To be fair, that was built for a demo at a conference, it was not intended to be a consumer product. Basically they created the chip, and they did a quick enclosure to make it work.
to be fair i do accept its a prototype.. but to also be fair. when the first ipod was announced at a conference it didnt look like a sardine tin of aluminium, rivets and screws
yes i think the possible answers are:
1. intel dont care much for design, and care more for function
2. they know their customer base is not looking for aesthetics
3. intel wanted it to look like an asic and not like a shiny gamer desktop PC
but still. id have thought intel would have put a little more effort in especially for an announcement/demo/presentation. even just embossing their logo into a panel.. for demo/presentation purpose..
but it was the eerily like an s19 mirrored that lead me to being initially skeptical about how genuine tomshardware was about the details.
imagine if tesla's first car was a sardine tin on wheels... oh wait
