CaseLabs explained

CaseLabs
Industry:	Computer hardware
Fate:	Bankruptcy
Founded:	in California, United States
Areas Served:	-->
Products:	Computer cases
Website:	https://caselabs.se/

CaseLabs was the trade name used by the now defunct CFC California Fabrication Inc (based in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California) for their consumer computer case business.^[1] The company was founded in 1971 as a manufacturer of computer cases for electronic, military, medical, and industrial applications, and started making cases for the consumer market in late 2010.^[2]

CaseLabs allowed buyers to customize their purchases from their website by offering factory options.^[3] The company's cases used aluminum construction and were noted for their ability to house multiple radiators for liquid cooling.^{[4] [5]}

CaseLabs announced that it was shutting down permanently in August 2018, citing Trump tariffs cutting into margins by "raising prices by almost 80%", and the "default of a large account". The company said it would not be able to fulfill all existing orders, but parts orders should ship to customers.^{[6] [7] [8]}

New Ownership

On October 2, 2021, popular PC gaming news outlet GamersNexus reported the intellectual property of the bankrupt CaseLabs brand had been sold to a new owner.^[9]

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Products

Discontinued

PC cases

• SMA8, full tower with basement^[11]
• TH10, double width full tower with basement and optional hat
• TX10-D, double width full tower with (semi-double) basement, loft and extended hat^{[12] [13]}

Year 2015 or later versions of above cases are under Magnum (model line)

• Bullet
  • BH8, horizontal E-ATX, 2 inch taller to allow for thicker water cooling radiators, successor of BH7^[14]
  • BH7, horizontal ATX^[15]
  • BH4, SFF horizontal matx
  • BH2, SFF horizontal mITX

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chapter 7 Voluntary Petition for Non-Individuals filed by CFC California Fabrication, Inc. (Hagen, David) . March 7, 2019 . PacerMonitor . March 7, 2019.
2. Web site: CaseLabs MAGNUM M8 Review . November 30, 2011 . TechPowerUp . October 10, 2018.
3. Web site: CaseLabs Mercury S5 Case Review . December 8, 2013 . HardwareCanucks . October 10, 2018.
4. Web site: CaseLabs Merlin SM8 Full-Tower Customizable Chassis Review . April 12, 2013 . TweakTown . October 10, 2018.
5. Web site: Caselabs M8 Review . August 22, 2011 . October 10, 2018.
6. Web site: Trump tariffs have forced us into bankruptcy and liquidation, says PC case maker CaseLabs . August 11, 2018 . The Independent . October 10, 2018.
7. Web site: CaseLabs President: Tariffs Drove Us Out of Business . August 13, 2018 . Tom's Hardware . October 10, 2018.
8. Web site: CaseLabs announces it has been 'forced into bankruptcy and liquidation' . August 11, 2018 . PC Gamer . October 10, 2018.
9. Web site: AleksandarK Discuss. CaseLabs Resurrects With a Survey for Existing and Upcoming Customers. 2022-02-10. TechPowerUp. en.
10. Web site: CaseLabs . 2023-09-22 . CaseLabs . sv-SE.
11. Web site: Stren . 2014-06-01 . CaseLabs SMA8 Review . 2023-09-22 . ExtremeRigs.net . en-US.
12. Web site: Imgur . CaseLabs TX10-D build . 2023-09-22 . Imgur . en.
13. Web site: 2014-05-24 . The Utterly Imbalanced CaseLabs TX10-D build(s)! . 2023-09-22 . Linus Tech Tips . en-US.
14. Web site: Carel . Dewayne . 2017-09-08 . CaseLabs New Bullet BH8 EATX Small Form Factor Case - Modders Inc . 2023-09-22 . en-US.
15. Web site: Caselabs Bullet BH7 - LanOC Reviews . 2023-09-22 . lanoc.org.