You'll occasionally encounter them as case mods: desks in which you can install a computer. If you aren't all that handy with a lathe and dremel, but are very much interested in owning such a desk, then Lian Li might have the thing for you. Their DK-01X is a desk in which you can install a complete system ? but it doesn't come cheap. We were one of the few tech publications lucky enough to receive a review sample.

A PC in your desk: it may sound brilliant in its simplicity, but it obviously isn't all that simple. PCs are generally placed on top of a desk or underneath them ? most desk makers aren't computer case manufacturers. Lian Li happens to hold a unique position in the market: since they make virtually nothing but aluminium enclosures, their production methods are different from those used by most manufacturers. As such, they can afford a little experiment now and then. Their DK-01X is the result of such an experiment, and now the company has, in consultation with its loyal fans, decided to bring it onto the market.