Aluminium Case being made!

[thatgui]

As the  manufacturer of the Aluminum case, I want to end some speculations:

1. Yes, the housing will be redesigned for maxiumum durability and easy manufacturing but still keeping the outer design. With this, all the clips will get replaced by screws.

2. Yes, we will have a very close look at the hinges - a basic redesign of this part is very likely.

3. We will use Aluminum AW7075 which is even stronger (up to 540 N/mm²) than standard steel (such as S235JR aka St37 - 350 N/mm²)

4. The antennas will get plastic windows in the housing, so the WIFI and Bluetooth performance will (hopefully) not suffer. However, some kind of directivity may occur.

5. Before delivery we will check all components to fit in perfectly.

6. The housings will get manufactured in Germany on a brand new 5-Axis CNC machining center.

 Interesting, if these points are really going to be addressed, I guess I'll have to cut something off from my Pyra budget.

And, after all, I want to mention that I am an Electronic Engineer (TU Karlsruhe), so I believe that I should have some Idea of what I am doing.

A quick "Yay" for the "Nabel der Welt"

 

[Thorgan]

This is awesome!

I think I'm going for an aluminium case + ghz upgrade combo. As soon as it's available.

 

 

[comradekingu]

Im in.

 

[hmc]

WANT ONE, WANT ONE!

Cool!

 

[LardLad]

Definitely in for one, may need to order two...

 

[dgame]

Great idea! My black 1 GHz is cracking in the usual spots.

I will be in if:

1. Screen bezel is screw-in like Pyra.

2. Hinge is improved to a laptop style or opens at Nintendo DS angle.

3. Internal WiFi still works.

4. It is not too heavy.

 

[TrashyMG]

I'll take one or three.

 

[N3Cr0]

+ this one:

2. Hinge is improved to a laptop style or opens at Nintendo DS angle.

 

[Tenka]

4. It is not too heavy.

How heavy could the Pandora's case amount of aluminum be?

I counter your requirement by insisting for my purchase that it be recognizably heavier than the plastic case.

 

[rygD]

4. It is not too heavy.

How heavy could the Pandora's case amount of aluminum be?

I counter your requirement by insisting for my purchase that it be recognizably heavier than the plastic case.

I changed my mind.  Now I want a sterling silver case.

 

[ingoreis]

I want buy one too


Will this posted in the German Pandora Forum too?


Will the Cases appear then in the Dragonbox Shop?

 

[bodies26]

You can count me in! I guess Im going with the Silver one. Cant wait to see first photos of it.

 

[Foxgod]

I am in too, already have a ghz pandora, so i want the case, a silver one

 

[IDV]

A silver case has never been offered.

The available colours are:

Olive-browns (see foto at the first posting) or

Black.

They will have a so called "hard coating" which is as hard as glas and normally used as a very effective protection for technical parts (like inside pneumatic pistons etc.).

 

[Hồng Thất Công]

I'll get 3. 2 olive-browns and 1 black, but need to see the full case demo first ....

 

[elwing]

That is really great... but I don't really want to send my pandora back... and while it's pretty cheap for what it is, it still is a fair amount of money... I'm really hesitating...

 

[MarkW]

I'd definitely go for a black one. As a former CNC mill programmer, setter/operator, I'll be interested to see the overall fit and finish - and I rather like the idea of armour plating my Pandora!

 

[N3Cr0]

It would really help me to see a gray and a black sample case.

a ) Because I don't know which color looks better to me.

b ) I'd like to have several parts in different colors, but at the moment, I'm not sure how it would look like.

 

[Xaeo]

Awesome!

I was going to send my Pandora into the shop to be upgraded to a 1GHz version,  but I can wait for this case to come out now.

I've done some research into microwave engineering if IVO or ED would like another hand with attempting to sort out the wifi issues I have plenty of spare time right now. I haven't done anything too intense with microwave engineering, but it was my favourite course at university (and one of the few that I excelled at) and I would love to be able to use it in a practical setting.

 

[edgex004]

I've decided that I'm also in 100% so long as the plastic windows allow for some minimal WiFi reception while the lid is both open and closed. My internal WiFi is generally more reliable than the USB WiFi stick I have, and I'd like to keep it that way even if reception is affected slightly.


I requested that my fiance allow this as a Christmas/birthday present for me. I should be safe spending the necessary amount.