Standalone Phantom One Case Gets a Reward Tier on Kickstarter

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You asked for it, they listened

With just 15 days left and only $210 pledged so far towards its $50,000 goal on Kickstarter, we don't know if One Technology's Phantom One system will gain enough momentum to be successfully funded, but give credit to the team behind the project. When we first reported about the Phantom One, the general consensus was that it costs too much, so One Technology dropped the price by $250. There's also been quite a few requests to sell the unique cases by themselves, and guess what? Phantom One's standalone case will be added as a reward tier sometime today.
Quick refresher if you missed our past coverage -- the Phantom One is a small form factor system that's about the size of a six pack of bottled beer. There are two versions, one that comes in a sleek black case and other other in a bamboo case, the latter of which is supposedly the first of its kind.
Specs include an Intel Core i7 4790K CPU, Asus Z97i-Plus motherboard with Wi-Fi, 16GB of RAM, a shortened version of the GeForce GTX 970 graphics card, 128GB solid state drive, 1TB hard drive, 450W power supply, and Windows 7 64-bit.
For many onlookers, the case design is the real treat here, particularly the bamboo version. The entire shell is made of bamboo, with each piece cut from a single sheet to maintain the same grain and seamless flow.
Originally the team didn't want to offer just the case because they didn't think they could keep up with demand if they received a ton of orders, as each case takes over three hours on a precision laser cutter and CNC mill to make. Technology One was also concerned that price would be a factor -- in addition to the case itself, there's a unique $100 PCI-E riser ribbon that inflates the cost.
Nevertheless, they're giving it a shot as a reward tier, we were told in an email. It will go up sometime today for a cost of $299. There won't be any of the aforementioned components, though it will come with the special PCI-E riser ribbon.
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