Tagan A+ Black Pearl Full Tower

Rob Williams · 06-08-2007, 02:01 AM

The chassis market is full of common names, but it's not often a new player comes along that really impresses. Tagan is one of those rare companies who delivers a full-size case that is well worth your consideration.

You can read the full review here and discuss it here.

06-08-2007, 11:11 PM

Wow, don't get me wrong, it looks like a nice case, but I'm alarmed at the amount of features that are almost identical to Lian Li cases. The reviewer clued onto the similaritys of layout, but as a Lian Li V1200plus owner it's obvious that there are so many things, like the side panel locking mechanism, the fan hood over the cpu, the removable front fan and filter design and even the system speaker attached to the chamber divider to name a few, that have either been copied or otherwise used from Lian Li cases.

Just have to wonder if this is some offshoot of LianLi and they're using the design elements with permission, or if they've just blatantly copied.

06-09-2007, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Just have to wonder if this is some offshoot of LianLi and they're using the design elements with permission, or if they've just blatantly copied.

Everything about this case, except the front-panel fan controller, is Lian-Li hardware. Take a Lian-Li PC-V2000 and give it hard drive racks, top ports, optical-drive "locks", and watercooling holes from a PC-A10....

It even has the holes in the back panel for mounting and exhausting the sideways exhaust fan as used in the "PLUSII" version of the PC-V2000. Tagan doesn't include such a fan, so why would the holes even be there if the case weren't Lian-Li's design?

The only way I can imagine this case existing without Lian-Li's lawyers objecting is if somehow Tagan has licensed the design, or (more likely, I think) if the case is actually manufactured for them by Lian-Li, with Tagan adding the front-panel fan controller. Probably the fans, too; I see they're not Lian-Li's usual Adda fans.

Greg King · 06-09-2007, 10:38 PM

I am awaiting an answer to these questions and will report back when I hear what they have to say. As for the case itself, if it had holes in the front to allow the front fan to breathe, it would be virtually identical to the V2000, as stated in the review.

I know that Antec used other companies designs back in the day, so this would not surprise me at all if Lian Li and Tagan worked something out.

06-11-2007, 02:06 PM

The case is OEM from LL, made by Aplus and distributed by Tagan. So all things considered, it is a LL case.

My question it, when and where is/will this case be available?

Greg King · 06-11-2007, 02:12 PM

It's available now at Newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811294001

06-11-2007, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkSynergy

It's available now at Newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811294001

Thanks!

Greg King · 06-11-2007, 02:26 PM

You are quite welcome.

06-14-2007, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkSynergy

It's available now at Newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811294001

Search around and turns out the following has good prices: for Black Pearl:

PC MALL

http://www.pcmall.com/pcmall/shop/de...no~7243194.asp

eCost.com

http://ecost.com/detail.aspx?edp=37537485

FYI, I am loving it, nothing sexier then full black metal.

Greg King · 06-14-2007, 08:23 PM

Thats a fair price for a great case. Good eye there!

06-12-2008, 02:02 PM

Man...get a better camera...and don't take pictures in front of the couch and on the kitchen sink. Looks very tacky for the professional site that you are.

Greg King · 06-12-2008, 02:15 PM

As the reviewer, I can't agree with you more. I now have a full bench that pictures are taken on. A professional approach is taken as much as possible to pictures but at the time, I had just moved to a new place and the couch was the best I could do.

As a professional site, our readers deserve better pics and we understand that. Thank you for the criticism, it shows that things like this matter.

Merlin · 06-12-2008, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Man...get a better camera...and don't take pictures in front of the couch and on the kitchen sink. Looks very tacky for the professional site that you are.

Maybe it's just me, but I'm a functional person by nature.
No matter where the images were taken, they are focused and crisp. They point out all the features at different angles.
But I find no tackness in any of the images.

Merlin

06-08-2007, 02:01 AM	#1
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06-09-2007, 10:38 PM	#4
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	I am awaiting an answer to these questions and will report back when I hear what they have to say. As for the case itself, if it had holes in the front to allow the front fan to breathe, it would be virtually identical to the V2000, as stated in the review. I know that Antec used other companies designs back in the day, so this would not surprise me at all if Lian Li and Tagan worked something out. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

06-11-2007, 02:12 PM	#6
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	It's available now at Newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811294001 __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

06-11-2007, 02:26 PM	#8
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	You are quite welcome. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

06-14-2007, 08:23 PM	#10
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	Thats a fair price for a great case. Good eye there! __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

06-08-2007, 11:11 PM	#2
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Wow, don't get me wrong, it looks like a nice case, but I'm alarmed at the amount of features that are almost identical to Lian Li cases. The reviewer clued onto the similaritys of layout, but as a Lian Li V1200plus owner it's obvious that there are so many things, like the side panel locking mechanism, the fan hood over the cpu, the removable front fan and filter design and even the system speaker attached to the chamber divider to name a few, that have either been copied or otherwise used from Lian Li cases. Just have to wonder if this is some offshoot of LianLi and they're using the design elements with permission, or if they've just blatantly copied.

06-11-2007, 02:06 PM	#5
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	The case is OEM from LL, made by Aplus and distributed by Tagan. So all things considered, it is a LL case. My question it, when and where is/will this case be available?

06-12-2008, 02:02 PM	#11
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Man...get a better camera...and don't take pictures in front of the couch and on the kitchen sink. Looks very tacky for the professional site that you are.

06-12-2008, 02:15 PM	#12
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	As the reviewer, I can't agree with you more. I now have a full bench that pictures are taken on. A professional approach is taken as much as possible to pictures but at the time, I had just moved to a new place and the couch was the best I could do. As a professional site, our readers deserve better pics and we understand that. Thank you for the criticism, it shows that things like this matter. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

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