Xbox 360 Laptop, first project

guitarman_715 · Post by **guitarman_715** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 1:06 pm

Hey guys, Im new to the site and this is my first project. Its an xbox 360 laptop with 19" widescreen 1080i monitor. This project is nowhere near done but I have come pretty far.While no project of mine will ever be the quality of benheck himself, let me know what you guys think.

What has been done:

-17.5"X12.5" Case constructed of plexiglass, 1.5" tall, 3" tall with monitor

-19" Emachines widescreen HD 1080i monitor connect with a HDMI to DVI cables, monitor hinged with 2 McCaster friction hinges

-Modified heatsinks, two original xbox fans, laptop blower fan added and two more to be installed to keep from overheating

-Extended DVD power cable and longer Sata cable added

-Ring of light board wired with IDE ribbon cable and plug soldered so that the board is detachable from the IDE cables

-Memory card ports accessible

What I still got left to do:

- wire hard drive in

-wire usb ports

- wire wifi adapter

-install keyboard

-install 2 more fans for heat sinks

-paint and do some body work on the casing, and install some cool LED lights

-Dress the monitor

-Install power button, rca ports, ect.

And now for the pics:

Crispy · Post by **Crispy** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 1:43 pm

Looks good so far mate. Can't wait to see a keyboard on it

guitarman_715 · Post by **guitarman_715** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 1:50 pm

Yea thats next. The keyboard acually seems to be one of the easiest things to mod and put on there. Pics should be up by tuesday with keyboard.

Basement_Modder · Post by **Basement_Modder** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 2:18 pm

Looks GREAT!

Maybie you could put the circut board from the monitor inside the shell of the actuial laptop like ben did.

jleemero · Post by **jleemero** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 2:20 pm

Haha!
Cool!

I like it!

I love portables where you can see the guts.

guitarman_715 · Post by **guitarman_715** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 2:23 pm

Thanks guys, and I was thinking about putting the board in there but it is very bulky, don't think I have enough room for it. 19" lcd boards are a lot bigger than 17in lcd boards.

SonyPortableizer · Post by **SonyPortableizer** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 2:25 pm

Sweet!
very nice!
Hats off to you

Also, I have a keyboard that is small like ben uses so it should fit.
Also, I didnt see too many vents for air

guitarman_715 · Post by **guitarman_715** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:03 pm

I already got a mini usb keyboard from tigerdirect.com, moddified it and its ready to go in on monday. I do need to make more vent holes but am waiting until I get all the fans that I will have in the case to see where the best place to put vent holes for maximum airflow will be. This has been a tough project but I am at the stages now were it is paying off.

jjhammerstein · Post by **jjhammerstein** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:19 pm

Is it possible to put the LCD components in the bottom case so they don't stick out like that?

grossaffe · Post by **grossaffe** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:20 pm

looks pretty sweet

guitarman_715 · Post by **guitarman_715** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:27 pm

Im working on getting the lcd board compoents inside the case, but Im not sure if its possible with the size case I have.

jjhammerstein · Post by **jjhammerstein** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:32 pm

guitarman_715 wrote:Im working on getting the lcd board compoents inside the case, but Im not sure if its possible with the size case I have.

Try REAAAAAAAAAAAALLY hard.

Aguiluz · Post by **Aguiluz** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:38 pm

*claps in amazement*

Bravo, boy!

guitarman_715 · Post by **guitarman_715** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:41 pm

Thanks. How much do you guys think I could get for this thing when its done? Just an idea because I know you really won't know until you see the final product which is gona be 100% better than what I have now, keep in mind it will have the elite 120gb hard drive and wireless wi fi adapter.

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:19 pm

Dang, that looks awesome. Pretty thin, too! That's so awesome! The guts look great.