I got to say I think the Lian Li is a bit squat and ugly. In fact I want a case that reminds me of the feeling I had when I bought my first A1000 - the "thats neat" and you are proud to sit down in front of it and type - you do your BEST work on that machine because it gives you such a nice environment.
The A4000 came close.
The A500 when you first got it home seemed to bristle with promised power even if it was a poxy 68000 processor.
Nothing I have seen so far brings back that feeling.
Dont get me wrong an A1000 and A4000 case today look tacky, but I want that "leap" like I had from the Zx Spectrum to the A1000 - that "leap" from the A1000 to the A4000.
This is the other problem with cases being bought, there is no corporate identity on the hardware.
No walking into the room and someone going WOW you got a Mac! Wow you got an A1000! Its hey, whats the specs of your PC and when you explain to them its a G4 at 800Mhz they lose interest.