[tech] New Computers

[Andrew Adamson]

On Thu, 17 Mar 2016, jordan meerwald wrote:
> 
> The Coolermaster Centurion 6 is hard to find, but netplus in Perth has them for $109, or ebay has them for $134.90 including shipping. I’m not sure what we look for in a case other
> than ‘be able to drill a hole in the side’ but I like the layout of this one.
> 

There's two things we are trying to achieve by securing our computers; 
firstly we want it to take at least 15 minutes to steal the whole box, and 
secondly we want to prevent individual components from being stolen by 
someone taking off the cover.

We satisfy both goals by putting the hole in the case through the side 
cover and the main chassis. The hole in the side cover needs to be quite 
close to the rear edge so the cover cannot be removed while there's an 8mm 
cable through the hole - this requires a little bit of maths and accurate 
measuring+drilling to get right, but does work.

For this securing method to work, the style of the cover must be such that 
you slide the cover backwards to release it from the main chassis - it 
can't be a cover that simply hinges off once you undo the screws. When 
looking for a new case I usually look at a youtube unboxing of the case to 
check how the cover comes off. From just pictures of the cases you 
suggested, thay look like they're probably all okay, but it's worth double 
checking.

Andrew Adamson
bob at ucc.asn.au

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