CaseLabs

{{Short description|California's computer case manufacturer}}

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| name = CaseLabs

| logo = CASELABS.png

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| industry = Computer hardware

| fate = Bankruptcy

| founded = {{Start date and age|1971}} in California, United States

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| defunct = {{End date and age|2018|08}}

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| products = Computer cases

| website = https://caselabs.se/

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CaseLabs was the trade name used by the now defunct CFC California Fabrication Inc (based in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California) for their consumer computer case business.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/27356516/CFC_California_Fabrication,_Inc |title=Chapter 7 Voluntary Petition for Non-Individuals filed by CFC California Fabrication, Inc. (Hagen, David) |date=March 7, 2019 |website=PacerMonitor |access-date=March 7, 2019}} The company was founded in 1971 as a manufacturer of computer cases for electronic, military, medical, and industrial applications, and started making cases for the consumer market in late 2010.{{Cite web |url=https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CaseLabs/MAGNUM_M8/ |title=CaseLabs MAGNUM M8 Review |date=November 30, 2011 |website=TechPowerUp |access-date=October 10, 2018}}

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CaseLabs allowed buyers to customize their purchases from their website by offering factory options.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/64526-caselabs-mercury-s5-case-review.html |title=CaseLabs Mercury S5 Case Review |date=December 8, 2013 |website=HardwareCanucks |access-date=October 10, 2018}} The company's cases used aluminum construction and were noted for their ability to house multiple radiators for liquid cooling.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/5387/caselabs-merlin-sm8-full-tower-customizable-chassis-review/index9.html |title=CaseLabs Merlin SM8 Full-Tower Customizable Chassis Review |date=April 12, 2013 |website=TweakTown |access-date=October 10, 2018}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cases_cooling/caselabs_m8_review/1 |title=Caselabs M8 Review |date=August 22, 2011 |access-date=October 10, 2018}}

CaseLabs announced that it was shutting down permanently in August 2018, citing the first Trump tariffs cutting into margins by "raising prices by almost 80%", and the "default of a large account". The company said it would not be able to fulfill all existing orders, but parts orders should ship to customers.{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/pc-case-maker-caselabs-latest-news-bankrupt-liquidated-us-tariffs-a8487416.html |title=Trump tariffs have forced us into bankruptcy and liquidation, says PC case maker CaseLabs |date=August 11, 2018 |website=The Independent |access-date=October 10, 2018}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/caselabs-closing-tariffs,37592.html |title=CaseLabs President: Tariffs Drove Us Out of Business |date=August 13, 2018 |website=Tom's Hardware |access-date=October 10, 2018}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/caselabs-announces-it-has-been-forced-into-bankruptcy-and-liquidation/ |title=CaseLabs announces it has been 'forced into bankruptcy and liquidation' |date=August 11, 2018 |website=PC Gamer |access-date=October 10, 2018}}