Completely Totally Impossible Handhelds

Unidentified Assilant · Thu Dec 16, 2004 2:05 pm

Who would even think of making a PC Portable?

It isn't even in the slightestly possible

But I may be event trying to portablize a laptop, what do you lot think?

Post by **gannon** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 2:19 pm

Actualy, a portable pc is fairly easy with a micro-itx mobo. Although if I were to make one I'd wait untill the release of the new nano-itx mobo.

MM007 · Post by **MM007** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 2:20 pm

Unidentified Assilant wrote:Who would even think of making a PC Portable?

It isn't even in the slightestly possible
But I may be event trying to portablize a laptop, what do you lot think?

I dont think it can be done...

Most of the things done to shrink a handheld to a smaller size are the following:

Remove RF sheilding and sometimes RF circuitry

Change heatsinks

Change the power supply

Since laptops have no RF(or anything that can be removed for that matter), are already running as hot as possible, and already have the power system built in as the most efficient and compact way possible, it isn't really possible. They are as portable as they can be. They're built to be that way.

I have been planning to put a PC into a hard breifcase, though...

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 2:21 pm

Yeah... Arnt those things supposed to be tiny...

someone · Post by **someone** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 2:58 pm

no, a micro-itx mobo could make (in theory) a 8*8*...4-5inch comp including batteries and a screen...

Post by **gannon** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 3:00 pm

while a nano itx mobo is 4"x4" and has a 1 ghz processor

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 3:02 pm

Then its the size of a chopped up atari 2600... *drools*

Link89 · Post by **Link89** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 3:16 pm

Where or when would we get such a beautiful thing.

someone · Post by **someone** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 3:17 pm

nano-itx is 12cm by 12cm = 4.7in by 4.7in

Post by **gannon** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 3:23 pm

well, 4.72440944881889763779527559055118 in. to be accurate

someone · Post by **someone** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 3:24 pm

dont you love the ol' "12cm to inches" google search?

(and yes, i do it that way becuase i'm lazy, not becuase i dont know the conversion ratio

)

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 3:26 pm

Link89 wrote:Where or when would we get such a beautiful thing.

http://www.viaembedded.com/product/epia ... oardId=221

Link89 · Post by **Link89** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 3:27 pm

Post by **gannon** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 3:39 pm

someone wrote:dont you love the ol' "12cm to inches" google search? (and yes, i do it that way becuase i'm lazy, not becuase i dont know the conversion ratio )

Actually, I just used my computers calculator, but I guess google would work too

stereth · Post by **stereth** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 5:04 pm

Are you saying a laptop isn't portable enough?

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