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Fractal Design Define R2 Titanium Chassis Review
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or so they say. Personally I’m inclined to agree with this timeless phrase adopted by so many of us, but it does ring true more often than not. As individuals from different backgrounds, cultures, experiences and generations, we all have in our minds something we see as beautiful, which may or may not be the same as the chap beside us. This concept is never more apparent than when it’s applied to computer chassis’ and whether or not the look the manufacturer was going for actually appeals to us.
Recently the trend has been to offer cases designed for gamers, which offer ease of access, great thermal performance and unfortunately in my opinion an ogresome appearance. Thankfully not all manufacturers have followed this trend and today we take a look at a case from one such company called Fractal Design. As a relative newcomer to the chassis arena Fractal Design may not be familiar to you, but that’s not going to last for long as their flagship chassis the Define R2 is already making waves in enthusiast circles.
Whilst the case is available at a number of UK retailers demand is higher than the current rate of supply so getting your hands on one is quite a difficult task as they sell out as soon as they come in stock. Currently Overclockers UK seem to have a steady stream of the cases in supply, so they should be your first port of call if you want to pick up one of these beauties.
So who are Fractal Design? Here’s what they have to say about themselves:
The concept – Design
The concept of Fractal Design is to provide products with an extraordinary design level, without compromising the important factors of quality, functionality and pricing. The computer of today has come to play a central role in most people’s home, creating a demand for appealing design of the computer itself and its accessories. Our main product areas are computer enclosures, power supplies, cooling, external storage and Media Center-products, such as Home Theatre-enclosures, keyboards and remote controls.
Designed and engineered in Sweden
All Fractal Design products have been thoroughly designed, tested and specified in our Swedish head quarter. The well known ideas of scandinavian design can be found through all of our products; a minimalistic but yet striking design – less is more.
Visions and goals
Our vision is to have a constant, healthy growth together with our partners worldwide. Our goal is to be widely recognized for our designed products and to have them available in all major market regions within EU and US. We should be a good alternative to the already established retail brands of today. It’s of great importance for us that our partners understand the values of Fractal Design, therefore we are putting great effort into choosing the right partners from the start. We will work actively to maintain sales territories and profitable business for our partners.
The way to reach our goals
In the competitive market of today, it’s not enough to just provide excellent products. Regular and well planned marketing activities in close cooperation with the channel and the available media, are keypoints to succeed. We are well experienced in marketing brands in the IT business, and we will use this to create efficient marketing tools to gain a bigger market share and good earning possibilities for our channel.
On the next page we take a look at the Define R2′s Specifications.
Tags: case, Chassis, Define R2, Fractal Design
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