anyone know lowyat got this casing a not?

looks like mac case!!!

The only feature that leads you to believe that case looks like the G5 are the handles on the top and bottom. In other aspects that case looks mediocre. I'd say the Lian-Li V1000 does a much better job of 'looking like a Mac' but of course having really good quality.

but lian li case is very expensive!!!

duh, captain obvious.

you get what you pay for.

flimsy case = cheap.

quality case = expensive.

I think we should give this brand a chance...They opened a booth at PC fair 2005.
Offer a wide variety of casing...from the standard looking ones to some really cool ones..with LCD temp, clock setting and monitor some more...

One model was reviewed by CHIP magazine..hey, they don't have it in lowyat. Meet the guys at leapfrog distribution...their shop is somewhere in Kelana Jaya..even the PSU comes with 1 year manufacturer guarantee..

some of the casings frm powerlogic offers tooless design...

i believe that they must hv achieve some quality lvl to include this feature...

juz ma opinion....

I have seen the real unit of Antartica 100. It doesn't come with the handles in which the box and advertisement show them.

Do you still need to consider that?

IMO, powerlogic is still new in the casing market. It still needs some experiences (Their early batch of PSUs are very fragile). However, from an unverified source, powerlogic claims to be having larger volume output than Enlight!

powerlogic is a cheap casing....iCute is even better....

Most people tend to be bias in doing a review, especially on a subjective matter i.e nice looking, smooth finishing etc..

and if they were to own iCute, they tend to say other brand as BAD, even if it is a CoolerMaster. This is also true for those who owns a PowerLogic, they will say the iCute is inferior.

Personally, if you would like to compare, do look at things which is not subjective. Look out for material type, numbers of bays offered, technology type i.e screwless design etc.

Finally, after you've made this comparison then only look for the 'subjective' question...

I would like to say that not every good things are expensive, neither that every expensive things are good.

Should you generally put this into mindset, that people would start offering expensive price just to show that it's good...

as I myself own a PowerLogic and have not personally 'reviewed' any other casing, thus my opinion will render invalid as it will be very bias.

Personally I feel powerlogic casings are quite solidly built.
They look creative, simple yet catchy and most importantly affordable for the quality of construction.

Don't look at them negatively lar, jus cuz it's not Coolermaster or Lian-Li or Silverstone doesn't mean they're bad.
Look at those Thermaltake X (no offence) casings anyway. Would you prefer those casings? Or the simpler, sleeker Powerlogics?
I would close eyes, touch and choose powerlogic.

yeah, u hv a good point there...

i'm even goin to buy a new powelogic casing soon...

Like Snoy said, this brand is still new in the market....

but i believe that they hv gone tru allot of research as they hav a line n variaties of diffrent casings.... offerin some of the features found in brands like cooler master.

U all can check them out @ http://leapfroglobal.com/p-pl.html

I had installed many powerlogic casings before.

Believe me, pricing is still judging the quality of this casing brand.

If you want to buy powerlogic casing, please try to look for RM150 or above series. They are solid and nice.

owh... great advice..

good thing i'm gonna get atrix 5000 >rm150.. haha..

@gmail antartica has no handle, go check the website

can get those handle as optional accessories??

i hv no idea.... but u can email leapfrog and ask them....

'mod on' the accesory

u want really innovative design?

look like snail

not my type

I don't think that they may give you a satisfied answer for this.

I would say that you won't be able to buy the extra handles.

rofl

tooless design doesnt mean "ada quality"

and for people like me who experienced "Tooless Design" we all know most of it suck arse....

Lian Li are great in making 'Hard and Solid' casings (they use high grade metal and tig, so the cost of production is high)

However for the KuasaLogik, i must say i doubted the quality in mid range series since they are dun have a strong backplate (the back metal in the back of ur casing which i tend to stress em often since i have the habit of carrying a casing from the bottom part of the exhaust fan )

and they are not thick (metal tidak tebal sangat teruk leh.....boleh rosak mudah, seperti CM Centurion 5 yang mempunyai side panel yang nipis )

my go puat ( 50 cent in hokkien)

May I know what series or what model that you are using?

aisk~! the case almost same with the GTR(HK) also



http://www.gtr.com.hk/ *chinese site

Only the handles are similar.... External and Internal designs are mostly different.

GTR looks slicker and more resemble G5

I have to agree that some designs resemble established models from the likes of thermaltake, cooler master...etc. A friend of mind bought a powerlogic casing at the recent PC Fair...with features such as ducting mod..transparent side panel..top back and front grill..plastic sliding lock for the hardware..blue LED lighting...blue illuminated front functional monitor (displays time, temperature..bla..bla), front cover to hide the 5.25 bays..and etc..

having said that..It took him a few days to fix the glitches and problems after tranferring his hardware inside the casing. It turned out to be caused by the PSU (same brand).

Dunno..up to you guys..feature wise, they're trying to compete with the big names..giving value for money. Performance wise..they need some improvement (what's the use of numerous value added features when it fails in the basics)..

which model are you referring to?

and I don't think powerlogic PSU can compete with other leading PSU makers, antec,enermax,acbel etc...

the discussion on this thread is more on the powerlogic casing, and not the PSU.

As I have posted in the first page, powerlogic PSU is very fragile (no matter it's cheap or expensive model). Some of them are made by "Atrix".

iZuDeeN, the PSU comes with the casing, why shouldn't we compare it when comparing powerlogic casing? You still pay for it when buying your casing, right?

Let talk back about the quality of its casing. Examples:

1. Dura 200M:
-Cheapest among all series.
-The PSU is super fragile.
-The casing metal is so thin until you can bend it easily.
-Only 2 intenal 5.25'' bays but it shows 4 x 5.25'' bays at outside appearence.
-The internal 3.5'' bay is hanging which is easily pull off.
-Always missing some metal plate. You need to RMA it if you are unlucky.
-Many more..... (it seems that no QC for this model )

2. Climatica V1000:
-When using Intel LGA775 stock fan at high speed.... the whole casing will vibrate a lot and you will hear a lot of metal hitting sounds. (affecting many other models below RM100 too)
-Some units have short-circuited internal pc speaker. You won't be able to turn on your PC if you plug the internal speaker.

3. Utopia U2000MX
- The screw holes at the PCI/AGP slot doesn't match exactly for the cards.

And a lot more.... The above are only a few examples only. Please bear in mind that these problems are not happenning once in a while, they happen frequently even on different batches.

However, for powerlogic casing costs RM150 or above, the problems are minizmied.

snoy....

even some model of iCute comes with PSU...but still it can't beat the dedicated PSU manufacturer as listed above...

Well, I can't comment on the models you state above since I've yet personally to test it... I just take your words on it...

Yes, we shouldn't compare the powerlogic PSU with the dedicated PSU manufacturer. However, I am saying about their quality.

The PSU quality is even poorer than those RM35 chapalang PSU. The PSUs can be faulty initially before you buy it or just after one month of using. Furthermore, these PSUs are not used to run on prescott or AMD64 platform, they are merely used on sempron 2200++ or VIA C3 platform.

gettin ma atrix 5000 today..........

This casing can be further modify right? Throw the stell sidepanel change wif transparent looks good...

yes it would look good if replaced with acrylic panel..

However, if the inside is gloomy i.e no UV LED/CCFL etc. then it will just look dull and plain

juz wonderin... if we replace the grill/filter wif acrylic, wat should we do wif the plastic silver thingy that screws to chasis n the grill together....

any ideas..?

if you remove the screw behind the plastic silver cover, it will become a square hole. It will just leave a square mark on the 8 areas. If you still want to use the cover back, drill the acrylic and put the screw & cover back to its original place.

If you just leave it alone, it will still look good.

Came across this casing recently in computer shop.

External look are quite good with large LCD in front. But never had chance to see inside and real part.

Any mod sifu here got this casing at home ? mind to share some experience with me. Planning to buy new casing for my incoming new pc.

Thanks first

Topics merged.

powerlogic is not good in quality.....even though is cheap....its better to get a expensive rather then to regret later

Really? But the Powerlogic Atrix does look solid from outside...

Look like I need to start searching for others. Thanks

perhaps you are right...

but can you give an example of RM170 equivalent of Atrix with other brand/make that has equivalent feature for the approx same price?

I just wonder the words "quality" stand for which features ?

The material, the design or ... ?

quality term is very broad but it this case it should include material, finishing, technology, and construction rigidity..

Only found this pic on leapfrog website. Dont have the internal picture. Anyone owner of Atrix 5000 mind to show me some picture of your case internal, rear top and bottom

Thanks first.

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Based on the spec from the website, seems to be good quality/performace.

Multi-function Digital Controller for 2 Fans (CPU / HDD or VGA)
Temperature display for CPU, VGA, HDD and Case Temperature
Multi-function display for Clock, Date
12 cm Color LED Side Fam and 9 cm Back Fans built-in
Ultra Cooling System with multi-ways Grid + Filter System
Only 1 screw reveals the whole case
Screwless, Tool-less FDD, HDD and Expansion Slots
Screwless front panel (Snap On/Off)
Install up to 6 Fans : 2 x Rear, 2 x Front, 1 x Side, 1 x Top
High Quality 0.8 mm SECC Steel, All edges debarred for safety
Fits in all motherboard up to 244 mm
Drive Bay : 4 x 5.25 External, 2 x 3.5 External and 6 x 3.5 Internal

I am very interested with this casing too (Atrix 5000)

Might be getting it real soon

Will need some comment from owner.

or if anyone have suggestion for other casing at RM169 (note, i am not willing to pay more cos no $$)

Really cant find any review from internet. Not so famous chassis i think.

May be just need to pay the price to be famous. Famous == $$

Gonna buy it in a while , will post the internal picture of the casing when i am back...

*cheers*

ah know, they actually have a casing that looks somewhat similiar to the coolermaster stacker albeit about 400 bucks cheaper.

*ahem* Proud owner of PowerLogic Atrix 5000 now ~

So far so good, for RM159 (bought it for RM159 from StarTec as C-Zone ran out of black colour)

It is HEAVY


The promised picture of the casing internal will come soon (with small little review from me), it is in my friend's DigiCam now, i dont have the transfer cable nor card reader, gotta wait till he wake up

As promised, some pictures of Atrix 5000

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Out of the Box, the red patch are caused by camera.

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The internal picture of the casing

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"Screwless?" I had to screw my VGA cos the "screwless" stuff is unable to "clip" my VGA card

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Erm, somewhat my DVD rom needs a screw too, but my CD-Rom doesn't. Maybe my DVD rom is too thin, can't be clipped properly. And the HDD rack, i was hoping i can make it face backward so that i don't have to stretch the cables to the front. (it is possible if i drill anoter hole for screw at the other side of the rack)

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Side Panel, comes with a 12 cm COLOURFUL fan (i dun like). and there is a duct, for the processor fan i think

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In the dark.. SEEEEEE the ugly colourful fan.


This casing can have up to 5 fans.
2 (8cm i think) in the front (not included)
1 (8cm i think) at the back
1 (8cm i think) on top
1 12cm fan by the side

The paint of the casing gives some kind of "rough" feel. It feels nice to touch it

The instruction booklet for the Temperature sensor it not really useful, i don't know exactly where to stick the sensor.
In the end i took out my CPU heatsink and stick 1 of the sensor in the middle.
1 on the VGA heatsink & 1 on the HDD backpart....
It is reading 45 for CPU , 44 for VGA and 38 for HDD.
No idea where to put the sensor for the CD and HDD spin "sensor"

Moving my stuff from my old casing to this new 1 took me like 1-2 hours.

Hate the "1 screw reveal all".
I need to remove the only screw that screws the top panel. Remove top panel, then only i manage to remove the side panel. (too troublesome)

a happy user of antartica 100 over here..............but the picture u shown slightly different from mine, mine dont have handle and is 12CM intake and exhaust......

if the sensor spoilt, can change ar? got anyplace to sell?

i think dont have,..... get one sensor from allngap instead