I'm new to the forums
Im somewhat noobish at making portable devices but I am extremely good at learning on the go.
Can I get a pricing for Ben's gearhe used?
-Cost of case
-Assume I dont have soldering iron ect.
-LCD Screen
-ect.
Im extremly excited be to making this and cant wait to get started but I have to count my pennies and see how much this really costs to make.
It is impossible to know how much it is going to cost to make. Seeing as you haven't made anything before, I am going to assume that you would fry a few screens and maybe even a motherboard or two. This isn't something that you can just jump into and do on the fly. Ben had many projects under his belt before he attempted his laptops.
If you go the route Ben went, then everything will be a little more expensive. Laser engraving, cnc, etc. I don't want to kill your dreams, but if you want it to look good, then it will cost a LOT of money.
People say N64's hard, but that opinion seems to be based on 2 things, as far as I can tell: The two voltages it requires to run, and the habit of certain N64 boards to die with no reason. (If I'm missing some reason, feel free to point it out.) I've never done an N64 personally.
The Genesis, depending on your exact model, is probably smaller than the NES. I think the difficulty between the two is about equal, if you're planning to use the NES cart holder as-is.
I like to work with the newer things like Retro Duos and Gen-X's. Two consoles for the price of one, and they're fairly small on the inside. You don't have to use both sides, either. The RD works fine with the NES or SNES. The Gen-X might be best for you, since it is Genesis/NES.
TRUCK- Eating kittens and kicking puppies since 1982.
Ben Heckendorn himself stated that he would never ever make another n64 portable because they are so finicky. I definitely would not recommend one as a first project.
That's Ben, though. Shock Slayer's done how many? Bacteria seems to do really well with them, too. Seems like a lot of people are starting with N64's. Evilteddy's made some great progress. Marbs seems to be doing really well, too. User's got a perfectly functional, decent looking one. I don't know what HBN's doing. Ben's great, but in the end, he's just one person with an opinion. I respect his opinion, but a lot of people seem to be doing just fine with the N64.
TRUCK- Eating kittens and kicking puppies since 1982.
I haven't fried a N64 yet which I would put down to the 1996 revision of the board. If you want to do a N64 then it should be okay as long as you're careful and get the orginal revision boards. Just make sure you practice soldering first. Get a pcb from somewhere and practice soldering until your skills are good enough to do the job.
WhatULive4 wrote:If you go the route Ben went, then everything will be a little more expensive. Laser engraving, cnc, etc. I don't want to kill your dreams, but if you want it to look good, then it will cost a LOT of money.
I think in a blog post Ben said that he would make one if you paid him $10,000.
