Fractal Design's gorgeous new Terra PC case vindicates my disdain of the cyberpunk aesthetic
Here comes Fractal Design with the new Terra Mini-ITX PC. And it's making me feel very much okay about not loving the RGB-bathed monstrosities still dominating the PC gaming space.
I've been complaining about my hatred of the Cyberpunk aesthetic, and from that you'd probably guess I'm not so into PC cases heavy with RGB lighting. Thankfully, as Fractal's Head of PR, Victor Elveljung, told me today at the product launch event, «We have your back on that one.»
«We have a different take on it,» Fractal Design's, Susana Hernando tells me about the company's thoughts on the prevailing RGB LED aesthetic. «This is kind of Scandinavian, and builds on the Aurora Borealis, that's the idea behind this.»
It's certainly a much more subtle approach, and I appreciate that. But as Hernando notes, «For people that want RGB, of course they can have it,» she says, referring to the company's countless other PC case designs.
The Fractal Design Terra case itself is a Mini-ITX chassis. At just 343 x 153 x 218mm it's truly dinky, with a gorgeous minimal aesthetic and soft, rounded corners. Both sides have folding gull-wing doors, and a top panel that slides back and pops off with the help of a little leather tab. It's a little difficult to take off when there are no components in there keeping the case sturdy, and a loud clattering sound that interrupted my chat with the team has me thinking someone else had a little trouble too.
The Terra is built mostly from aluminium, with a solid wooden slab on the front, surrounding the USB ports. One of which is a USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C with fast charging and 10Gbps transfer speeds. The wood panel is unique on each one, so no copy paste for my fellow Scandi design lovers.
The panels are all sand blasted
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