When it comes to aristocracy computer cases Lian-Li has more than but a few. The Taiwanese maker has connected to build on their range of brushed aluminum cases over the years, and still one of its near famous offerings is still the aging PC-60, an all-aluminum chassis that dates dorsum to 2000.

It's still hard to believe Lian-Li found success with a $200 case almost a decade ago, even more so considering that competitors at the time also included a power supply unit for the cost while the PC-60 simply did not.

Fast forward to the present, it's non uncommon to find enthusiast-oriented cases (including those from Lian-Li) selling for well above the $200 mark. If you can think, the last case we reviewed from this manufacturer had a steep $700 price tag attached to information technology. Absolutely that's a bit excessive and we cannot believe they can movement a whole lot of units at that price.

Looking at other offerings from Lian-Li we accept cases such as the PC-8B selling at more than realistic prices in the $100 range. However, these cases tend to exist a little weak on the features side, usually because you are paying for the lightweight all-aluminum design and not for a range of fans or other traits. With so many users cashing in on bargains and looking to salvage money during these tough economical times, the company is potentially missing out on a huge market segment.

With that in mind, Lian-Li has launched a spin-off company chosen "LanCool" that will deliver their unique designs at more than affordable prices. They are doing this by moving abroad from aluminum and adopting the more traditional SECC steel used for figurer case construction. LanCool has merely a scattering of products on offer at the moment, with many of them belonging to the "Dragon Lord" Chiliad serial. Today we will be looking at two cases from this serial.

The LanCool PC-K62 is a mid-tower chassis aimed at gamers and enthusiasts featuring a tool-less design with plenty of cooling options nevertheless meant to remain silent on performance. The 2d case we are evaluating, the PC-K56, shares the aforementioned platform as the PC-K62 but is a more than vanilla offering with less modification options bachelor.

The PC-K62 is currently selling for $110, while the PC-K56 is retailing for just $65. That should requite you lot a adept idea already of the kind of savings you can obtain by ditching aluminum. If Lian Li tin evangelize in the form of a smart and clean design, we can see where they are going with their LanCool line. We will exist checking these two cases out in more than detail next.