The glass on this PC case can turn frosty at the push of a button
I’ve said this many times before: when I build my desktop computers, I want them to look like small refrigerators. No glass, no RGB. But I have to admit that this NextGear design is incredibly attractive. With its Clear Shift housing, the tempered glass panels on the side and front can change from clear to frosted in about a second.
Even at its most opaque, the system lets quite a bit of light through, showing the RGB parts even if it doesn’t actually let you see what they are. Promotional material (automatically translated) refers to the two glass settings as “clear mode” and “stealth mode.” The idea seems to be that you can achieve a slightly more professional look when needed – for, I don’t know, a video meeting or something. This feature doesn’t need justification though if you ask me. It’s just cool.
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The Mouse-jp.co.jp store (spotted by VideoCardz.com) sells various configurations of the pre-built NextGear. They start at 164,800 yen (around $1,070) for a Ryzen 5 4500 and RTX 3050, up to a Ryzen 7 7700 and Radeon RX 9060XT for 264,800 yen (around $1,719). This seems a bit understated in terms of power for such a sophisticated case, which unfortunately is not available for separate purchase. Maybe we’ll see it appear at some point.
