Battle Stations

[cpurpe91]

I think this battle station is in its final form. Maybe get more Razer RGB strips? You can't see the hotspots with the naked eye.

[mengelag]

Looks pretty awesome man!!

[BigAl01]

Love the RGB lighting too.  That gaming machine should last you a few years at least!

[cpurpe91 · Accepted solution]

Given the way prices are projected to rise, I hope the situation lasts until we have affordable hardware in the US again. Based on the admittedly minimal research I’ve done, we are facing massive price hikes, and some companies have outright decided not to sell in the US anymore, as the region won’t be a viable market for a while.

An example being Hyte, who can't afford to sell cases in the US any longer. I watched them explain in a video how the price of the Y60 touch would be nearly 600 USD just to keep the same margin, which was minimal to begin with. If I remember correctly, they would only be making 20 USD, if that, off of each case at 600 USD. 

The video went on to explain that even if they were to raise the price of the Y40, a 140 USD case, to 215 USD they would still make little to no money on the product. 

[BigAl01]

That's pretty sad.  It's also strange that the margins are so slim.  Maybe they've been trying to get into the US market with minimal pricing in the recent past.

[mengelag]

I feel for you man. The Tariffs and the instability in the market right now has everyone pulling back. Same in Canada, albeit, not quite as bad. 

[cpurpe91]

I was mistaken. Replace the "Y60 touch" with the "Y70 touch" in the context that it would nearly be 600 USD.

[eebiii]

Turned out Fantastic! @cpurpe91 

It has a cyberpunk / Miami Vice feel to it.