How to build your own portable PC - casecon by Agent Lumino

[PyroGuideToHappiness]

can I have the .dwg file please?

[agentlumino]

Please go to "the3dstudio" and search for „Swiss Patriot“. It’s a free download and everything is included. Have fun, if you are going to build one. But you might have to change the overall dimension. Start with the monitor. It’s the biggest part. Also look for the right hinges. (Have a look in your kitchen.) Take an old ATX case and rip three sides away. Then look for alu extrusions by Adam Hall. When you fix the speakers take care, that there are no vibrating parts.

[PyroGuideToHappiness]

why are the speakers facing you when they are closed? they should be facing inward so that when you open it, it's facing you.

[agentlumino]

Hallo PyroGuideToHappiness, this PC was made for trainings and seminars. So I wanted to have sound in both directions. I used “lift off cabinet hinges” so I can put the speakers away and can use a microphone. I also build in a very good sound card, a PCI inside the case. But this was a real defeat, because the graphic card radiation can be heard in the speakers now. For really good sound I use a USB external sound card.

[niekvlug]

Dear Santa...

[nackstein]

i liked it! if i can make a suggestion: use coaxial speaker and create a little case for the woofer or you can have sound cancellation

[living4game]

Great Work !

[Altaire7]

they already have portable computers. Theyre called laptops.

[agentlumino]

Laptops are boring me, because I have no time to wait and play with toys.

I am a professional CAD user and with this computer I can do my work.

Do you understand?

Agent Lumino

[emilyisaturtle]

what parts did you use and where did you get them?

[SteamLocomotiv]

It is pretty big, It could have been smaller and more qumpact.

[rickmacalpine]

Nothing than a normal ATX factor was acceptable. No mobile parts - only heavy duty parts. Because of that it works really great.

Agent Lumino

[agentlumino]

Of course! I could send you the dwg-files

(18MB). Please send me your email-address.

Greetings from Vienna

[emilyisaturtle]

ok great i will

[emilyisaturtle]

how did you mount the monitor?

[agentlumino]

I made it very, very easy with kitchen door hinges, for appr. USD 10,--/pc. This works great.

Greetings from Vienna

[emilyisaturtle]

would it be possible to get plans or blueprints to make one myself?

[holbabezs]

buy a laptop XD

[KillahCillah]

nice

[samirportmann]

ehrlich mann ich zahl dier öpis wenn du mier esoeine bausch

[Fransais]

thats sweet

[hawk860]

very impressinve nice!

[GridTec]

What's the program you used to design that?

[agentlumino]

AutoCAD 2007, without application.

[GridTec]

Is it free by any chance? Or is there a freeware app similar to this?

[nastymikkel]

AutoCad can be very expencive... But theres a website where you can find all sorts of open source software. Go to: osalt.c0m and search for autocad.

[haz939]

Why did you choose ATX over MATX for portability?

[agentlumino]

ATX boards have flexibility. Also the dimensions of the case are based on the size of the monitor. It was the biggest part in this case.

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[antandant]

wow!your'e pro!

[davidbarrel]

Well first, thanks for posting that:)

I notice that you guys are using a really thin lcd screen, is it from a notebook? In that case, how did you connect that to vga?

My project is a kind of a "wacom cintiq portable pc" all in one. But I need to solve the lcd weight issue. Among that, with a touchscreen kit from e-bay and a Via C7 or something I'm done.

Many thanks;)

[agentlumino]

I used a standard SAMSUNG Syncmaster 740B and I didn't change the case of the monitor. I fixed the monitor on a selfmade frame, which I jointed to the computercase using the same hinges you may find in your kitchen-cupboard. A Wacom Cintiq is a very good idea. It has more weight then my SAMSUNG, but the monitor is not the problem. Try to spare weight on power unit and cooler. Wish you good luck.

[chrisludviksen]

whats the name of that program u use???

[chrisludviksen]

how do i get it??

[agentlumino]

we used AutoCAD 2007 for 3d- and 2d-construction and 3D Studio Max for visualization

[agentlumino]

You have to go to an authorized Autodesk dealer. If you are student, you will get a student-version, which is much cheaper.

[SteveRedFox]

if your guna write your video captions in comic sans, no one will take you seriously!

nice computer tho

[agentlumino]

I'm doing CAD. Laptops dont have the performance and flexibility I need.

[11spiderpig11]

and why dont u just buy a laptop

[TendencyDriven]

Where is the fun in that? I mean seriously, if you have the knowledge and skill to build it yourself why not? Besides if you build it yourself it is exactly what you want.

[isaid100]

mmm gay