Alphacool Apex Skeleton

[Darksaber]

The Alphacool Apex Skeleton is an open air frame chassis, which replaces the steel with real carbon fiber components, paired with CNC-milled aluminium parts. That basis already sets the stage for a unique case clearly geared towards the affluent custom liquid cooling enthusiast.

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[bonehead123]

A nice concept for sure, too bad it wasn't better executed as far as the small details are concerned.

I agree with conclusions of the review, and at that price point, I would expect a LOT more, especially from a well-established brand like AlphaCool, who should have a pretty good idea of what features & details high-end users would want/not want etc...

 

[jak_2456]

Reminds me of the EVGA E1. Cool, but incredibly pricey!

 

[Crackong]

Weird.
With such a price tag, what is the point of corner cutting on the USB hub not having a USB-C ?

 

[Broken Processor]

No type-c? Uses a frame design but you're stuck with generic case layout. Adding a custom loop is going to be a nightmare for anything other than a genic layout. I like the look I owned a core p5 15 years ago but that had more and better features for a third of the price this case is definitely overpriced I like the use of carbon fiber but I'd have made a case truly special that deserved the expensive material.

 

[AnarchoPrimitiv]

Reminds me of the EVGA E1. Cool, but incredibly pricey!

And by EVGA E1, you mean an In-Win D-frame

On another note, the review is critical of the "unboxing experience", but I think we should look at it from another perspective. Let me preface this by saying that I am biased with respect to this as I've never really cared about the "unboxing experience", in my opinion, I'd rather have the manufacturer wrap it in old newspaper and use whatever cost they would have spent on thr packaging to either reduce the price or make the product itself better.

That said, I think, whether it's the company's intent or not, we should commend a product that uses only the packaging necessary to protect the item and eschews extraneous and wasteful usage of materials. I realize plenty of other people would prefer the extraneous packaging, but perhaps the other viewpoint could be included as well and it could be seen as a "pro" in the review and summary as well. I'm sure I can't be the only one who appreciates it.