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Title: Ps3 laptop
Post by: Tri-edge on April 11, 2008, 06:01:44 PM: Quote
The PS3 Laptop: from Ben Heck to Engadget with love
by Ryan Block, posted Apr 10th 2008 at 10:41PM

Rewind back to late 2006. The PS3 was launching alongside the Wii and geeky editors like ourselves were having a field day. We'd already managed to convince our good pal Ben Heck to build another Xbox 360 laptop and the Wii Laptop, so it was only a matter of time before we started brainstorming on how the hell we could possibly fit a PS3 into a "portable" enclosure. That's the part where Ben stepped up his game and worked his magic -- on and off for almost a year and a half -- to build... the PS3 Laptop!

The essential specs:
Original backwards compatible 60GB model
17-inch LCD HDTV screen: 720p
HDMI-DVI connection (same as last Xbox 360 laptop)
Built-in keyboard, USB ports, stereo speakers, headphone jack
Size: 17 x 13.75 x 3-inches
Weight: 16 pounds!
You want this one of a kind piece of kit for your very own, PlayStation fanboys? You got it. We're auctioning this thing for charity real soon, so watch out for details (we'll also have some video of the PS3 Laptop in action on the site tomorrow). And, naturally, big ups to our pal Ben Heck for the long hours and love he put into this thing. The man is truly a hero of ours, so be sure to hit up his site to check out his other projects, as well as the other instructional stuff he's done here on Engadget.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/the-ps3-laptop-from-ben-heck-to-engadget-with-love/ (http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/the-ps3-laptop-from-ben-heck-to-engadget-with-love/)
Video of it in action
http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/11/video-the-ps3-laptop-in-action/

(http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/11/video-the-ps3-laptop-in-action/)
Title: Re: Ps3 laptop
Post by: glenng82 on April 11, 2008, 06:19:59 PM: thats cool!!! :w00t: :dribble:
Title: Re: Ps3 laptop
Post by: Tri-edge on April 11, 2008, 06:24:10 PM: (https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogsmithmedia.com%2Fwww.engadget.com%2Fmedia%2F2008%2F04%2Fps3-laptop-pics-top.jpg&hash=51f232645baef32898ad629d3ecc22e833afc4f2)
http://www.engadget.com/photos/the-ps3-laptop-from-ben-heck-to-engadget-with-love/ (http://www.engadget.com/photos/the-ps3-laptop-from-ben-heck-to-engadget-with-love/)
I can't stop looking at it :dribble:
Title: Re: Ps3 laptop
Post by: whitetop on April 11, 2008, 09:02:19 PM: thats great wish i had one lol
Title: Re: Ps3 laptop
Post by: MattZani on April 12, 2008, 03:03:46 AM: Its the worst looking of all his laptops, but still an achievment.
Title: Re: Ps3 laptop
Post by: robin1989 on April 12, 2008, 03:25:07 AM: ii like it would be great for taking on holiday
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Post by: Canadajames on April 12, 2008, 10:04:24 AM: I agree with matt there is a video of it now.
Title: Re: Ps3 laptop
Post by: robin1989 on April 12, 2008, 10:15:55 AM: you can buy it soon in an auction for charity
Title: Re: Ps3 laptop
Post by: Reaper on April 12, 2008, 11:35:23 AM: Quote from: MattZani on April 12, 2008, 03:03:46 AM
Its the worst looking of all his laptops, but still an achievment.

I beg to differ, I think this one looks just as nice and even more professional as the other ones he's done. That thing is beast
Title: Re: Ps3 laptop
Post by: DubbleDutch on April 22, 2008, 11:04:52 AM: It's for sale

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300217494195
(http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300217494195)

bidding is now at a reasonable price of US $24,000.00
not much right ? xD
Title: Re: Ps3 laptop
Post by: dedafmonteur on April 22, 2008, 11:33:24 AM: the funny thing is the fans are infront of the keyboard so your hands will frie
Title: Re: Ps3 laptop
Post by: T3KN1K4L on April 22, 2008, 03:07:24 PM: Quote from: dedafmonteur on April 22, 2008, 11:33:24 AM
the funny thing is the fans are infront of the keyboard so your hands will frie
Really? Are you just assuming that since there are vents in front of the keyboard that there are fans there? I for one have followed this project from the beginning and off the top of my head can't remember any mention of the cooling fans being in the front... Of course I could be wrong...
Title: Re: Ps3 laptop
Post by: cwn723 on April 22, 2008, 07:01:40 PM: Why is the price going down? I saw it up to like 25 grand now its down to 23,600
Title: Re: Ps3 laptop
Post by: T3KN1K4L on April 22, 2008, 07:36:15 PM: That's hard to say, it could be upon request of the seller, on behalf of bidders that are either known to not pay or have requested to rescind their bids...
Title: Re: Ps3 laptop
Post by: robin1989 on April 22, 2008, 11:49:14 PM: or a parent forgot to log out of ebay and there kid was like OMG WTF FTW (and all the other acronims you can think of) and then like bidded 30000 to get it having not been brought up with the value of money installed in them
Title: Re: Ps3 laptop
Post by: cwn723 on April 23, 2008, 03:19:40 PM: dang, that stincks
Title: Re: Ps3 laptop
Post by: kypes on May 02, 2008, 03:41:33 PM: wow thats a awsome laptop *.*
the design is very kwl !! :faint:
Title: Re: Ps3 laptop
Post by: cwn723 on May 02, 2008, 05:38:28 PM: Yeah, is awesome, im gonna try to make a 360 laptop off my own designs, probably in about a year due to money issues, lol
Title: Re: Ps3 laptop
Post by: Bracketology on June 06, 2008, 04:55:24 PM: I like the 360 Lappy better, but the ps3 one still owns.