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The Poor Mans Netbook

By Roland Hutchinson on Tuesday 3rd February 2009 10:21 am in Gadgets, Mods

An ebay seller by the name of ‘brotato’ has created what he is calling ‘The Poor Mans Netbook’, using a large briefcase and various components.

In the large briefcase there is an Intel D945GCLF2 Dual Core 1.6GHZ Atom Motherboard, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, a 160GB hard drive, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth and a 14.2 inch LCD display and a keyboard.

It doesn’t have a battery, so that hardly makes it portable, it is currently up for auction on ebay with a bid of $305.

Ebay via Gizmowatch

Tags: Gadgets, Mods

Jimmay

That, sir, is NOT a Netbook. It is a Notebook, albeit a notebook with a sh!tty processor.
Kilgore Trout

No Sir, you are a whackadoo. Albeit a sh!tty smelly one.
Louis

No sir, you obviously don’t know what albeit means.

But on the matter at hand, why have a non-portable ‘netbook’ that’s worth about half of the price it’s at?
Mortal Light

That completely missed the point of netbooks. It’s barely portable, requires you to know something about computer hardware, and is probably pretty expensive.
desposy

…u people not see a novel joke/idea when you see one? shesh nice work deffinatl an interesting idea
Joe Mac

It is wonderful…
Dave

I think he’s onto something here. The sleek design is a must have.
Carl

ok so if only u found a way to give it a battery
jack

Hahaha I dare the winning bidder to try and get that thing past airport security
Jake

How is that a “poor man’s” netbook when it is more expensive than some netbooks.
http://designonestudio.blogspot.com Expensive Gadgets

hahaha… awesome! thanks for the post!
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Anønymøus

OH HAY GUISE! Let’s all look at this rather sh!tty looking net/note/sh!tbook and say how crap it is compared to existing products!?

Also?, Let’s also COMPLETELY DisREGARD the fact that this is simply a guy who is making a rather humorous statement on the the current status of computer design!?!??

This sh#t is awesome, f##k you all who say it isn’t, because you’re wrong.

^_^
Rab

This would be really useful if you were transferred back in time to the 60′s and wanted to carry your netbook around incognito.

You’d just need to wait for Tim Berners Lee to get his brain going before you could sell it on eBay though.

Rab
http://DVDdrive Rab

I was worried about how the owner would be able to load up DVDs, as the case block off the drive. It would be so disappointing on Christmas morning.

But I figured it out. There were no DVD’s in the 60′s.

I also figured out that Kilgore Trout is the man to assist me with the time travel… good link eh? (in fact, it’s a hyperlink in a way, although not a TBL one.)
JJ

Nothing earth shaking… but cool idea nonetheless. Being that it has no battery, not a high bar to reach. Going to make one myself, but try to get a brief case that will be high enough to support at least half-height peripherals, or none since most MB’s have on-board everything… but allowing it to take peripherals would make it more versatile.
Mike

It is a great idea. I guess it could have been made much better.

Better processor. Smaller CPU. Small laptop keybord.

If designed properly it could be a kick ass gaming PC that would be portable (by this i mean close the case shove in a trunk of car. Quick and easy to set up.
Jr

I believe it is an interesting piece of equipment. Looks like it came from one of those CSI-type shows. I love technology and this interests me that people will invent the most unusual things. Even if it is more expensive it does look like a poor mans netbook/notebook. I would make one myself if I had the time.
Anatoli Axelrod

Cool notebook! Very alternative look. Never mind even if it’s without battery, it can run from portable generator.