we'll take you seriously.

Re:aluminum ?

[Anonymous Coward]

Stoopid merkans - they can't even speak right. The most annoying thing is when they say Moscow like it's mos-cow instead of moscoe. And they say route as if it rhymes with out. Stoopid - it's so obviously said to rhyme with root.

Spelling???

[pgpckt]

The slashdot editor said...

"Or aluminum, which is the only proper spelling, of course"

Please, tell me, when did slashdot even give the slightest consideration to spelling? Does this means the editors will *gasp* spell check their witty comments, polls, and other writings? Oh please, tell me it ain't so!

Spelling as tool of military conquest

[alienmole]

Spelling matters to the /. editors when there are alternative spellings and one of them is American. In these cases, such as with "aluminium" and "aluminum", /. editors feel obliged to take a strong patriotic stand, denying the existence of any other spellings. This offends many non-Americans, and over time, countless little incidents like this build up, eventually spawning an irrational hatred of Americans, which ultimately turns into terrorism. Some hapless terrorist then attacks America, which gives America an excuse to bomb all the countries it has been itching to bomb for the last few decades. Thus, spelling is an important tool of military conquest, and /. plays a leading role in America's foreign policy.

The use of spelling in this way goes back to the very founding of America. In early secret sessions of the Congress, it was decided to deliberately change certain spellings, at that time as an irritation to the British. The King's court in England would be plunged into a grammatical outrage when receiving a communication from the American colony, containing strategic abuses of the King's English. This prompted the King to send troops to whip the colonies into shape, which in turn inspired ordinary American colonists to rise up and throw off their oppressor's yoke.

This is why the "spelling bee" is such an important feature of America's education system. As any boy can tell you, "bee" is for "bomb". Indoctrinating young Americans to misspell is the secret weapon which America has used to devastating effect against its enemies, who are so flummoxed by the apparent illiteracy of their opponent that they forget to watch for incoming Tomahawks. Misspellings are behind some of the key events which have shaped our history. Next time you see a /. editor use "then" instead of "than", turn on your TV - the consequences are sure to follow swiftly.