The fake Mac Pro PC is real.

[@Pistaciio]

McPrue = Mac Pro (but with pizazz)

[@optimumtech]

OH

[@peaupi]

@@optimumtech LMAO

[@sys-administrator]

With a French accent

[@Kevin-mx4vm]

Ronald McDonald's McPrue

[@mini_]

We have Mac Pro at home

[@ZaneTurner-e3b]

I bought the SFF version of this (Apollo S) and it’s a fantastic product. If money is no object and you like the design and you want high build quality, this ticks all the boxes. People who say the price is high need to realise making that 3D pattern in aluminium isn’t cheap.😊😊

[@kawaii-sosu]

McPrue owner is Chinese guy who has his own factory to make those cases. They also make other SFF cases with grater pattern

[@LukBacca]

I want a sff case

[@krakentortoise7531]

@@LukBacca The McPrue Apollo S 3.0 is the SFF version of this.

[@mirrorking2]

more importantly he has deliveried on everything he has promised, so he is very reputable already. also you are not preordering he sells when has stock only. theres still always risk, but probabaly 1% of anything crowdfunded.

[@alb9022]

@@krakentortoise7531 Thanks man!

[@Quicko-x1q]

1K USD for a glorified cheese grater is wild

[@dqskatt]

You need to learn about economy of scale and build quality 😊😊 Edit.2 Build quality isn't good compared to apple standard but for PC building it's up there. It is wild how Original Apple Intel Mac Pro has way better quality and cheaper than this case + similar spec PC back then, og Mac Pro panel is a one piece of CNC aluminium with no seem unlike this, finishing is much better, it has way thicker panel while still cost less. Edit.1 Why people below me calling people crazy (It the same things), It's fashion and useless things that will never justify it price but with his logic, people who buys LCD AIOs, RGB fans, dual chambers case or any expensive overkill components with branding like ROG/AORUS is also crazy. When they're overspending it either they just want the look or they didn't knows reasonable price, but they're not crazy.

[@matthewrezuke8130]

@@dqskatt No one in their right mind is going to buy it,,

[@richardgoed8101]

@@matthewrezuke8130 what makes you so sure about it?

[@Shadow_Dragon05]

@@matthewrezuke8130 what about apple fanboys?

[@dominic.m.i.]

​​​@@Shadow_Dragon05 they don't come under people with right minds

[@Lemonhandle]

"what is even a mcprue" 😂truer words have never been spoken

[@Juuythljgrrdwq]

looooooool

[@LukBacca]

A mcprue is a Mac Pro from china

[@PlasmaPig222]

This ended very abruptly

[@strider029]

I prefer that over "so that's it like and subscribe see you guys later" ending

[@ArdaSReal]

Yeah but felt cut short and unnatural, as if it was the middle of the video just saw the build for like 12 sec 😂​@strider029

[@xSTONYTARKx]

Just as your life will one day :)

[@Moskito159]

That's what she said

[@TheManAndOrGuy]

At 1000$ it doesn’t deserve a proper conclusion

[@Pytte]

I guess they are just machining the parts themselves, which means the price reflects on the machine time + working hours.. = expensive.. They probably can't lower that much, unless they mass produce.

[@NDM800]

Yeah that’s been my thought process as well, they seem to have very limited drops

[@Lenduya]

They also make smaller cases and those are way cheaper.

[@NGGJamieNyan]

I seriously appreciate how you are willing to not drag out a video, you could easily pad this out to be 10-15 minutes but with 0 actual added value or content

[@BasicFolders]

Yes! This alone puts this channel in an elevated category. ❤👍

[@trevorbarney1796]

4:11 that smoky effect is so sick.

[@docolemnsx]

I was gonna comment that it looks like blowing off the dust it's going to be gathering 😅

[@GewelReal]

Average 4090 12 pin connector:

[@ouykcuf]

I've been following the dune case for awhile, and will admit, loved watching it crash and burn in discord. I been following mcprue for a long while afterwords, since he was recommended in the dunes discord, after it crashed and burned. The price is egregious for sure, but its supposedly referred to as a "boutique" product made by a small team. They've come up with a few various form factors over the past few years. Im glad someone decided to make a video on it.

[@mgkleym]

I actually think the price is kinda reasonable. This looks like it takes a lot of machine time to make and it's a low volume product. Weather or not it makes sense for someone to spend that kind of money is a different question.

[@ouykcuf]

@@mgkleym yea ik he manufactures and inspects everything himself but the price is still a very hard pill to swallow, unless you're rich. But if you're not, I'd focus on improving literally anything else in the setup.

[@Victicat]

typo in the description.. "I got *the* scammed by the Dune Pro, but this isn't that."

[@TragicAyk]

Same as their website lmao "Which camera is right for you?" wtf McPrue

[@KeeseToast]

I 100% agree with your take here. Wish there would be some more premium options for atx-cases around the 300$ mark. I bought the Fractal North and love the look of it, but I would've happily spent double or triple the price for some higher quality materials.

[@dqskatt]

Asus Pro Art cases is also solid options But for non-glass side panel Fractal Norths XL is only viable option 😢

[@Dubulcle]

Like what? Steel and glass are more than good enough

[@phantomflame0658]

@@Dubulcle For some, "good enough" is not enough. Why buy an Aston Martin when a Corolla gets you to work? People want cool shit

[@Iuponix]

@@phantomflame0658 that hinks. both the aston martin and the corolla are made from the same materials. the difference for quality pc cases should be the thickness, the machining and the surface finish and not the actual material

[@PREDATEURLT]

@@Dubulcle Maybe steel that is not 0.6-0.8mm thin, even the 30$ cases now does glass and steel that is 0.5-0.8mm thin, why spend 100-200-300$? Threads that can be stripped with a single finger, all kinds of plastic tabs that brake sometimes on first use and etc. On 30$ case it is understandable, but when 150+ does the same it is not just "you got your steel and glass"...

[@little_fluffy_clouds]

I bought the SFF version of this (Apollo S) and it’s a fantastic product. If money is no object and you like the design and you want high build quality, this ticks all the boxes. People who say the price is high need to realise making that 3D pattern in aluminium isn’t cheap.

[@JellyLancelot]

IMO Fractal probably have the best industrial design and positioning right now to do something like this. Imagine what they could do with a bigger form factor, but using the same methodology of the Fractal Terra. They have the formula down, aluminium and wood construction, good airflow and temperatures, reasonably priced, etc.

[@sk9592]

The issue is that Fractal is an established company with a large western presence. They can easily be sued by Apple for copying the design. These fly-by-night Chinese companies can get away with it because they can just close up shop and spin up again under another name overnight. They have nothing to lose by making knock-off Apple cases. Fractal has everything to lose.

[@JesseSchultz-v8k]

IMO Fractal probably have the best industrial design and positioning right now to do something like this. Imagine what they could do with a bigger form factor, but using the same methodology of the Fractal Terra. They have the formula down, aluminium and wood construction, good airflow and temperatures, reasonably priced, etc.😊😊

[@Zxanonblade]

Still think the Fractal pop cases are some of the best in the market because of their secret storage space at the bottom of the case. Love that little tray for storing random usb drives and things like that, or even fitting my controller in there behind the tray.

[@chrisfanning5842]

You hit the nail on the head with the PC case industry. Cheap steel and plastic that focus on showing off RGBLED, no matter the price. What the PC industry needs are cases with better materials and design language that caters to Western tastes, like some of Fractal Design's more recent offerings.

[@quademasters249]

Nobody can afford it.

[@Babybarschalarm]

@@quademasters249 You're on a channel that mainly focuses on premium PC Tech, of course people can. Hell, the Monitor he mainly recommends is 1200-1500$

[@quademasters249]

@@Babybarschalarm If people were able to afford it, you're wouldn't see the makers building cases out of paper thin sheet metal. The quality slip is exactly a response to increased material costs while trying to keep prices at a level normal people can afford. The fact you are I might be able to afford it is irrelevant. Most people can't afford to buy a high end case. We're a tiny minority of a tiny minority. It's like people who buy manual transmission-ed cars. There aren't enough of them to keep manuals alive. The best case I have was made in the '00s. Thick aluminum welded up chassis. More aluminum than this Faux apple case. It was a couple hundred back then. Today it's a $6-700 case.

[@wipje41]

I use 4u server rack case for this reason. can build it into a wood cabinet. Black, no frivolity.

[@josephbornman8462]

Yeah it’s kind of funny how many products copy each other You can see this with packaging of different food products-every company uses the same kind of expected packaging

[@kevomeister]

Nah.. I was expecting for you to review their ITX case, not their biggest one. 😂

[@TomasPiliponis]

This investigative journalism style intro was very well crafted. Kudos!

[@DellOptiplex3010]

MCPRUE as in Mac Pro, lol

[@hansdoreen]

They can make this cheaper if they had bigger demand. Since they're already selling them in small batches, they should start to do a kickstarter with lower price like $500-$600.

[@oTeftie]

The Goat just dropped

[@Shadow_Dragon05]

Then go pick him up😂

[@oTeftie]

@@Shadow_Dragon05 oh hell nah

[@gn6691]

😂​@@Shadow_Dragon05

[@TechnologyNToys]

I got duped as well. Pissed me off so much that I started to plan and fab my own last year.

[@tombell4122]

I love that you show the project zero build when showing off the "ideal gaming look" hehe. It's the reason I built a 4070ti super project zero white build. The wireless look always turns heads and I've had so many comments about how clean it looks. Plus runs like a dream :)

[@yokailover]

Yup, I plunked down my money to Indegogo for my Dune Pro case, and waited, and waited, and waited.............

[@RukiNao]

Dune Pro scammer to JAIL

[@stanleychan6083]

It's available at AliExpress for years.

[@CHRISTOPHERSTUR]

Where did you find one?

[@paololololol]

Go ahead and share the link

[@htflprsn.1001]

​@@paololololol hahaha. You cannot send a link to KZbin comments, it's blocks automatically

[@jameslamb7197]

I would advocate for product reviewers to decline any sort of coverage of a product that is in the crowdfunding stage. It implies too much legitimacy to a product that has yet to go into production. Some YT'ers need to take accountability.

[@LishtenbirdTech]

2:56 The colony cries for help.

[@rowanyuh6326]

😱

[@Ottetal]

I so so so wanted the Dune case to be good - this looks like the next best thing. I would love a pair of the rack versions for my homelab

[@KingJerbear]

I would tend to think that the price reflects exactly what you mentioned, manufacturing on an extremely small scale. The materials and tools required are definitely not cheap. Based on the website it looks like the components are individually CNC'd

[@galgrunfeld9954]

TBH, I don't like the design but I like that there was accurate crafting from "high-end" materials and overall a polished look. I wish more PC cases were like that instead of just "shining lights, look!". I think this goes on the same category as the Fractal North.

[@Noah-Lach]

This genuinely looks like a solid PC case. Excellent airflow through the front panel (as we already know from the real Mac Pro) and bottom-mounted intakes for air0cooled GPUs. We need more manufactures designing and building cases at this level.

[@N8Shaft]

I love that you got scammed, then saw the same product years later and bought it just to see if this was also a scam. Legend.

[@zeroturn7091]

I can only hope that this is a new trend in cases. I keep saying that mesh side panels need to be optional. As of now they're only somewhat common in the iTX market.

[@AlanGresham]

I like my Evolve X and Evolve ATX for similar reasons. No painted tin on display, anodised aluminium and glass. (And in my case, Oak slats on the front of the Evolve X)

[@JeremyHirsch-oz7lc]

The „older“ Evolv is the best looking case in my opinion

[@k.w5804]

I laughed when there dune pro had crowd funding page on. This case has been available on Taobao since 2022, just different new variants that I keep seeing popping up (with leg, with side holes, w/ or w/o handles etc).

[@pogzie]

Thats an epic rug pull: 1.) Market to people 2.) Give to KZbin creators 3.) Shout the crowdfunding page 4.) Disappear Not sure if indigogo has early adopter protection. But damn it was an epic scam.

[@MatheoJamesAKAGoldenDragon]

I also bought the Dune Pro kickstarter for $300+, thanks for the update. Glad I'm not the only one.

[@EmTekTube]

I was 100% on the fence backing the Dune Pro back when it was announced. Sucks that it turned out to be a scam, or maybe that 1K price point is the true cost to get that level of machining for those materials 🤷‍♂

[@Kubose]

That Dune Pro CEO kickstarted his remote island retirement.

[@emanueldumea8217]

They have a version which opens like a Mac Pro, it's called McPrue Apollo L. I want one, but it is more expensive than my PC and monitor combined.

[@melxvee6850]

Lmao

[@dggm-ce4py]

This is a bot

[@CompMeistR]

Yep, have a friend that bought it. While the price is stupid high, case is defo cool

[@BenjaminSow]

Shot at 1:04 is chef's kiss

[@digitalchild]

The rack mounted version of the case with 12 drives, 2 GPUs would be the perfect home server / AI lab

[@vitalibazilevschi3595]

That has been my dream for over 5 years to find a case with is matching perfectly the design of the Apple MacPro but with PC Components to match my needs

[@NielsHeusinkveld]

A kickstarter going wrong? That's rare!

[@alt5494]

The double 80mm fan mount on the rear panel is a nice touch.

[@krakentortoise7531]

Dude you don't know how long I've waited for you to review this case. Seen it on r/SFF and its a dream for me

[@nowthendanny]

McPrue is legit. I bought both the Apollo L and the Apollo R (The server rack version) and I love both of them. Everything about the experience, from the build quality, shipping through to the discord support and community is premium tier. I will never need or want another case again, it has it all. I was surprised it took so long for a reviewer to pick them up!

[@joelalain]

considering the complexity of building this vs a normal tin-can pc case, the thickness of the material, cost of tooling, etc, it is worth 700-999$ USD for sure. You probably have never built anything if you think this should be worth 300$, no offence. as soon as you go "custom" and don't use common techniques, price goes way up. for anything. You shouldn't see "this" as absurdly expensive but rather the normal cases as asurdly cheap

[@saithvatar283]

A full water cooled loop with chrome piping would look amazing in this.

[@jamesoloughlin]

I literally just discovered these folks YESTERDAY! and YES immediately reminded of the Dune Pro disaster.

[@Geoffpr]

having components shrouded like the real Mac Pro and internal air channels like you "I Fixed PC Cooling." video would be neat.

[@jmushroom]

I too backed a kickstarter that suddenly ghosted all its backers after about 6 months. Since then, I refuse to participate in crowd funding.

[@AlyOopsieDaisy]

I wouldn’t call mcprue a scam company, they’ve been around for not too long and if you spend enough time in sff communities you see them pop up every now and then

[@MichaelBertolino]

I would love this too! Especially as an under desk mounted case with my Secret Labs Magnus Pro XL. The only cases that work with it are cases that don't have ventilation on top, so that all the air can be drawn out from under the desk i.e. the Fractal Torrent I'm using currently. Would definitely pay good money for something like this!

[@powerlifting402]

Wild! The machining quality on that looks very good.

[@TheRguru1]

The ultimate hackintosh case

[@upyermaw2732]

Makes me wonder if this case could be made in a slightly cheaper way while maintaining the aesthetics

[@MrDiarukia]

The McPrue Apollo SE, is a cheap, for McPrue, version for the ITX case. Probably because of the easier to manufacture front panel

[@DAVISION-YT]

I also got scammed by them...

[@dragos-lucian]

So the scammer got all the funding he needed, vanished, then popped up years later with the finished product and starts selling it. Businness

[@rdsii64]

Someone is going to get their hands on one of those cases and build a hackintosh!

[@MXCN_El1011]

As someone who built their PC in a Mac Pro cheese grater tower, i love that someone actually went out and built an actually PC compatible Mac Pro case. Not worth 1k tho, but ig due to prolly complex manufacturing and low volume ig i get where it comes from, but still.

[@gtleshow]

All I see is a cheese grater, but I think that's why it looks so cool.

[@jeffcraymore]

Why it doesn't exists. Apple: here is your cease and desist.

[@gmosworld]

OK, the custom mouse and now THIS. Optimum is definitely teasing his own PC case brand 👀

[@schoute7490]

The machine time required to recreate the cheese grater is not cheap. Until someone else decides to compete, I’d say fair enough.

[@mactep1]

They really should just replace the useless mesh with an actual dust filter.

[@yasmanian]

the apollo se itx case is a work of art too, maybe only losing out GOAT status because it doesn't fit the biggest GPUs whereas the M2 can.

[@ouki4925]

Would be funny if McPrue is ran by the same Dune guys with some internal case design changes XD

[@goshobul]

Very missed opportunity not to trow a hackintosh on it :D

[@Partyfreaker]

1000$ without any hardware is totally crazy.

[@WD-xw7lc]

Somebody should 3D print this.

[@theSato]

$1000 for a PC case is scammy no matter how you dice it, unless its packed to the gill full of OLED screens and other pricy tech.

[@morphes]

quickest review ever "I built in it and it was really good"

[@UltimateTechHub]

Way too expensive! Wow! Should include a MOBO and CPU with it!

[@rohanleander]

Damn the dune case pro, this brings back memories.

[@gazehound]

Imagine building a hackintosh in this

[@aleksoctop]

I also got scammed by Alex out of $300. Been trying to stave off pulling the trigger on a mcprue but it might just be worth the release of stress from Dune Pro scam odyssey. Wish the video was longer

[@Mazorok]

They should've called it the Mock Pro

[@iamChermac]

And right when I was wondering if I should give up on my hackintosh dreams…

[@Dina_tankar_mina_ord]

I thought it was a cheese grater on the thumbnail and read macncheese pro. LOL

[@quadrantalerror1121]

Even the pricing is accurate

[@ithinkimhipster502]

McPrue sounds like how a Japanese samurai would say Mac Pro

[@maestro0428]

I too waited forever for the Dune Case... and now scour eBay for true MacPro cases regularly. This is cool, but way too expensive. Either way, great video!

[@eirikheggelund]

Why does it feel like this video ended too early, like it was cut?

[@_.kh4ld]

i swear this guy has infinite money or something

[@Dschijn]

I was also very hyped about the Dune Pro and super disappointed how it turned out

[@TheOrisya]

Dont invest in products or company that have the potential to infringe copyright. Either they have been told to cease by the copyright holder or they know they will get ceased but still can keep the investment money from day one

[@NDM800]

Why? What do I care if someone is stealing apples IP?

[@helloukw]

@@NDM800 He meant as a project on kickstarter or similar platform. You might care because you put money in something that might not give you the promised product in return.

[@aquanos]

@@NDM800 Because they will get sued and Apple will win, causing you to lose the money you had invested into the company.

[@AD-nq2nz]

@@NDM800 Because a project which infringes copyright is likely to be stopped and killed halfway through by legal action, meaning that you don't get the product you paid for?

[@NDM800]

@@AD-nq2nz they’ve been shipping these cases for a while and any company could just take your money and have some sort of trouble that causes them to shutdown. Look at artesian builds.

[@Randomgameslol-jg2ry]

Wouldn’t be surprised if apple were to sue one of these companies for copyright infringement

[@takeda0123]

This empty shell at $1,000 almost makes the real Mac Pro's price somewhat justified. What a world that we live in.

[@shine309]

I am also a person who has been scammed. Is this case related to the Dune Pro Case manufacturer? This product is very similar to the Dune Pro Case. I funded it for the first time, but I got scammed the first time, so I no longer fund it.

[@AryaStarky]

No entirely different and legit. They do their own original designs. Just very expensive.

[@most-average-athelete]

If you also HAVE TO build micro ATX, because you need that 1 additional PCIE slot, check out McPrue Apollo SE v2. It's not cheap (300+ USD) but it's fantastic quality

[@Flaxify]

you should honestly chose their MCPrue Apollo L, thats the closest you actually get to the design. with the true shell design apple uses, instead of sidepanels, look it up, it looks beautiful

[@airixxxx]

There's also an ITX/MATX case with the Mac Pro shape too. I can't remember the name of the case/company, but it seems legit.

[@ryancooper3629]

No clue what happened with the Dune case, but I suspect its also very possible that Apple sued him into the stone age and the dude just quietly went bankrupt.

[@MeepMeep88]

I'm guessing the first scammer didn't pay the designers on their work. So the designers took their design and trying to make money off the work they already did... or something like that

[@dyloncai]

Thanks for the video. I agree with you that $1000 is too much to spend on a case but yes, I'd build in this if its price was more reasonable.

[@jbrown-acuity]

Would love to see a build video of this case!

[@kennethyoon91]

Pair perfectly with Kuycon G27P Monitor.

[@ivan-j4l9x]

A side glass panel would be nice