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Jacob Fox

It might give me the heebie jeebies but I can't help wanting one of these transparent power supplies to soothe my retro-starved mind

Aspie_electrician's Logisys PS550AC Clear Acrylic ATX 550W power supply lit up blue.

Transparent tech is such a throwback that I can't help but feel nostalgic when I see it. Sure, we have fish tank cases these days, but that's more to display our neat and tidy, cable-free interiors than to proudly display all those circuits and cables. So when I see a fully transparent PSU like this one, a Redditor just bought off eBay, I can't help but feel more than a twinge of nostalgia.

The power supply in question is a Logisys PS550AC Clear Acrylic ATX 550 W, an early 2000s-era PSU that not only lays its guts bare but also lights up blue. I asked why the Redditor chose to get one, and they said they've just always liked how transparent electronics look. You and me both—ever since my translucent Glacier Blue Game Boy Advance.

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