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12/1/2008
Monday morning
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| I hope this thread doesnt die out, as I am looking to actually build
this portable, and I would like some feedback. I will respond to any
input as well. So, fare well, and heres my third plea for information
about buying parts from otherwise damaged laptops. So, what I am
looking to spend is something like $650: |
| These exclusive laptop computers are all used in the IT trade; either as
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managerial staffs computers. You will also find some good deals on New
laptops on this list, some of which have been
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All 2nd user and refurbished models are re-conditioned to the highest
standard with only occasional minor cosmetic
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Sindex also supply laptop components including power packs, batteries,
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This situation puzzled me so much that I called their
U.S. laptop marketing office in Irvine, California, to
inquire. The man whom I spoke to told me that one-third
of all U.S. laptop users prefers the eraser-like pointing device
(found on U.S. Toshiba laptops), one-third prefers touchpads,
and one-third doesnt care. |
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No! Many laptops do NOT come with this port. It would even be safe to say
that MOST laptops do not have a game port. For joysticks, etc., laptops
make do with parallel, serial, USB and IEEE 1394 ports. |
| Back to the motherboard. In building your own portable, the best
option seems to be the PC/104+ standard. This is a motherboard which
is about 4 or 5 inches square. Check www.google.com for this and
youll find a bunch of links. Unfortunately, these motherboards are
not in high volume production, and so they cost a mint, relative to
their performance (I wish the sites that I had found would just list
the damn prices rather than asking that you email for a quote...grrr.)
Another option is using a small form-factor regular motherboard, such
as the NLX size which is about 8x10 or so. Thirdly, one could use an
integrated regular motherboard like Intels 810, or a Cyrix Media GX,
or finally, I understand there is a product called I-Opener which has
a small motherboard, which can and has been hacked, and so could
possibly be made portable. The latter two options (Cyrix, I-Opener)
seem to be good options, since they are both low power consumers and
these motherboards have been used in laptops.. |
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