okay... so i've given up on buying a laptop. fuck that.
for a good machine, i'm looking at paying between 1500 and 1900+ i can do better than that. i just hate the idea of paying some fucking company so much for portability. so why not make my own portable computer? here's the poop:
i'm gonna grab a dremel and go to work on one of these motherfuckers:
yeah baby... build a bracket on the inside to hold the guts in place, chop a coupla holes for fans, ports, and cd tray, and just grab it by the handle and go, whenever i wanna take my computing on the road. i can store an lcd monitor and the keyboard/mouse/cords in my backpack, so i don't see why not. here's the specs:
mobo:
ASUS RADEON 9100 IGP Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU, Model "P4R800-VM" -RETAIL - $82.00
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...131-150&DEPA=1
chip:
Intel Pentium 4/ 2.8C GHz 800MHz FSB, 512K Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - Retail - $178.00
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...116-161&depa=1
memory:
Corsair Value Select 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 - OEM - $96.00
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...145-026&depa=1
hd:
SAMSUNG 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model SP0802N, OEM Drive only - $67.00
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...152-010&depa=1
power supply:
ENERMAX 250W Power supply for Intel P4 and AMD XP, Model "EG265S-VE FM" -RETAIL - $33.00
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...103-448&depa=1
cdrw/dvdrom:
Lite-On Black 48X24X48X16 Combo Drive, Model LTC48161H BK, OEM - $46.50
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...106-196&depa=1
modem:
Encore 56K V.92 Internal PCI Fax Modem, Model ENF656-ESW-INPR - Retail - $9.00
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...180-004&depa=1
monitor:
PROVIEW PRO576 15" LCD Monitor w/ Speakers -RETAIL - $291.00
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...184-024&depa=1
all of this gear comes to a total of 802.50 - so much less than a comparably equipped laptop.
so my question to you, the tfp public, is this: what could/should i do to improve this machine? what am i missing? what could you reccommend that's gonna give me better performance, or something that i could cut cuz i just don't need it and bring down my price? help me out, and when i finally have the finances to make this happen (it's gonna be a while, but it'll happen), i'll let you guys watch it come together.
remember, i need a machine that's gonna run all of the standard office applications, as well as a machine that can handle warcaft 3 and final fantasy eleven without any kind of degredation. those, along with keeping the price reasonable, are my needs.