Company:CaseLabs
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| Industry | Computer hardware |
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| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Founded | 1971 in California , United States |
| Defunct | August 2018 |
| Products | Computer cases |
| Website | https://caselabs.se/ |
CaseLabs is a manufacturer of computer cases that was based in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California .[1] The company was founded in 1971 as a manufacturer of computer cases for electronic, military, medical, and industrial applications, and started making cases for the consumer market in late 2010.[2]
CaseLabs allowed buyers to customize their purchases from their website by offering factory options.[3] The company's cases used aluminum construction and were noted for their ability to house multiple radiators for liquid cooling.[4][5]
CaseLabs announced that it was shutting down permanently in August 2018, citing Trump tariffs cutting into margins by "raising prices by almost 80%", and the "default of a large account". The company said it would not be able to fulfill all existing orders, but parts orders should ship to customers.[6][1][7]
New Ownership
On October 2, 2021, popular PC gaming news outlet GamersNexus reported the intellectual property of the bankrupt CaseLabs brand had been sold to a new owner.[8]
At some point in the future, we would love to design brand new case models. However, our current plan regarding cases is to start by selling spare parts, followed by the original line of cases. After that, our focus will be on updating the original line-up of cases to revision A with updated front I/O, vertical GPU bracket support and so on. And we have heard you: A small form factor case could see the light of day sometime in the future.
Products
Discontinued
PC cases
- SMA8, full tower with basement[10]
- TH10, double width full tower with basement and optional hat
- TX10-D, double width full tower with (semi-double) basement, loft and extended hat[11][12]
Year 2015 or later versions of above cases are under Magnum (model line)
- Bullet
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "CaseLabs President: Tariffs Drove Us Out of Business". August 13, 2018. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/caselabs-closing-tariffs,37592.html.
- ↑ "CaseLabs MAGNUM M8 Review". November 30, 2011. https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CaseLabs/MAGNUM_M8/.
- ↑ "CaseLabs Mercury S5 Case Review". December 8, 2013. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/64526-caselabs-mercury-s5-case-review.html.
- ↑ "CaseLabs Merlin SM8 Full-Tower Customizable Chassis Review". April 12, 2013. https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/5387/caselabs-merlin-sm8-full-tower-customizable-chassis-review/index9.html.
- ↑ "Caselabs M8 Review". August 22, 2011. https://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cases_cooling/caselabs_m8_review/1.
- ↑ "Trump tariffs have forced us into bankruptcy and liquidation, says PC case maker CaseLabs". August 11, 2018. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/pc-case-maker-caselabs-latest-news-bankrupt-liquidated-us-tariffs-a8487416.html.
- ↑ "CaseLabs announces it has been 'forced into bankruptcy and liquidation'". August 11, 2018. https://www.pcgamer.com/caselabs-announces-it-has-been-forced-into-bankruptcy-and-liquidation/.
- ↑ AleksandarK Discuss. "CaseLabs Resurrects With a Survey for Existing and Upcoming Customers" (in en). https://www.techpowerup.com/288495/caselabs-resurrects-with-a-survey-for-existing-and-upcoming-customers.
- ↑ "CaseLabs" (in sv-SE). https://caselabs.se/.
- ↑ Stren (2014-06-01). "CaseLabs SMA8 Review" (in en-US). https://www.xtremerigs.net/2014/06/01/caselabs-sma8-review/.
- ↑ Imgur. "CaseLabs TX10-D build" (in en). https://imgur.com/a/icg7SHQ.
- ↑ "The Utterly Imbalanced CaseLabs TX10-D build(s)!" (in en-US). 2014-05-24. https://linustechtips.com/topic/156570-the-utterly-imbalanced-caselabs-tx10-d-builds/.
- ↑ Carel, Dewayne (2017-09-08). "CaseLabs New Bullet BH8 EATX Small Form Factor Case - Modders Inc" (in en-US). https://www.modders-inc.com/caselabs-introduces-new-bullet-bh8-eatx-small-form-factor-case/.
- ↑ "Caselabs Bullet BH7 - LanOC Reviews". https://lanoc.org/review/cases/7382-caselabs-bullet-bh7.
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