Any one else built a custom laptop like this?

Question

If you are at all familiar with the ITX form factor board, you would realize the immense potential for custom systems that can be built with it.

For example, here is a custom built laptop that was built with one.

http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/itx-laptop/?p

Take a look. Check it out. The page includes pictures of the build as it was done. I've even been told that this thing doesn't exist, and that it isn't really a laptop. Has anyone here had any success with one of these boards?

Oh, and Big Dave... regardless of the difference between an ITX form factor, and the proprietary parts used by major laptop manufacturing companies, a motherboard is a motherboard. You can build a desktop with laptop parts... and with one of these boards, you can apparently build a laptop.

So, has anyone else built a custom system that is out of the ordinary? Best answer gets the 10 points.

Answer 1

Dell had very little success with their XPS M2010

http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/dell-xps...

HP currently have the 'HP Pavilion HDX Entertainment Notebook PC'

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shoppi...

check this out,

EUROCOM LV190/LV220 ViiVA, 22-inch WSXGA+ 1680-by-1050

http://web.eurocom.com/EC/ec_model_confi...

& http://www.rockdirect.com/viewNotebook.p...

plenty many such gadgetry around & build way better in a proper manner

else, if you are looking purely at mini-itx,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini-ITX

Answer 2

From what I've seen and read, it seems to be just a normal desktop, just smaller parts jammed into a custom 'home made' case.

However, it does seem to be fully functional but it might be a bit too heavy to be called a laptop.

Answer 3

doesnt look very portable to me ---looks more like a desktop or the very first attempt at a laptop

cool project though---have seen comps made out of old radios and anything u can shove a motherboard in---but still cool looking --would need a redwagon to drag it around