Do you recognize this PC case?

Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

https://discuss.tchncs.de/pictrs/image/fc4f9c31-84f8-45dd-87fe-9ec1b245db74.png

I am searching for the case of my first PC and can’t find it. It’s cursed, as if it never existed. The render is a recreation from memory, so it may slightly vary to the real thing, but I am sure I got the basic shapes and proportion right.

What I remember

hp system
bought in Germany around 2006
ran windows vista
mid tower (probably atx or micro-atx)

There are many hp cases of the mid 2000s that match the design language, but they are all different to my case. If you recognize it, let alone have any information on it, let me know :)

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ominouslemon@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
You sure it’s HP? The circle in the front makes me think of Dell

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- clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Definitely giving Dell.
  
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  - beastlykings@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Dell was my first thought as well
    
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- KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  90%, but I’ll check dells lineup out, thank you :)
  
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homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Hp Pavilion?

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- malios@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Or this one maybe, the only model I can find is t746.fr but I’m pretty sure this case design was available in other European countries.
  
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- KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Pavillions like these come increadibly close, they have the silver front, the nice swoop up top, but I checked their entire lineup of the time and none matched. I am beginning to think that the case was some weird one off thing.
  
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poweruser@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
It sure looks like a Dell XPS to me. eMachines had cases like that too back on 2006

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- KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Some look similar, but they’re not it
  
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  - eezeebee@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    You sure it’s not this?
    
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randomblock1@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Found this, looks pretty close Image

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- KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  YOU FOND IT!!! WHERE THE HELL DID YOU FIND IT?!
  
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  - KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I reverse image searched the picture you attached and found a review for the system :D It’s a Hyricane PCK01978. Thank you so much!
    
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  - randomblock1@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Reverse image search. Some guy posted this on Reddit a year ago
    
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IcedRaktajino@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Dell Dimension 2400 or a descendant of that?

www.dell.com/support/product-details/…/manuals

That was THE computer to have in college when I went.

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- KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  There are some Dimension models that come quite close, but no, that’s not it.
  
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Septimaeus@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
It looks a lot like the eMachine cases you’d find all over cyber cafes and business centers in Europe in that era.

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- KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Lol! I remember owning this keyboard. It was not the one my PC came with, but funny still :D
  
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  - Septimaeus@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I love how loudly media-centric those keyboards were, even the silver domed buttons center top the size a hood ornament lol, that 00s media PC era definitely had a vibe.
    
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A_norny_mousse@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Looks a lot like mine which is the oldest remaining part of my PC. There’s no branding whatsoever on it.

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- KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  That’s remarkably close, but sadly not it
  
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sk1nnym1ke@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Do you remember where you bought this PC?

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- KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Sadly no
  
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Deconceptualist@leminal.space ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Yeah I remember that case. That’s Kevin.

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- KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Oh yeah Kevin! What a legend. Do you know what he’s up to these days?
  
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  - Deconceptualist@leminal.space ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    All these years later I hear he’s alone and quite empty inside. Sad fate for such a champ.
    
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TehBamski@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
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- KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  These aren’t the droids we’re looking for. Move along.
  
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TonyOstrich@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I know it’s super low resolution, but the Acer B300 desktop I found on their website in the Wayback Machine looks really close to your render.

Acer B300 Desktop

web.archive.org/web/20030625223227/…/index.htm

I can’t seem to find any other images of it though.

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- TonyOstrich@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Oh snap, I found the user manual and it has a much better image
  
  Aspire B300 Desktop
  
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TonyOstrich@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Not an answer but another idea for jogging your memory. I don’t know what PC magazines were popular in Germany, uhh well ever, but it’s not too hard to find archived copies of popular magazines here in the US from that time.

Here is a random copy of PC Magazine from some month in 2006.I didn’t see any PCs that matched your rendering, but there was an Acer Aspire that I had completely forgotten about.

vintageapple.org/…/PC_World_0606_June_2006.pdf

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Lasherz12@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
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This is as close as I could get within the data given.

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- KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Thanks for trying :) but no, it’s not the one
  
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DrMoronicAcid@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
HP Pavilion a1023c?

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- DrMoronicAcid@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
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Forester@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
That is a dell my school those look like those 2005ish towers that still had xp standard

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Machinist@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Reminds me of an emachine.

Here’s a ET1161-07 from 2009:

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TonyOstrich@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Quick question, you said air intake at the front bottom. Is that what the black oval at the bottom of your render is? Or is the black bar USB ports?

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- KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  yup, it’s supposed to be the intake xD
  
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jqubed@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
It reminds me of a Compaq we had around then. HP had bought Compaq at the time and used the brand on some of their low-end PCs. I don’t know if they were sold in Germany under that name, but it might be another angle to pursue.

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- CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  It looks somewhat similar to my Compaq Presario that I got in like 2000/2001
  
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jodanlime@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
If it’s not a Dell it’s an HP Compaq. HP bought Compaq and used the name for branding for a while. It would have been one of the last Compaq branded towers.

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