Makin A Laptop

[gungrave]

can u make a laptop?
ages a go some one said u can get new laptops cases :huh:

[tesco]

one of my friends a long time ago wanted to build a laptop, he had a case and hard drive and ram and some other stuff but he had a hard time finding anything else so he gave up and sold the parts on eBay.

[gungrave]

could u find out how much he payed for the parts nd stuff.
cos if i built 1 i could sell it to my sister or one of her m8s :D

[tesco]

Originally posted by gungrave@16 March 2004 - 12:27
could u find out how much he payed for the parts nd stuff.
cos if i built 1 i could sell it to my sister or one of her m8s :D
hard drive i know was 200, forgot what teh size was though, it wasnt too big. and the ram was like 256mb $90 or $100. i dont know how much the casing was but it included the screen in it so it was probably expensive

[SingaBoiy]

40---cpu 1.8 celeron
100--motherboard
5-----ethernet card
40----256x2 memory
100--dvd burner
100--external 80 gig hdd 7200 rpm
10----floppy
70----battery
80----15" lcd screen
30----case + keyboard
50----cables
30----battery charger

655

My friend built this, the hard part was getting a case :P I think he he got it off of ebay.

[tesco]

this is what i found looking for "hot to build a laptop" on google.

look at this Amish Laptop (http://www.mystique.net/amish.html)

:lol: :lol: funny stuff.

[kaiweiler]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@16 March 2004 - 14:21
this is what i found looking for "hot to build a laptop" on google.

look at this Amish Laptop (http://www.mystique.net/amish.html)

:lol: :lol: funny stuff.
:lol: :lol: :lol: good find!
entertaining
but yeah in any case, i've never tried to build one, but you don't see many places to buy parts, so i assume not many people do build them, and there's gotta be a reason why

[tesco]

Originally posted by kaiweiler+16 March 2004 - 13:23--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (kaiweiler &#064; 16 March 2004 - 13:23)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-ROSSCO_2004@16 March 2004 - 14:21
this is what i found looking for "hot to build a laptop" on google.

look at this Amish Laptop (http://www.mystique.net/amish.html)

:lol: :lol: funny stuff.
:lol: :lol: :lol: good find&#33;
entertaining
but yeah in any case, i&#39;ve never tried to build one, but you don&#39;t see many places to buy parts, so i assume not many people do build them, and there&#39;s gotta be a reason why [/b][/quote]
probably because they are so small and hard to find parts that will all fit into the case so nobody builds them.

edit: and there are problems with getting rid of the heat.

[gungrave]

the fans on the laptops at ma school dont work :lol: bet they dont last long :D

[AcID ZeR0]

One of the reason people don&#39;t build them is because they are so compact the parts inside them are sometimes built just for that one model so it fits inside the case alright.
For example: If you check eBay for "laptop ____&#39;s part" you&#39;ll find lots of items just for the dell or the gateway only because it will only fit or designed to run with the exact equipment inside the laptop which is why there is so many shit laptops for sale on eBay as they become expensive doorstops after a period of time due to the lack of upgrades.
Plus the price for some of the laptops parts are unbelievable.

[harrycary]

As a rule, laptops are not very generic. I mean, even though the components all operate in essentially the same way(i.e. harddrives, memory, graphics), the parts used are not interchangeable among the different brands/mfg and the cases they utilize.

Attempting to build your own laptop will result in a huge waste of your time and money.

IMO, stick to custom desktops.

[atiVidia]

building SFFs with foldable LCDs on the top is practically the same thing, cept no batteries :lol:

if u want a portable PC, and you want to fuck away with the laptop dealers, build a SFF