Alternatives to the 800-series case — #9

Post #9 by Bunsen

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Hardware
Post Date	Mon, 7 May 2012 - 15:35
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/alternatives-to-the-800-series-case.25215/

Post

Yes, there's a seller here with a few empties going cheap. That's what got me thinking.

Everymac says:

Code:

==========================================
Model               mm |  H  |  W  |  D  |
-----------------------+-----+-----+-----+
Power Mac G5 / Mac Pro | 511 | 206 | 475 |  [2]
Mac II / IIx / IIfx    | 475 | 140 | 366 |  [1]
Quadra 900 / 950       | 472 | 226 | 523 |
PowerMac G4 / B&amp;W G3   | 432 | 226 | 467 |  [2]
Quadra 840AV           | 356 | 196 | 400 |
Q700 / Mac IIci / IIcx | 302 | 140 | 366 |  [1]
==========================================

[1] as tower; width for H
[2] includes handles, feets, side panels

Conclusions:

Code:

=======================================================
Logic -&gt; Case |  G5   |  G4   | Q9xx  |II-long|II-shrt|
--------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
Q8xx          |   Y   |   Y   |   Y   |   ?   |   ?   |
II-long       |   Y   |   ?   |   Y   |       |   x   |
Q9xx          |   ?   |   ?   |       |   ?   |   x   |
=======================================================

Also: dang that Q950 is a beast:

(vs Q700)