New Xbox 360 Portable
Note: Inside pics / Making of section added.
My latest project is the Xbox 360 Portable. Figured that was a more appropriate name than laptop, because seriously, who’d put this in their lap? It weighs almost as much as my sister’s cat.
New Xbox 360 Portable Experience
It differs from my past Xbox 360 laptops in several ways:
- Removable standard Xbox 360 hard drive for easy profile/data swapping
- Both memory card slots accessible, same reason.
- No keyboard! Really, they have those chat pads, what’s the point? (Besides looking cool)
- Simplified layout of ports and buttons.
- Internal wi-fi module, no external antenna. Antenna is strung out inside unit like other consoles/laptops.
- Beveled edges! Countersunk screws!
Containing the full-sized 360 hard drive caused this unit to be about 1/2″ thicker than past models.
For a bunch more photos and info please read the rest of the story below. The THQ Darksiders prize laptop is the same model as this one but covered with artwork of course.
This black unit was a commissioned model, as for new large-project orders I probably can’t take more until the spring. If you do wish to suggest a project to me remember weirder is always better!
Demonstration Video:
More finished product photos:
The unit when opened. There is a brushed aluminum plate on the back with the same Xbox 360 logo as some of my past projects. Originally this was going to be a blank black top (with logo) but I added the plate to cover up some pre-existing material scratches and to allow some “case gaps” behind the screen circuitry.
Inside of the unit. Again we have brushed aluminum, though this is the faux plastic kind. Still looks good. The keyboard has been replaced with something more important - lots of air holes. No keyboard also allows for the hard drive compartment…
Lift the Velcro-secured upper left panel to reveal the full-sized hard drive. Looking back now a non-removable hard drive and no memory card access was a pretty stupid thing to omit on my past projects. I guess you live and learn.
Once again we have an Xbox Live Vision camera. Truthfully I don’t know what the purpose of this thing is, other than to see grainy video of people contemplating UNO moves, but people seem to like it so it’s back again. The controls from the LCD are also present, so adjustments can be made if need be.
Installing Gears of War 2: Attack of the Giant Worm on the Xbox 360 Portable. Game installs are a great feature on NXE since they alleviate the need for the super-noisy DVD drive, which is even handier on a unit such as this. Reduces power consumption as well.
Noisy DVD tray ejected. You can see the eject button just above. This unit does not have an exposed IR sensor as with previous models. It’s a lot easier to have everything on one surface (such as the ring of light, buttons, USB port) than sticking out all over in random spots.
Memory card ports. Another way to easily transfer your data. You can really see the reflectivity of the fake brushed aluminum in this shot.
Side view of unit. There is silver trim as with the Playstation 3 portable. The basic theme of this unit is black and silver. A box of crap with “controller” misspelled is clearly visible in the background.
DVD door closed.
Main view of inside panel. It was very important to me that every vent hole was symmetrical to the ones on the other side.
Ring of light, eject and sync buttons. Simple & symmetrical, the way I like it!
Volume control knob on side of unit drives built-in stereo speakers. The knob was very late in the design, so yes, it looks like an afterthought.
Main view of console that was a little too washed out to be used for the hero pic.
Somewhat Truncated but still Fully Functional “Making Of” Section
Yeah I know, in the olden days I used to do big ridiculous “making of” stories but I guess I am either too lazy or busy anymore to squeeze them out. Fear not, our Christmas Special podcast intro will be sweet.
I usually start a project by ripping everything apart and scanning it into my computer, which is a PC by the way. Even though my Xbox laptops might similar they have all been designed from scratch.
As you can see in the photo above I am a big fan of scanners. See, if you scan something with Photoshop it will come in at actual size. Then, if you take said image into Illustrator (with which I do all my designing, and in 2D to boot) you can get an actual-size reference.
I usually don’t rely on the scan exclusively, rather I use to double-check my manual measurements, but it’s a good system. You can also print stuff at actual size and use it to double check your drawings against the parts. The Xbox 360 motherboard has changed slightly over the years, so it’s always good to check.
I have a decent sized library of parts drawn up from over the years, but occasionally I’ll get pissed and just draw something from scratch. However the “Portable” logo you see on some of my stuff, including this, dates back to the original Atari VCSp.
Here is the Xbox with the fans and heat sinks installed. Please note this isn’t the final layout but it’s the only photo I could find. The CPU heatsink (aluminum thing, right) has been “shaved down” to fit the case but gained some copper “wings” in the final product. Copper is expensive so you see less and less of it in every console revision, but these laptops are expensive so why not use it?
The pair of fans in the back are wired to the original 12 volt fan line, which has a variable speed as set by the console. The smaller fan up front exhales heat from the GPU heat pipe extension thing.
You can never have enough beef stew, Chex Mix, Diet Pepsi or LCD monitors.
Once again I’ve used the Gateway 1775W LCD monitor. It’s not the most amazing thing on earth but I’m used to using it, know its quirks and of course all the parts are already drawn up in my computer. Also it has a resolution of exactly 1280×720 which allows a pixel-pefect 720p signal with no interpolation.
They have been discontinued it would seem so I ran to Circuit City one day and bought a bunch from their warehouse to at least get me through what projects I had on the burner.
Here’s the driver board for the LCD. As you can see, some forward-thinking engineer planned to have an audio amplifier on this thing, but some corporate kiss-butt (yes, Twister reference, that’s right) must have taken it out. Oh well. Anyway, all we really need here is the DVI input, and of course we’ll have to have a power connection as well. This particular unit uses +5 and +12 volts.
Do not touch any of this crap while the system is running!
This is the power supply/lamp inverter for the LCD. Believe it or not, this sucker is split into not 1, not 2, but THREE pieces for the final project. The lamp inverter portion goes with the LCD, the power supply bits (which have to be split in two to fit inside the 360’s power supply) go, well, on the 360’s power supply.
These PSU’s should get a room already.
Here is the “360 laptop super-brick” before the lid put on. The LCD PSU is hacked up and still barely fits on top (stupid transformer) and the XBox 360 guts are below. (Don’t worry, the final product has insulation between the two halves) The AC input is shared between both PSU’s, and the power cord is modified to add the LCD power.
It could be POSSIBLE to run the LCD off the 360’s power supply directly, but that would probably be really pushing it. Actually, if you had a newer Jasper 360 unit, requiring 150w, but with an older 175w/203w power supply (giving you 25-50 spare watts on the 12 volt line) it might be possible. Hm, I just thought of that while typing this sentence… might be worth a try!
Notice the VGA port tacked on… this is usually for testing purposes.
Here is the back of the LCD with the driver and inverter boards wired back up. Yes, that is electrical tape but don’t worry, I’ve used a lot of it. Also very useful when doing these sorts of mods is thin plastic from packaging, like the back half of those infernal “blister packs”. I usually recycle (read: don’t have to buy) that sort of stuff and re-purpose it (read: recycle) for mods such as this. Plus I don’t drink soda from 2 liter bottles, so that plastic is never around (and if it was it’d be curvy and useless anyway!)
Much like a caterpiller in a cocoon, this looks like crap. But soon it shall be beautiful!
Above we see the first pieces of case cut out and slapped together to give me an idea of how it will look. It’s always a very satifying step when you start putting projects together and they actually look like something. Unless of course they end up looking bad, in which case you typically cry.
Xbox 360 laptop being tested, Google Earth view.
Here is the unit being tested for the first time. My homemade antenna was able to get my Wi-Fi in the basement, so that’s not too bad. It’s strung out inside the faceplate of the unit, kind of like a normal laptop, Wii, PS360 or old-school in-window car antenna (though apparently those are coming back?)
“Just in case”
Of course the first thing the Xbox wanted to do was install NXE, so I ran a fan over the guts during the install process just to be safe. “Saving Data: Do Not Turn Off Console During the 2 Seconds This Message Appears!”
OK that’s about all I have for the Making Of. Be sure to stay tuned for the THQ Darksiders laptop, which will be exactly like this one but covered with artwork!
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December 2nd, 2008 at 11:58 pm
Its an amazing piece of design Ben… but I still have to say (as I’ve said on each of your most recent 360 “laptops”… lacking a keyboard sorta ruins it for me.
If I ever develop a brain tumor, and think paying someone thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars for a video game system is a good idea (and I know you agree with me… this sort of excessive consumerism is moronic, but kudos to you… seriously… for separating all these morons from their money. If you hadn’t taken it, they’d likely have surreptitiously/accidentally funded terrorism anyway), I’d spring for a keyboard.
I need to upgrade my 360 OS.
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WOW!! I really love how the metal plating on the instide follows form with the Original Xbox 360 (to me, it looks like the from and side)
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Dear god that is awesome. I would take it with me everywhere. Gah. How much is one of these babies worth? 365 dollars? 500? Something over a thousand (oh noes)?!
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December 3rd, 2008 at 1:57 am
OH MY GOD, you actualy are its called the church of Ben.
I remeber when i saw it when it was white and not complete, and I was salivating all over my computer, but now, IT IS THE BEST!!!
My personal favorate change is the bevled edges, it changes the look entirely, sooo much cleaner, personly i agree with hossrex and i miss the keyboard. how about beveled edges, how did you do it?
anyway just one thing that i need to say in reference to all of your older 360 anyone below the age of 13 and hasnt won the lottery who wants one and will “save up for one” you better off asking a bowl of custard. As these laptops sell for exhorbitait ammounts of money well above $10000 for the ps3 laptop (i cant remeber what it finaly sold at but it was high, brief cases of money high)
also dont ask to have one built in the replys section email Ben himself, and even then you will almost certainly be rejected.
Any way by far your best work ever
oh and a suggested project, not for me but someone would probably want one,
All in one LCD, cram in a 360 PS3, Wii and a Tivo into a HUGE LCD, would be cool what does everyone think?
also a personal question to anyone, does the mac keyboad work with the 360?
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December 3rd, 2008 at 2:59 am
To be quite honest.
Thats fuck ugly. Nothing on your previous pieces.
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:27 am
Nice, 2 questions…
1-Do you sell them?
2-How much?
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December 3rd, 2008 at 4:13 am
Hey there Forge. How ’bout you make an all-in-one emulator? as in something that plays psx,dreamcast, n64, ps2, xbox and gamecube games.
Or just turn water into wine. That would wrap things up.
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:16 am
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December 3rd, 2008 at 4:36 am
Wow… I’ve been wanting a XboX 360 for a while. When I saw the first XboX 360 Laptop I was amazed the seeing the PS3 and Wii to go along with it i was astonished. I’ve been running low on funds forever since I’ve started College three years ago. Looking at this makes me feel poor hahaha. If I had your engineering skills I’d probably help everyone make a XboX 360 or PS3 whatever. I’m not very big on charging for so it would be free. Anywho I just want to say Great job man… I really appreciate your Engineering skills. I hope whom ever you give it to Appreciates it cause that is one nice custom object. Keep Up the Good Work…:D
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December 3rd, 2008 at 4:42 am
Pretty neat and cool but could have been more stylish.
I still love the portable Xbox console, design looks badass but downside is it doesn’t contain a hdd, best for XBMC.
Hey good luck with this sweet hardware, you’ll get more money if put on sale!
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December 3rd, 2008 at 4:54 am
Cool tech! I love you man.
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December 3rd, 2008 at 5:10 am
You are doing a great job Kid. keep it up.
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December 3rd, 2008 at 5:28 am
I want to see under the hood. How did you fit all of that stuff inside?
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December 3rd, 2008 at 5:37 am
i wonder if this will get the 3 red lights like all the other shit box 360’s….
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:49 am
Jesus christ thats some nice piece of work mr. Heckendorn
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December 3rd, 2008 at 6:09 am
please start instant serial production of that thing - wanna buy one of this!!!
great work - cudos!
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December 3rd, 2008 at 6:57 am
Ben! You are extremely fucking talented and creative! I hope you are making a shit tonne of money doing these mods. Amazing! If I ever come into a load of cash I am so asking you for the honor of an XBOX 360 laptop!
Kevin
December 3rd, 2008 at 6:58 am
I am just curious…what is the resolution on that screen?
I’d assume its capable of 720P atleast (would love 1080P) :D
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:19 am
Fantastic work as normal, Ben. Congrats.
On Engadget, BTW.
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December 3rd, 2008 at 8:19 am
Great work man! I wish I could do this kind of stuff. I would mod everything in my house =)
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December 3rd, 2008 at 8:55 am
OMG so lame, dont you have better things to do with your life than repackage other peoples products, you want to impress other people than Fabois with no technical skills, why dont you build something of your own.
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December 3rd, 2008 at 9:09 am
Are you asking for a CHALLLENNNNNNGGGEE???!/1
Make the 360 fit into an old PC tower case.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:20 am
Congratulations on the fantastic mod you’ve really outdone yourself since the first 360 Laptop.
If only you could seal some deal with Microsoft and get a license to sell these because I’d buy one.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:22 am
Man that is thro!!! When is it release and how much would it cost.
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December 3rd, 2008 at 9:29 am
man that is BADASS when dose it comes out and how much would it cost
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December 3rd, 2008 at 10:59 am
Porkchops it doesnt come out, its a one off built by Ben, one of them took 3 months i think (correct me if im wrong) and on some of his previous laptops he had approximatly 100 people wanting to buy it, and i dont think ben would want to spend 25 years creating Xbox laptops
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December 3rd, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Gee, another 360 portable. Woo hoo. I bet you are getting a little bored of these by now Ben, and probably also sick to death of the thousands of lamers who want to buy one. If I was you I would make myself never ever ever touch an xbox or PS3 to mod it ever again and work with something that doesn’t attract thousands of people who think they can make you build them one. But if you like dealing with a mob I guess that’s OK, I’m sure you more than make up for the money you spend building them by selling them to the drooling hordes.
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Indeed correct Arfink! It does get boring making Xbox 360 laptops. But it’s what people pay for.
Kind of like singers who probably want to share their new stuff with the world, but at concerts all people want to hear is their hit from 20 years ago. That’s just life, I guess!
If people paid me to build other things I’d do it in a heartbeat but again, this is what I am known for.
-Ben
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December 3rd, 2008 at 1:58 pm
@benheck: Play Freebird! And make me a portable 360!
I really do like the beveled edges.
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December 3rd, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Sweet setup mate… I’d killl for one of those… I’m currently carrying my 21.5″ Full HD Monitor alongside my 360 to play it everywhere. Really interested in buying… keep me informed if you do!
Keep up the good work!
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Hey Ben! was it your xbox 360 laptop that was published in Popular science magazine a little while back?
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Lesson in photography: Turn off the flash, and there’s no washout, especially when considering tv/computer/modded console screens. I’m sure you knew that though :)
Console looks excellent!
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December 3rd, 2008 at 8:14 pm
@lukeee a google search for “ben heck popular science” confirms that.
@Ben. whens the internal pics coming?
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Just curious…
In the current version, would it be difficult to detach the HDMI from the LCD? In the event you find yourself near a larger screen, it would be great if you could take advantage of it.
/theoretical
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December 3rd, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Ben -
This is awesome. Kudos on a job well done.
Have you ever thought about making a portable where the screen swivels around like the LCD on a convertible tablet PC? I used to have a Toshiba M3500, and when I’d sit in bed reading or playing Heroes of Might and Magic, I’d swivel the screen around so it was facing me and the keyboard was on the backside (normally you’d complete this movement with closing it, thus converting it in to tablet mode).
This kept the LCD close to me (it was a smallish screen and removed any distractions from my eyes, while I could still use the pen to do any clicking I needed. Obviously one of your console laptops wouldn’t need a keybord, so there would be even less reason to have that space between you and the screen.
If you wanted the space - if it’s too close to use on a plane - you could always swivel it back around and use the same thing.
Anyway, keep up the impressive work!
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Where did you get your screen from? I can’t find a site where I can just buy the components
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Good ol Days… yeah rite.
December 4th, 2008 at 12:44 am
Hey great job Ben! I love following your work in progress pages. Really like the beveled edges and personally like it better with out the key board. Hope you get a lot for this thing and good luck coming up with a different idea that sells equally as well! Don’t know if any one suggested this yet, but maybe a portable multiconsole combo? I’m sure that would offer a good challenge. Good luck and keep at it!
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Hey Ben,
Long time fan, first time poster. I think this 360 Laptop is the best looking out of the bunch. I would like a keyboard, but like you said, they have the ones on the controllers. How much would you charge for a 360 laptop like this? I’m interested in purchasing one for when I visit a McDonalds with WiFi access. Also would one of these be XSATA compatible?
Keep up the good work.
Peace,
Clarence “Raditude” Miller
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December 4th, 2008 at 2:06 am
Great work man! I wish I could do this kind of stuff. I would mod everything in my house =) Thanks!
December 4th, 2008 at 3:37 am
LOL at Xbox 360 Portable. Figured that was a more appropriate name than laptop, because seriously, who’d put this in their lap?,
But i wouldnt call it entirely portable, maby Xbox 360 more portable, or xbox 360 travel pack, if you cram a power inverter into the power brick. What sort of power consumption does it have?
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just.. simply.. truly….. AMAZING!!!!!
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December 4th, 2008 at 5:27 am
This guy can do all this *****, but couldn’t put in a USB hub?
December 4th, 2008 at 5:38 am
Yo Ben!
Congratz man!! ;) Really awesome! ;)
R u auctioning this one too? ;);)
December 4th, 2008 at 7:22 am
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December 4th, 2008 at 7:52 am
Awesome once again, Mr. Heckedorn.
Would love to have one of these on the road that I’m unfortunately on too often. You should throw one my way as a charitable offer of the season, eh? :)
Can’t wait for more and more to come.
December 4th, 2008 at 9:41 am
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December 4th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Ever thought about including a headphone jack?
December 4th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Nice! But isn’t it getting a little repetitive, building Xbox laptops over and over?
Think you’ll sign up for AdSense on YouTube? The 360 laptop demo video you put up yesterday already has more than 12,000 views; that shows some potential. It couldn’t hurt…
December 4th, 2008 at 11:45 am
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December 4th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Awesome job on this. So if someone wanted one of these, how would one go about getting one?
December 4th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
just.. simply.. truly….. AMAZING!!!
December 4th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
I’m sorry, but what a waste of time and resources…That thing is a brief case for crying out loud.
December 4th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
New Xbox 360 Portable…
My latest project is the Xbox 360 Portable. Figured that was a more appropriate name than laptop, because seriously, who’d put this in their lap? It weighs almost as much as my sister’s cat….
December 4th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
i luvv that mod… But u should’v made a slot loading drive for the 360 like RDC on ur forums… It’s pimp!! These modds are all amazing
December 4th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
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December 5th, 2008 at 1:05 am
I’ve followed your site for a while now, great work!
December 5th, 2008 at 2:02 am
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December 5th, 2008 at 8:49 am
I’m a totally straight guy but I’d gladly have sex with you for these amazing skills. You sir, are a true American Hero even more so than those G.I. Joe dudes.
December 5th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Dude, if you have not already you should seriously pattent that idea. I am a lover of open source, but you don’t want Microsoft taking your idea, and pushing you out the door.
December 5th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
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December 5th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
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December 5th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
i just wanted to say how awesome I think it is for you to be making xbox 360 portable, also just wanted to know how much would one of these units cost .
from-Typhnus
December 5th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Its nice to see your throwing some good ideas out there that microsoft will never take advantage of. I have to acknowledge the sheer state of euphoria that seeing an 360 in something other than the black hulking piece of craptastic garbage I paid 300 dollars for. If only your drive and ingenuity could be translated into a mass produced product…. But I suppose that in and of itself is an oxy-moron.
“We’re Not Worthy”
December 6th, 2008 at 4:49 am
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December 6th, 2008 at 8:41 am
Hey I have a tip to make it better. Why don’t you replace the desktop LCD with a laptop one. They are infinitely thinner and use less power. The only problem I see is getting video from the 360 to the laptop LCD it would be tricky to drive one of those LCDs. Then you could run the power off the 360 brick. Also the volume knob, and hdmi cables going to the screen are ugly.
December 6th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Do you know there is a genuine xbox portable in prototype now? Expect in in 2nd half of 2009.
December 6th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
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December 6th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
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December 6th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
DUDE! Pimp My BOX! That is sweet. Nice creation.
December 6th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
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December 7th, 2008 at 10:00 am
That is absolutely incredible. He does wonders with his mods. Now lets get an assembly line of Ben Hecks, producing portable 360’s for the world to enjoy…ah one can only imagine.
December 8th, 2008 at 12:30 am
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December 8th, 2008 at 1:32 am
I think M$ is stupid as shit if they don’t consider something like this for their 360’s and hire ben as the design chief. I’d get one then, I can’t afford an original ben heck version i’m certain of it lol.
December 8th, 2008 at 7:16 am
Nice work indeed. ;) What about battery pack ?
December 8th, 2008 at 10:42 am
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December 8th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
This is just an opinion so don’t get your panties in a bunch. When I saw the write up about this I thought the system would be much smaller. So I was very disappointed. This is pretty much like lugging around a large laptop that gets extremely hot. I’m sure power requirements would limit use on the road, and where would you put a something this hot in the backseat anyway. I would rather ditch the screen altogether and get this down to cube size like the gamecube with a handle of something and be able to plug that into any large screen available when you get to your destination.
December 8th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
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December 9th, 2008 at 12:09 am
Short and simple: I really hate consoles but this is awesome geat!!
December 9th, 2008 at 2:41 am
why bother… the new xbox ‘X2′ is coming out next summer with the size of the good old nintendo gamecube. Beat that size! And a hologram projector will be a hardware add-on end 2009… So who needs lcd anymore?! But thats just between you and me…
December 9th, 2008 at 6:06 am
so how much for you to make ME
December 9th, 2008 at 6:06 am
SO HOW MUCH TO GET YOU TO MAKE ME ONE
December 9th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Genius.
Tronik, London
December 9th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
I’d love to look into getting one of these made for me when I go on travel. how much would you charge to mod a 360 into a portable, along with the addition material cost?
December 9th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
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December 9th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
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December 10th, 2008 at 12:02 am
Jeeze some ppl commenting here are dumb, if you don’t like it gtfo. It’s a fricken portable 360 what more do you want. Plain and simple this thing does what it’s needed to do. Great job Ben and keep it up mang.
December 10th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
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December 10th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
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December 11th, 2008 at 1:17 am
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December 11th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Awesome work. Can’t wait to see your next unit with the Jasper board in it should run alot cooler.
December 13th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Loving the new look!
One thing I would have done is to cover the circuitry under the HDD with some nice black plastic. Will look much more professional that way.
December 15th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
No mames….. Está bien chingona!! Cuánto cuesta?? How much for one of this??
December 19th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
nice dude. sweet setup, oh and quite a few buttons. Right now I’m reading the popsci magazine in my computer room drooling over your 360 laptop.
Tip: maybe paint it
-congrads
December 19th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
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December 21st, 2008 at 8:29 am
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December 21st, 2008 at 12:53 pm
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December 22nd, 2008 at 4:27 am
Sweet setup mate… I’d killl for one of those… I’m currently carrying my 21.5″ Full HD Monitor alongside my 360 to play it everywhere. Really interested in buying… keep me informed if you do!
Keep up the good work!!
December 22nd, 2008 at 2:59 pm
can you email me at drunkhalo3@yahoo.ca for the link to by it plzzz =)
December 23rd, 2008 at 10:52 pm
name your price man lol… thats a sick set up.
December 24th, 2008 at 12:00 am
wow just wow i got my 360 stolen some time ago and have been looking to get a new one but better and the i thought why not check on the guy that did the PS3 laptops and 360 laptops a while ago and i see this……….. come on ben why don’t you please do a favor to the gaming community and PLEASE BEN PLEASE make this commercial just think about it i mean you now how much people would buy this if it had a reasonable price (i got a PS3 not so long ago with my birthday’s gift money so about 600$ sounds reasonable for a console that’s worth 200$ without the hard drive and of course the mod) you go talk to Microsoft about the project and they make a bunch of this for tryouts and if they turn out good you run it commercial and i know it sounds crazy and even crazier from someone who isn’t over high school yet but you would not only help all of those in the gaming community you would MAKE SOOOO MUCH MONEY MAN think through it would you please cause paying thousands of dollars for a laptop thats not really a laptop is kind of off my limits XD
December 24th, 2008 at 2:01 am
My latest project is the Xbox 360 Portable. Figured that was a more appropriate name than laptop, because seriously, who’d put this in their lap? It weighs almost as much as my sister’s cat…..
December 24th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Please let me know if you ever start selling this. I defintiely need one in my life.
December 27th, 2008 at 6:28 am
Awsome work !
Let me know when you start selling this !!
I neeeeeeeeed this !! :)
December 27th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Does anyone know where I can get the fauz aluminum panels?
December 28th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
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December 29th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Great. Could you fit an actual desktop computer that would play 360 games?
December 30th, 2008 at 5:53 am
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December 31st, 2008 at 11:31 am
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