Can you build your own laptop?

[papa]

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Not really practical for laptops. Like trying to build a modern automobile
by purchasing the individual parts, the overall cost would soar through the
roof. Even building desktops from scratch is becoming more difficult from a
cost-savings point of view, but I still do it because I like to select the
components myself.

<PCU> wrote in message news:nv5gg01ckqvobt382euhh7nlb7ja7rhild@4ax.com...
> Hello,
>
> I've always built my own PCs by buying all the components separately (the
> case, the motherboard/CPU, the hard drive, the RAM, the video card, the
sound
> card, the network card, the CD drives, etc). I love being able to have
full
> control over the brand of the components, instead of buying from a shop
like
> Dell and either not having much choice or having no choice at all.
>
> I have absolutely no experience with laptops. I am considering buying a
> laptop now. Is it possible to buy laptop components separately and put it
> together yourself? Or is it only possible to buy a laptop fully
assembled?
>
> Thanks.
>

 

[Guest]

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Dave,

I like your solution. I am also trying to put together a portable
desktop system using standard, upgradeable components. (Bought a Dell
Latitude but am regretting for its short useful life and the
dead-ended upgrading path.)

Just want to clarify:

Antec Aria is cube sized. If I put such a box in a wheeled suitcase,
it is quite bulky, and I might be stopped due to exceeding luggage
size limits... right? I looked at Antec website and Aria's shortest
dimension is 7.9". And the luggage limit is 9 x 14 x 22. If I put
that into a suitcase and count the padding and tube space for pull-out
handle etc, it might go over the 9" limit. I am just guessing here.

I know it is not that strict after all. But I did see from time to
time people were stopped and asked to put their suitcase into that
small measuring cage.

What is your experience? Or you just carry it by hand...

Thanks!


Simon


"Dave C." <mdupre@sff.net> wrote in message news:<2mt271Fqq2n3U1@uni-berlin.de>...

> There's another option you should consider. Build an SFF (small form
> factor) system and add a NEC LCD1565 (PORTABLE!!!) LCD 15" monitor to it.
> That's what I did recently. It's not quite as portable as a laptop, but
> show me a laptop with a 3DMark 2001 score of 13,666 for less than a thousand
> bucks. (evil grin) And my solution can be carried onto any airplane, it
> two bags. If you go with the Antec Aria case like I did, you even have your
> choice of ANY micro-ATX mainboard. So it is truly a HOMEBUILT portable
> system. -Dave

 

[Guest]

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Simon Leung wrote:

> Dave,
>
> I like your solution. I am also trying to put together a portable
> desktop system using standard, upgradeable components. (Bought a Dell
> Latitude but am regretting for its short useful life and the
> dead-ended upgrading path.)
>
> Just want to clarify:
>
> Antec Aria is cube sized. If I put such a box in a wheeled suitcase,
> it is quite bulky, and I might be stopped due to exceeding luggage
> size limits... right? I looked at Antec website and Aria's shortest
> dimension is 7.9". And the luggage limit is 9 x 14 x 22. If I put
> that into a suitcase and count the padding and tube space for pull-out
> handle etc, it might go over the 9" limit. I am just guessing here.
>
> I know it is not that strict after all. But I did see from time to
> time people were stopped and asked to put their suitcase into that
> small measuring cage.
>
> What is your experience? Or you just carry it by hand...
>
> Thanks!

Bad plan to hope they'll ignore it's dimensions.

And I wouldn't put a PC built with conventional parts through luggage handling.

Carry on.

>
>
> Simon
>
>
> "Dave C." <mdupre@sff.net> wrote in message news:<2mt271Fqq2n3U1@uni-berlin.de>...
>
>
>>There's another option you should consider. Build an SFF (small form
>>factor) system and add a NEC LCD1565 (PORTABLE!!!) LCD 15" monitor to it.
>>That's what I did recently. It's not quite as portable as a laptop, but
>>show me a laptop with a 3DMark 2001 score of 13,666 for less than a thousand
>>bucks. (evil grin) And my solution can be carried onto any airplane, it
>>two bags. If you go with the Antec Aria case like I did, you even have your
>>choice of ANY micro-ATX mainboard. So it is truly a HOMEBUILT portable
>>system. -Dave

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,comp.laptops,comp.sys.laptops (More info?)

Simon Leung wrote:
>
> Dave,
>
> I like your solution. I am also trying to put together a portable
> desktop system using standard, upgradeable components. (Bought a Dell
> Latitude but am regretting for its short useful life and the
> dead-ended upgrading path.)

"Short useful life?" "Dead-ended upgrading path?"

Care to elaborate?

Notan