Maingear.com V2 Now live!! [Archive]

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Wendel.Santos

03-22-2009, 08:27 PM

We're proud to announce the release of Maingear.com (http://maingear.com/) V2. We've been working hard to provide the absolute best web experience for our visitors and we feel with the release of this update we've come one step closer.
Updates Include:

Website:
- New Pricing options. every system now gives the user three pre-selected options. "Budget, Moderate, Premium" as well as the option to configure via processor type.

- New "Smart" Navigation Bar, highlights the current page you're viewing. Also now featuring a link under "community" for Maingear's CEO Wallace Santos' personal blog.

- Desktops Page is now more descriptive.

- More descriptive Product pages. Also now features a "reviews" button which displays all of the latest reviews for that system in chronological order.

- Totally redesigned Reviews Page. Users now have the ability to read/comment all of our reviews directly on our website. All systems are categorized by System name and year. Also now included all of our latest video reviews as a side bar. To top it off we've added a "search" feature aswell.

- Totally redesigned Company Page. Not only is it more descriptive, but users can now read/comment all of our press releases, aswell as the ability to download media kits of our products, logos, wallpapers, and copy blocks for personal use. Search Feature has been implemented aswell.

- Real time Maingear Twitter News bar on Home page.

- Bottom Footer bar which displays our Email, Support Phone Line, And Support Hours on every page

Systems:
- Maingear Systems now equipped with 85+ more efficient power supplies.
- Introduction of brand new Maingear X-Cube which now offers I7 Processors
- Maingear Axess Now offered in two versions: HD & HD-PRO
- Maingear Dash Now offering I7 & Core2 Processors
- Maingear F131 Has been discontinued until further notice.

Price Drops:
- Maingear X-Cube is now starting at $890 (previously $1400)
- Maingear ePhex now starting at $1600 (previously $4600)
- Maingear eX-L Notebook now starting at $2,100 (previously $4,450)

We're still working hard to add new features to our website which will be launching over the course of upcoming weeks. Please, if you feel something should be fixed, added, removed feel free to email us directly or post here.

Thank you all!

Please Note
1) We're still doing visual updates to the configurator pages so if it doesnt look the same as the rest of the site, dont mind it still works fine!
2) Reviews page & Company Page Text formatting/visuals is still being worked on, if text is a bit hard to read, please bear with us.

golfman560

03-22-2009, 08:53 PM

- Maingear F131 Has been discontinued until further notice.

Is that because of a case discontinuation or because of some cool new design plan?

And I think it should be version 2.5 since it was already too good.

dante57

03-22-2009, 09:43 PM

Took a quick spin around, everything looks great! The new configs and price points looking interesting, hopefully I'll get some time to mess with some builds soon, might be in the market in the relatively near future.

MoonGear

03-23-2009, 01:38 AM

The new Desktops page looks great!

However, the Prelude specs still list the height as 15 inches and claim that it's an exclusive Maingear design, when in fact it's a 17-inch tall Lian-Li case. Which is quite nice, and I'll be buying one.

Oh, and the trademark symbols are showing up as little boxes on my PC.

I'll stop being picky now.

Wendel.Santos

03-23-2009, 08:10 AM

ill have the prelude Height and width fixed right away. as for the wording, i dont write that stuff, but im guessing it was put like that since we're the only boutique vendor to offer that chassis, especially since its professionaly badged with the mangear logo and not jus shipped with the lian-li logo all over the place like some of our competitors.

MoonGear

03-23-2009, 09:14 PM

as for the wording, i dont write that stuff, but im guessing it was put like that since we're the only boutique vendor to offer that chassis, especially since its professionaly badged with the mangear logo and not jus shipped with the lian-li logo all over the place like some of our competitors.

The wording dates back to the previous case. (I've been keeping watch.) But I like your argument, and the new case, too.

theDreamer

03-24-2009, 10:12 AM

Site looks great, got a few errors the first run through but things look to be working now, probably just you doing updates.

cohbra

03-24-2009, 09:41 PM

Not sure if this is related or not, but I am unable to log in to my account now. I'm pretty sure that I have my username/password correct. I'm getting the following screen...
http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww212/cohbra/error.jpg

Wendel.Santos

03-24-2009, 11:16 PM

Not sure if this is related or not, but I am unable to log in to my account now. I'm pretty sure that I have my username/password correct. I'm getting the following screen...

Are you trying to login via the support page? if you are i apologize for the inconvenience. i'll have that fixed asap.

cohbra

03-24-2009, 11:37 PM

Yeah, the support page.

po-boy

03-25-2009, 04:22 AM

Is that because of a case discontinuation or because of some cool new design plan?

And I think it should be version 2.5 since it was already too good.
The discontinuing appears to be in name only. If you take a look at the ePhex pages, they now start at the same base price as the previous F131 (which had the same case as the ePhex anyway) and you can still get the same options as were previously available (with a couple of minor exceptions, like which version of the Asus mobo).

h2o.waitingkill

04-18-2009, 03:35 AM

The site looks very nice, clean and easy to navigate. If we where to compare it to some other sites....the interactive graphics aren't as creative as Falcon Northwest but it looks far better than most of the other personal computer retail sites.

The prices are on the low end which is nice, normally you have to pay extra for the name. Also the free cable management is a bonus.

I think the only thing that would be cool to see added would be a spec tab on the general description box.

Nice job:)

golfman560

04-18-2009, 09:30 AM

Also the free cable management is a bonus.

I'm really glad Maingear does this, everywhere else you get a crappy job done with the cabls, when it should be standard to have good management because the cables can cause you're computer to ahve bad air circulation.

Wendel.Santos

04-18-2009, 11:57 AM

h2o.waitingkill

04-18-2009, 11:51 PM

must of read my mind:D

MoonGear

04-25-2009, 10:48 AM

I just got my Prelude, and there is only one Ethernet port rather than the two listed in the specs. The spec probably dates back to the previous version.

jbrown

05-12-2009, 04:38 PM

Sweet!

boy looking at the config page computers sure have came a ways since i bought mine about a year or 2 ago. i cant wait to see whats out when i buy another from you guys.

keep up the good work... and keep putting the tribal and etc. on the machine. its looks freaking killer !!

RottynDawg

05-19-2009, 08:48 PM

I like the new look, can't wait to order another Maingear next year!

widdlecat

06-07-2009, 09:57 PM

Just a quick note about the site. It needs some editing here and there. The wording in areas seem to suggest that the author considered a couple ways of saying things and only half edited it. In some areas, there seem to be missing words or extra words. The overall look and function of the site is great, however. I really like the direction the company is going with the Pulse, XCube and the new cases. I had been wanting to build a pc with the silverstone fortress case and thought I would need to special order it. Now I won't. I just hope it isn't too big a deal to get the FT-01 BW with the window.:D