How much did your portables cost?

Frylockz · Post by **Frylockz** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:03 pm

Yeah so about how much did your guys portables cost?

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:08 pm

Experimental NESP(early work):$250 (used real NES and I screwed up a lot)
NIAC1(cart):$80
NIAC2(controller):$120
NES-H(end of development, cancelled):$60
MPSOneP(current estimate):$100-$120
(all are rounded off)
NIAC1,2, and NES-H used NOAC's.

Mr. Cool · Post by **Mr. Cool** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:10 pm

$210? At least I think so. Technically its only $110, but I payed $100 for my first of 3 psones when I bought it many years ago so...

Post by **marshallh** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:14 pm

I spent $300 on my n64 portable. I could have saved money in a few areas, but most of it was tools (dremel, drill bits, glue sticks)

Mr. Cool · Post by **Mr. Cool** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:22 pm

I already had all the tools, which really surprised me, because my dad isnt into electronics, so I didnt have to pay ofor those, but those are a big part of the overall cost.

atkafighter · Post by **atkafighter** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:26 pm

I already had all the parts I needed for my PSP. It came out to about $40, and most of that was spent on bondo, glue sticks, paint, and sandpaper. The rest of my portables were built for other people so I don't have totals for those.

daleighan · Post by **daleighan** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:37 pm

Yah I calculated exactly: $116.92

Foxx373 · Post by **Foxx373** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:43 pm

well, i used a scrapped NES, N64, and PSone. So those were all free. Screen cost $55, components cost about $30 per console. And bateries are about $25. I use a "universal" battery system, and universal screen system i pieced together. It helps keep costs down.

Stranger · Post by **Stranger** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:53 pm

$24, not including batteries.

Traded Neo-Geo Pocket Color for PSOne Screen, made box out of cardboard (real neat), bought Atari ($24), already had everything else. Took me a week.

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 5:43 pm

hey, i'm using cardboard too. I already had the Gamecube, and cords and stuff.... So lets see here:
PSone screen $20.00
Gamecube Micro-con controller $7.00
A/V ports $0.50
Batteries $25.00
Putting it all in a cardboard box and using two rolls of duct tape -Priceless

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:16 pm

My NESp was about...
Screen $60 (broke the first one)
family converter $15
GBO $3
SJ3 $35
Paint $6
NES buttons $2
magnet $3
Glue $6
AAA battery holders ~$5
misc parts $15
Wire NADA! (said in Monster garage voice)

Grand total $150 Wow, I never added it up and that was what I was tellin people it cost! I'm a good guesser!

All my other portables cost almost nothing since I didn't do much to them, or they just didn't cost much.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:16 pm

around 250$ for my first 2, i think

and the nesp cost me about 30$just the price of a screen

loup · Post by **loup** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:49 pm

so far:

Hip Gear - $15.00 (including shipping)
NOAC - $35.00 (the first, died durring development, but it was a little iffy when I first got it)
NOAC - $40.00 (my second one to replace the first)
paint, glue, misc. - ~$16.00
all other parts I had sitting around so no cost attributed
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Total: ~$106.00

Wish I hadn't fried my first noac

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 8:01 pm

N64: $13
screen: $13
battery: $21
controllers: guessing $5
expansion pack: might get for $5
DC-DC convertor: i dunno. $15 maybe?
RCA jacks: free from broken TV
soldering island: $11
wires: free!
heatsinks: free from broken TV
other random stuff: probably $15

so if my predictions are right, it should be about $98, rounded up to $100. actually since i'm buying most of the stuff in mass, it'll end up being much more thatn that but i'll end up having much more stuff than just the stuff needed to make 1 portable

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 8:09 pm

lol you crazy canadian do you still have pics of it i wanna see