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    Modifying your laptop to do super things.

    Discussion in 'Notebook Cosmetic Modifications and Custom Builds' started by Zellio, Nov 9, 2006.

  1. Zellio

    Zellio The Dark Knight

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    Why is it that people only mod their laptops with cosmetics? Why not give them secondary energy sources and make them do something interesting like shoot lasers :-X... Or give them another energy source and give them plasma monitors... Yes I'm crazy, but why hasn't this been done?
     
    Zellio, Nov 9, 2006
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    pyro9219 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Look at the kind of people modifying there laptops... Look at the price of what you ask vs. what they do.... =P
     
    pyro9219, Nov 9, 2006
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  3. dragonesse

    dragonesse Notebook Deity

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    because if you want a powerhouse desktop is totally the way to go?
     
    dragonesse, Nov 9, 2006
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  4. Leshii

    Leshii Notebook Evangelist

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    and you can even put more lasers into it (a desktop that is) ;)
     
    Leshii, Nov 9, 2006
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  5. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    @Zellio - have you ever looked at magazines like Maximum PC? They do all kinds of weird things to notebooks (but mostly desktops). Once, I saw a water cooled notebook. Now that is wild.
     
    Gautam, Nov 9, 2006
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  6. Wail

    Wail Notebook Consultant

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    As for plasma screens, ironically long before colour screens came to fruit all advanced laptops used plasma (monochrome .. orange / green) screens. Toshiba was famous for this and their machines rocked.
     
    Wail, Nov 10, 2006
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  7. Zellio

    Zellio The Dark Knight

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    I was just giving examples. It seems creativity is lost. All that most people is put desktops in stuff, or modify a notebook. It would be very, very interesting if someone modified their desktop or notebook in a way that no one has ever dreamed.
     
    Zellio, Nov 10, 2006
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    laptoplover Notebook Enthusiast

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    I agree, it would!! I'd like to see the result and what it does though! Is anyone going to try :p!??!!
     
    laptoplover, Nov 10, 2006
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    eyuras Notebook Consultant

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    Ah if your after that check hackaday.com
    Laptop water cooling, the frankenstein laptop and lots of other cool thingies :p
     
    eyuras, Nov 11, 2006
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