Certain OS installers cough*osx*cough don't like the on-board displays on some machines. [Ziddan] posted a paperclip based work around for them on the eeeuser forums (originally posted by [mugan] on insanelymac).
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.04.26 at 22:32
Just a little public service message: If you've been drooling over [Ben]'s work and have plenty of loose change, his PS3 laptop is up for auction to benefit the National Cancer Coalition.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.04.25 at 13:17
I may hit my limit on DIY laptops soon, but [Ben Heck] has been extra quiet for a while. Now we know why. Just after the release of his PS3 laptop comes his Apple IIGS laptop.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.04.15 at 12:01
[Phyro-Mane] sent in his home built iMac mini. He based it on an old laptop with an install of OSX86. The forum is in German, but the photos in the thread speak for themselves.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.04.14 at 05:07
[Jim] sent in this interesting laptop modding project. He started with a Spectrum ZX and a Toshiba Libretto 110. The libretto kept its brains, but the lower case and keyboard was replaced with the ZX hardware.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.03.19 at 23:44
[Chris] sent in his diy laptop. While it reminds me of the kid laptops at the toy store, it's a nice effort. It's got a PICAXE 18X microcontroller, 20x4 blue serial lcd, a laptop keyboard and runs his custom built language: chris++.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 12:14
[ThoughtFix] sent in our first ever UMPC hack. It's along the lines of laptop mods we've seen before, but he deserves credit for opening up the already tightly packed inside of his UMPC, tapping the USB interface on his bluetooth card, adding a hub and an internal usb flash drive to provide readyboost to speed up Vista.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 12:12
Reader [Brien Schultz] didn't like his laptop suspending every time he closed the lid to move around the house or to a different work area, so he turned that feature off.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 12:01
[squishy] sent in his iBook refit project. Normally a laptop ressurection wouldn't grab my attention, but the wireless card caught my eye. Because his ebay deal didn't come with an airport card, he refitted it with a Senao 200mW wireless card.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:54
We've seen some exotic laptop cooling solutions before. This one caught my eye for one reason - I've got an e1705 myself. (Complete with chipping media button paint).
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:53