WEBVTT 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:06.000 I'm going to be honest coming into the fractal suite at compex 2024 here was a 00:00:04.520 --> 00:00:10.880 little bit of a different experience for me I've never had a brand come up and 00:00:08.440 --> 00:00:15.200 just right off the bat say we understand everyone hated this the last time we did 00:00:12.719 --> 00:00:19.560 it but I promise we fixed it that's new for me but to be honest I didn't really 00:00:17.000 --> 00:00:24.000 follow the original fractal era when it came out but if you aren't familiar the 00:00:21.720 --> 00:00:27.160 problem was airf flow they had kind of a solid bottom panel which just a little 00:00:25.519 --> 00:00:32.399 bit of ventilation on the side and a solid top panel look at this wood not 00:00:30.039 --> 00:00:35.320 not solid I mean it it's solid Walnut but not in the way that you're thinking 00:00:33.640 --> 00:00:40.800 there's there's machined lines in it for air flow very good last time it 00:00:38.520 --> 00:00:44.480 overheated if you had any sort of high-end gaming computer and they were 00:00:42.879 --> 00:00:48.800 straight up about that but this is supposed to fix that problem and it 00:00:46.760 --> 00:00:52.239 looks nice too that's kind of the theme here if you haven't noticed we basically 00:00:50.480 --> 00:00:56.760 took apart their entire set and built our own little ShortCircuit set here 00:00:54.760 --> 00:01:01.320 but to unbox a case that has no box I mean it's kind of a box itself I'm going 00:00:58.559 --> 00:01:04.119 to need another computer oh luckily they have this one right here and I figured 00:01:02.840 --> 00:01:11.880 if we're already taking apart their entire set why not take apart their computers too this is the era 2 and it 00:01:09.320 --> 00:01:17.320 comes in three different colors I've got silver here this one is charcoal gray ah 00:01:15.479 --> 00:01:22.880 I got it right and this one midnight blue honestly I'm kind of a 00:01:20.479 --> 00:01:26.439 blue guy this is pretty nice now apparently there's going to be a bunch 00:01:23.840 --> 00:01:29.680 of cool engineering nerd stuff that I'm going to realize as I go through this so 00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:34.280 hopefully I pick up on it otherwise maybe maybe I'm stupid in terms of specs 00:01:32.079 --> 00:01:37.560 we'll kind of get into those as we go through it let's see if I can figure out 00:01:35.720 --> 00:01:41.399 how to take it apart hold on I don't think I'm getting the right side here 00:01:38.960 --> 00:01:45.479 but I do see a lock thing here oh it's just a fan mesh filter on the bottom 00:01:43.320 --> 00:01:53.399 it's a nice touch not what I was looking for whoa ah never mind it was what I was 00:01:48.960 --> 00:01:56.280 looking for damn look at that so easy so 00:01:53.399 --> 00:02:00.399 this is the fancy anodized aluminum shell on the back just a big open space 00:01:59.200 --> 00:02:04.439 which is where this stuff will go on the top here's 00:02:03.119 --> 00:02:08.759 that walmut panel we were looking at earlier each one is unique it's actually 00:02:07.159 --> 00:02:12.959 wood that they Source from North America I tried to ask them if they get it from Canada given that it's wood and we 00:02:11.800 --> 00:02:16.680 export a lot of that but I have not heard back yet have we heard back yet 00:02:15.080 --> 00:02:22.480 damn it you know what close enough it's we're like the America mini or whatever 00:02:19.599 --> 00:02:26.200 let's move on to the actual case itself I'm going to unbuild this one and put it 00:02:24.800 --> 00:02:30.480 into this computer because I feel like it's weird to do a case unboxing 00:02:28.319 --> 00:02:34.120 experience without actually building a computer so let's start that now that I 00:02:32.280 --> 00:02:37.440 know how to take the thing apart wow that's a lot of stuff in there maybe 00:02:35.680 --> 00:02:42.680 this is more than I bargained for the back panel here is adjustable it has a 00:02:40.560 --> 00:02:46.040 adjustable spine at the back and yes this is the screwdriver I'm going to be 00:02:44.000 --> 00:02:50.400 using the entire time deal with it I forgot my LTT screwdriver LTT Store.com 00:02:49.040 --> 00:02:54.200 and if you haven't gotten there yet the reasoning for this is the size of the 00:02:52.519 --> 00:02:58.680 graphics card say you have no graphics card or just a really small one you can 00:02:56.280 --> 00:03:02.200 put it in position one here with the graphics card space trun drunken down 00:03:00.640 --> 00:03:06.080 and that gives you 70 Ms of CPU clearance and then if you have a big 00:03:04.040 --> 00:03:09.920 graphics card you go to position three and then you have 55 mm that might 00:03:08.360 --> 00:03:13.920 matter to you if you have an air cooler but if you have an AO you're probably 00:03:11.400 --> 00:03:18.000 good in either yeah PCIe Riser right there that's nice maybe let's put the 00:03:15.239 --> 00:03:21.200 graphics card in I might just instead of tearing apart this entire computer I 00:03:19.799 --> 00:03:25.000 might just move a couple Choice components just to like get the vibe 00:03:23.319 --> 00:03:29.239 pass through power cable that makes sense the power supply is not sitting 00:03:27.000 --> 00:03:33.239 right here fits sfx and sfsl power supplies like this one here let's try 00:03:31.200 --> 00:03:37.959 and take it out are these all on trays is this just going to slide right out 00:03:35.159 --> 00:03:43.319 wow look at that it's just on a slighty tray what so you just screw the power 00:03:40.599 --> 00:03:47.439 supply into this little tray and then I mean mash the cables in there don't 00:03:45.040 --> 00:03:51.760 forget about the cables but let's pretend like I've remembered and put it 00:03:49.959 --> 00:03:55.640 back in easy and that's it oh I mean the screw 00:03:54.439 --> 00:04:02.040 there's still a screw but that's pretty much it that's like very good what about 00:03:58.159 --> 00:04:03.319 an AO what what what what have I been 00:04:02.040 --> 00:04:08.480 doing with this power supply you just watched me do that it just pops off I 00:04:06.640 --> 00:04:11.680 told them to not tell me things because I just wanted to experience it that 00:04:10.560 --> 00:04:17.759 feels like something you could have mentioned I don't know here let's try 00:04:14.599 --> 00:04:20.320 this one more time with the top off yep 00:04:17.759 --> 00:04:25.960 it's not that hard look at that goes right in there it still feels like very 00:04:23.360 --> 00:04:29.400 sturdy good job for that I mean I've had oh cuz I guess it's braced in the middle 00:04:28.120 --> 00:04:33.840 I've definitely played with cases like this where the the top comes off and it just feels like it dissolves into 00:04:32.400 --> 00:04:38.479 nothing and that the thing is going to fall apart but because that spine is 00:04:36.919 --> 00:04:43.440 mounted down the middle and can be movable it holds it all together this is 00:04:41.280 --> 00:04:48.919 a new feature to the era 2 the original one didn't have like the fancy removable 00:04:45.520 --> 00:04:51.680 tooless top like that but this is a very 00:04:48.919 --> 00:04:55.919 well thought out case in my few minutes experience here you can see on the 00:04:53.560 --> 00:04:59.919 bottom here much more ventilation than the last one which just had the side 00:04:57.280 --> 00:05:02.880 ventilation and there's two 120 mm fans unlike the original which just had a 00:05:01.520 --> 00:05:08.680 single 80 mil up front we've got a power button 00:05:06.039 --> 00:05:13.800 it's fine it's not a it's not my favorite but it it makes sense with the 00:05:10.759 --> 00:05:15.240 style 3.5 mil combo audio jack a 20 gig 00:05:13.800 --> 00:05:21.720 USB type-c assuming you have a motherboard that supports it and what 00:05:17.199 --> 00:05:24.120 looks like two 5 gig type A ports around 00:05:21.720 --> 00:05:27.600 back like I showed you before motherboard cutout we've got the power 00:05:25.759 --> 00:05:33.919 pass through the little screw holes for adjusting the spine and then two PC 00:05:30.360 --> 00:05:36.919 slots it can fit up to a three slot card 00:05:33.919 --> 00:05:39.199 assuming that this is in the maximum GPU 00:05:36.919 --> 00:05:42.840 configuration which is limiting your CPU Cooler space I didn't look at this too 00:05:41.080 --> 00:05:47.880 closely earlier but the little thing with the accessories in it holds two 2.5 00:05:45.520 --> 00:05:52.680 in drives assuming you have the space and don't have a stupid long graphics 00:05:49.600 --> 00:05:55.840 card what comes in here screws and cable 00:05:52.680 --> 00:05:58.880 ties other than that it's just a very 00:05:55.840 --> 00:06:01.120 nice clean good looking very easy to 00:05:58.880 --> 00:06:04.759 build in seemingly case we'll try a little thermal test on it a little bit 00:06:02.440 --> 00:06:12.240 later but before that I want to look at the other new case the mood it's a very 00:06:08.319 --> 00:06:15.400 small form factor Tower style case it's 00:06:12.240 --> 00:06:16.800 a little tricky given the orientation to 00:06:15.400 --> 00:06:22.720 like get your fingers under there and pull like I need to pull this way but 00:06:19.400 --> 00:06:24.199 not this way and that's kind of hard but 00:06:22.720 --> 00:06:30.199 I guess if you just tilt your computer a little bit now hey the fabric lined top 00:06:28.800 --> 00:06:35.360 comes off and it's just like the other one where you have like 360° access the 00:06:32.840 --> 00:06:39.680 fabric is nice I like it it's um you're going to probably need to vacuum it at 00:06:37.280 --> 00:06:43.240 some point but it will also act as a filter for your room I don't think that 00:06:41.880 --> 00:06:47.479 they're rating it for that and definitely will not say that it gives 00:06:45.479 --> 00:06:51.319 you any sort of filtration but I imagine if you have a cat or a dog it'll take 00:06:49.400 --> 00:06:56.400 some cat hair out of your room which is something you all know I have problems 00:06:53.039 --> 00:06:59.599 with top mesh good for air flow the 00:06:56.400 --> 00:07:02.199 front is mesh the back is open sort of 00:06:59.599 --> 00:07:06.599 of this filter is there the top is open but the sides are not I was kind of like 00:07:04.840 --> 00:07:10.199 huh but I guess it makes sense they're channeling the airflow and I did just 00:07:08.400 --> 00:07:16.360 determine that you can't actually put this on incorrectly it stops you and 00:07:13.639 --> 00:07:20.840 there is some helpful labeling that says rear as you can see it comes in two 00:07:18.759 --> 00:07:24.720 different colors they are arguing about what this one is called but let's go 00:07:22.400 --> 00:07:28.560 with gray for now this is more my vibe I like the gray I'm not a black PC kind of 00:07:27.039 --> 00:07:33.879 guy to be honest I like to be able to see the components although I'm not getting that with this regardless on the 00:07:31.720 --> 00:07:37.800 back here is the graphics card compartment that's why it's right next 00:07:35.800 --> 00:07:41.319 to the ventilation if you were to have the graphics card over here on this 00:07:39.520 --> 00:07:45.680 solid panel obviously wouldn't work that well as the astute among you might have 00:07:43.319 --> 00:07:51.720 already guessed there's a big ass fan at the top 180 mil oh my God it's thick so 00:07:49.240 --> 00:07:55.639 this is making a from these sides yeah that's the right size a chimney effect 00:07:53.240 --> 00:08:00.440 sucking in air all along here and shooting it out the top it's officially 00:07:57.840 --> 00:08:03.759 a two slot GPU limit here but if you look at the back you can see there's a 00:08:02.319 --> 00:08:09.720 little extra it's honestly actually it's quite a bit extra it looks almost like 00:08:06.039 --> 00:08:12.159 three slots just not with the third slot 00:08:09.720 --> 00:08:16.800 they don't recommend putting giant horrible power efficiency graphics cards 00:08:14.800 --> 00:08:21.800 like a 4090 in here but if you got creative I wouldn't be surprised if you 00:08:18.599 --> 00:08:23.680 could get one to fit pciu Riser included 00:08:21.800 --> 00:08:27.879 here it's got this funky like angle on it here to fit in there we've got a 3.5 00:08:26.039 --> 00:08:32.360 in hard drive Mount here that also can fit a 2.5 in SSD and if you want a 00:08:30.400 --> 00:08:37.640 second SSD they ship a bracket in the box that allows you to mount one like 00:08:34.200 --> 00:08:41.159 right here Mini ITX motherboard mount it 00:08:37.640 --> 00:08:44.159 also supports up to 2 140 mm fans or a 00:08:41.159 --> 00:08:45.800 280 mil aiio that being said it's kind 00:08:44.159 --> 00:08:50.720 of a unique form factor so there are some size constraints apparently the 00:08:47.480 --> 00:08:52.519 majority of 280 mil aiio will have some 00:08:50.720 --> 00:08:55.920 sort of clearance issue whether it's like the radiator Dimensions or the 00:08:54.279 --> 00:09:00.279 clearance between the motherboard which is right you know here CPU block 00:08:59.040 --> 00:09:05.440 probably right right about here apparently they haven't tried it without fans on the AO I mean they have this Big 00:09:03.440 --> 00:09:09.959 Ass Fan on the top I think that that could maybe work but your mileage will 00:09:07.920 --> 00:09:14.120 vary do some Googling if you're buying this case right off the bat maybe stick 00:09:11.680 --> 00:09:18.519 with a 240 cuz those should just pretty much work across the board although they 00:09:16.000 --> 00:09:24.240 definitely have not tried them all this is a good button it's also got 20 gig 00:09:20.920 --> 00:09:26.640 USB and likely 2 5 gig type A ports like 00:09:24.240 --> 00:09:29.680 the other case and combo audio to mount an AIO in this one it's just these two 00:09:28.240 --> 00:09:35.519 screws here to take this bracket off and then you can mount it separately and plop it in or if you don't want an AO 00:09:33.120 --> 00:09:40.320 and you like air coolers like me it fits up to 110 mil tall cooler which if 00:09:38.560 --> 00:09:44.959 you're wondering in noctua words it's like an NHD 9l uh which is a probably a 00:09:43.399 --> 00:09:50.800 pretty good pairing for the amount of Hardware that's going to be in a computer like this but I know you guys 00:09:48.200 --> 00:09:54.519 will do horrible horrible things and make very cool 00:09:52.600 --> 00:09:58.399 computers let's see if this one overheats but not before telling you 00:09:56.320 --> 00:10:03.120 about our sponsor thanks to private internet access for are sponsoring our 00:10:00.079 --> 00:10:05.680 2024 computex coverage their VPN network 00:10:03.120 --> 00:10:09.279 spans across six continents in 91 countries letting you access your local 00:10:07.560 --> 00:10:13.800 catalog of content from all over the globe plus with a single subscription 00:10:11.600 --> 00:10:18.680 you get 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on the desk right here their headphones 00:10:53.279 --> 00:10:58.279 it's called the scape ooh damn this is 00:10:56.360 --> 00:11:01.440 nice okay we've got the stand we'll talk more about that in a sec and I've been 00:11:00.079 --> 00:11:06.720 told that all the packaging is biodegradable in one way or another even 00:11:03.680 --> 00:11:09.680 the plastic got the headphones 00:11:06.720 --> 00:11:14.959 themselves little cable here also in cardboard and the removal microphone 00:11:12.600 --> 00:11:19.720 that's pretty much it for the box that foam has some memory I believe they call 00:11:16.800 --> 00:11:26.920 that memory foam hey there we go okay they pop off that reveals the custom 00:11:22.360 --> 00:11:29.000 in-house tuned 40 mm drivers here they H 00:11:26.920 --> 00:11:33.399 don't necessarily have plans on making these ear cups purchasable yet but I 00:11:32.040 --> 00:11:37.279 guess in theory you could probably contact customer service and they want 00:11:35.560 --> 00:11:40.839 to know what the community has to say if people are asking for it I'm sure they 00:11:38.880 --> 00:11:45.279 will do it nice adjustability this is metal which is nice it should be pretty 00:11:43.279 --> 00:11:49.480 durable then but the top is of course plastic for flexibility in terms of 00:11:47.399 --> 00:11:54.279 buttons we have a crown here this adjusts the volume as you can probably 00:11:51.320 --> 00:11:57.680 guess you can pause skip track or skip track back with three clicks there 00:11:56.279 --> 00:12:01.920 they've got a mode selector on here which I really like I hate when products 00:11:59.519 --> 00:12:07.600 have like a stupid like gesture to switch or like 00:12:03.680 --> 00:12:09.480 XYZ cheat code to switch this just a 00:12:07.600 --> 00:12:13.240 little switch to go between Bluetooth and the 2.4 GHz USB dongle which I'll 00:12:11.639 --> 00:12:16.279 show you in a sec what's the bottom button what's this one do is that oh 00:12:15.320 --> 00:12:22.000 that's just a power button yeah okay that makes sense you shouldn't need the power button I've been told that putting 00:12:19.839 --> 00:12:25.959 it in and out of this very fancy magnetic case oh there look at that oh 00:12:23.800 --> 00:12:30.600 it just snaps into place wow is what turns it on and off automatically what 00:12:28.199 --> 00:12:35.800 other buttons we got here this is for the audio presets you they have a 00:12:33.480 --> 00:12:40.760 balanced profile a treble optimized and a base optimized but you can also do EQ 00:12:38.800 --> 00:12:46.639 uh with their app which I've been told is not an app it's a web page which 00:12:43.920 --> 00:12:50.839 sounds awesome you don't have to run it in the background on your computer and 00:12:48.440 --> 00:12:56.279 lose 20% of your FPS or whatever the hell this is for the LEDs looking oh 00:12:54.440 --> 00:13:02.000 there we go I just had to wait a second ah these LEDs can indicate things like 00:12:58.839 --> 00:13:04.120 the battery level or if your Bluetooth 00:13:02.000 --> 00:13:09.680 is connected like you just saw earlier when it was flashing blue they also have 00:13:07.320 --> 00:13:13.839 a removable microphone but not just this microphone which obviously mutes when it 00:13:11.279 --> 00:13:18.920 goes up or can hang out down here and it's nice and flexible with some memory 00:13:16.360 --> 00:13:23.279 they also have a mic integrated in here so if you're like on the bus and you've 00:13:21.160 --> 00:13:26.279 taken your fractal headphones which to be fair these are Nic looking headphones 00:13:24.920 --> 00:13:31.560 they don't look gamery at all you totally could just wear these out and about you can still make a call maybe 00:13:30.000 --> 00:13:38.160 not as good as if you had your your gamer microphone but definitely probably 00:13:34.320 --> 00:13:40.600 still functional oh USBC um in theory as 00:13:38.160 --> 00:13:44.560 I'm sure you've imagined this charges the headphones wirelessly through these 00:13:42.480 --> 00:13:49.399 little pads here but you can also charge it with USBC if you'd like does it work 00:13:47.560 --> 00:13:53.480 with USBC like with it's plugged in it still functions nice thank God and 00:13:52.120 --> 00:14:00.880 that's the St like look at that it just sits like that so you have this on your desk it's pretty your headphones have 00:13:56.639 --> 00:14:02.720 somewhere to go and underneath there is 00:14:00.880 --> 00:14:06.759 that little USB dongle I was talking about earlier so it integrates nicely 00:14:04.279 --> 00:14:09.120 into the stand but if you don't want it there and you want to just plug it back 00:14:08.000 --> 00:14:12.560 into your computer and you're not using this stand you can definitely do that 00:14:11.120 --> 00:14:17.759 the rubberized feet thank 00:14:14.480 --> 00:14:20.880 God do I look like a gamer a stylish 00:14:17.759 --> 00:14:22.440 gamer at least like in this area 00:14:20.880 --> 00:14:27.279 speaking of gaming if you're planning on gaming and you're uh Esports gamer or 00:14:25.320 --> 00:14:31.639 what have you the latency on these with the the USB dongle is around 27 00:14:29.720 --> 00:14:39.079 milliseconds that's what they've tested take that and do with it what you 00:14:35.120 --> 00:14:41.600 will I am pleasantly 00:14:39.079 --> 00:14:48.560 surprised they sound great actually like considering the scope of like gaming 00:14:44.040 --> 00:14:50.759 headphones like very good good job I'm 00:14:48.560 --> 00:14:54.160 actually like genuinely impressed in terms of battery life they're looking 00:14:51.959 --> 00:14:59.199 around 40 hours in optimal circumstances which means LEDs off or around 20 to 25 00:14:56.880 --> 00:15:02.240 with the LEDs on they're hoping that that doesn't really matter given that 00:15:00.959 --> 00:15:06.720 they made this nice stand and you don't have to plug it in but if you're on the go it's definitely something to keep in 00:15:04.759 --> 00:15:10.839 mind but decent figures they sound pretty good they're not cheap but 00:15:08.680 --> 00:15:14.800 they're not that expensive either if you think about premium kind of gaming 00:15:13.360 --> 00:15:19.639 headphones they are premium gaming headphones that are very expensive and 00:15:17.040 --> 00:15:24.279 this includes the charging stand does Bluetooth 2.4 has nice memory foam ear 00:15:22.360 --> 00:15:27.360 cups is pretty comfy I usually prefer a suede material but I'm sure they'll be 00:15:25.839 --> 00:15:31.519 aftermarket ones or maybe they'll make some suede ones later on 00:15:29.480 --> 00:15:36.639 they look nice seems like a pretty decent buy let's check on that computer 00:15:34.000 --> 00:15:39.839 all right it's had about 20 minutes or 10 minutes or whatever to heat soak for 00:15:38.480 --> 00:15:45.720 reference they're running a fractal Lumen 240 mil AI liquid cooler on the 00:15:42.639 --> 00:15:47.800 CPU we're running around 70° on that at 00:15:45.720 --> 00:15:56.319 140 Watts on the CPU and our GPU temperature has settled in around 63 to 00:15:50.720 --> 00:15:59.600 64 at around a 160 to 180 watt power 00:15:56.319 --> 00:16:02.680 draw what is the fan running at C U fan 00:15:59.600 --> 00:16:05.440 for reference running at about 1,600 RPM 00:16:02.680 --> 00:16:10.199 and the GPU fan oh the GPU fan is running at 30% like it's it's pretty 00:16:07.880 --> 00:16:16.000 quiet and this is according to Hardware info around 90% of the TDP of the GPU 00:16:13.519 --> 00:16:21.120 and we're pulling 30% on the fans it's pretty quiet like this is fine it's 00:16:18.600 --> 00:16:24.759 totally fine which is all it needs to be really it's quiet I guess considering 00:16:23.279 --> 00:16:29.199 the form factor this is pretty good it's not the absolute craziest high 00:16:27.880 --> 00:16:34.079 performance components in in this computer but still a 14700 k and a 4070 00:16:32.279 --> 00:16:38.519 are no slouch by any stretch of the imagination so in terms of like the 00:16:36.319 --> 00:16:43.480 temps working and it being a functional computer it seems like mission 00:16:41.600 --> 00:16:48.079 accomplished but that's not even the last thing they have look at this comfy 00:16:45.279 --> 00:16:52.880 chair I have Colt in here to show you oh Hey Jake what's up I'm dude it's so 00:16:50.160 --> 00:16:57.959 cringe it's so cringe I'm sitting in one of fractal's new refined Ergo gaming 00:16:55.680 --> 00:17:01.399 chairs fractal has five different skews of this chair so they've got two 00:16:59.360 --> 00:17:07.199 colorways they've got a light and dark both in a mesh and a fabric variant and 00:17:04.919 --> 00:17:12.120 then they've also got a fifth skew check this thing out alcanta baby these chairs 00:17:10.319 --> 00:17:15.360 are inspired by Scandinavian design as you can see they're pretty minimal which 00:17:13.520 --> 00:17:19.400 I really like The Branding the only branding you're going to get on these chairs it's just right here on the 00:17:18.000 --> 00:17:24.319 headrest itself we're going to stick with the Alcantara for the rest of this video so I'm going to move these guys 00:17:22.120 --> 00:17:28.600 out of the way so you'll notice probably the most gamer thing about this chair is 00:17:26.520 --> 00:17:33.000 a silhouette but these things like many other fractal products are built for 00:17:30.880 --> 00:17:35.880 Form and Function there's a lot of things that I really like about this 00:17:34.120 --> 00:17:41.240 chair first being that's got hubless casters so you'll notice ooh nice and 00:17:39.559 --> 00:17:44.679 smooth you can't really feel it when you're watching the video but these 00:17:42.679 --> 00:17:47.760 things are really smooth another thing that I really like about this chair and 00:17:46.080 --> 00:17:52.360 something that a lot of chairs get wrong is they very clearly identified what 00:17:49.799 --> 00:17:58.880 each handle does in the chair so you can know that this goes forward this goes 00:17:55.320 --> 00:18:00.679 backward this goes up this goes down 00:17:58.880 --> 00:18:04.960 this is awesome this saves you from having to Fumble below the chair and 00:18:02.400 --> 00:18:10.840 figure out what each thing does on this side we've got what I'm assuming is the 00:18:07.120 --> 00:18:13.400 tilt lock wait let me undo it ooh 00:18:10.840 --> 00:18:19.080 similar to how smooth the casters feel this chair has a Synchro tilt mechanism 00:18:15.880 --> 00:18:23.640 which is very very smooth we got about 00:18:19.080 --> 00:18:24.960 125 to 130° of reclining ability here 00:18:23.640 --> 00:18:29.679 another thing that's really interesting about this chair is the headrest so this 00:18:27.440 --> 00:18:33.960 headrest is memory foam which is common in a lot of chairs but what isn't common 00:18:32.280 --> 00:18:38.159 is the way that it affixes to the chair itself you've got this little release up 00:18:35.559 --> 00:18:41.679 here you can press you can actually take the headrest off you're not messing 00:18:40.000 --> 00:18:46.559 around with magnets you don't have your headrest falling oh crap where did it go 00:18:45.200 --> 00:18:51.520 there's actually a button that it fixes to the chair which is really cool wow 00:18:49.600 --> 00:18:56.120 you just got to hit it but then when it's actually locked in you can move it 00:18:53.640 --> 00:18:59.039 down and up as well without having to take it off and then the last thing that 00:18:57.720 --> 00:19:03.080 I really want to highlight on this chair is the lumbar support system pretty 00:19:01.520 --> 00:19:07.039 straightforward you've got this knob again clearly identifying whether you 00:19:05.200 --> 00:19:13.240 can get the lumbar support to go in or out and then you can also go up and down 00:19:10.320 --> 00:19:16.240 like so but what about Comfort obviously when you're buying a chair you're making 00:19:14.400 --> 00:19:20.440 a big investment you're making an investment into something that you plan 00:19:17.520 --> 00:19:24.039 on sitting on for years to come I think this is comfortable I feel like there 00:19:23.000 --> 00:19:29.280 probably could be a little bit more padding under my butt but I feel 00:19:26.679 --> 00:19:33.280 supported all of the materials even on the fabric and the mesh variant feel 00:19:31.360 --> 00:19:38.600 really good and like I said the things that you're touching engaging with the 00:19:35.880 --> 00:19:42.320 casters like everything feels premium at a not so premium price point which is 00:19:40.760 --> 00:19:45.559 probably the most interesting thing that I'm finding with this chair the one that 00:19:43.880 --> 00:19:49.559 I'm sitting in the Alcantara this is like their premium premium variant this 00:19:48.000 --> 00:19:53.200 retails for $899 but both the fabric and mesh 00:19:52.200 --> 00:19:58.360 variants which you can get in the light or dark colorways retail for 549 USD and 00:19:56.720 --> 00:20:01.200 they're expecting to launch in Q3 of this year here another thing that I want 00:20:00.159 --> 00:20:06.440 to talk about especially when we're talking about chairs is warranty fractal is offering a three-year warranty on 00:20:04.760 --> 00:20:10.000 soft components and they're offering a five-year warranty on your structural 00:20:08.159 --> 00:20:12.760 components which is pretty competitive with chairs in this price point 00:20:11.640 --> 00:20:18.720 obviously it's not going to be something like a Herman Miller that gives you a 12year warranty but you are paying for 00:20:16.799 --> 00:20:23.039 that warranty as well oh they just rolled me the instructions fractal told 00:20:20.799 --> 00:20:28.000 me that these are works of art just like their products their instruction manuals 00:20:24.760 --> 00:20:30.240 are art and plof I think would agree so 00:20:28.000 --> 00:20:33.400 we didn't build these chairs just to let everybody know you do have to build them 00:20:31.760 --> 00:20:37.240 yourself but it's very straightforward as you can see here from this guide and 00:20:35.559 --> 00:20:41.880 that's it for chairs thank you very much for watching everybody make sure to like the video if you liked it leave a 00:20:39.919 --> 00:20:45.120 comment below with your thoughts what you what do you guys think of these 00:20:43.280 --> 00:20:48.320 products that we talked about here today but I always do outros so long outros 00:20:47.120 --> 00:20:52.919 aren't supposed to be long right they're supposed to be short bye