The PS3 Laptop: Custom Built by Ben Heck for Engadget

[DigitalDude]

The PS3 Laptop

Rewind back to late 2006. The PS3 was launching alongside the Wii and geeky editors like ourselves were having a field day. We'd already managed to convince our good pal Ben Heck to build another Xbox 360 laptop and the Wii Laptop, so it was only a matter of time before we started brainstorming on how the hell we could possibly fit a PS3 into a "portable" enclosure. That's the part where Ben stepped up his game and worked his magic -- on and off for almost a year and a half -- to build... the PS3 Laptop!

The essential specs:

• Original backwards compatible 60GB model
• 17-inch LCD HDTV screen: 720p
• HDMI-DVI connection (same as last Xbox 360 laptop)
• Built-in keyboard, USB ports, stereo speakers, headphone jack
• Size: 17 x 13.75 x 3-inches
• Weight: 16 pounds!

You want this one of a kind piece of kit for your very own, PlayStation fanboys? You got it. We're auctioning this thing for charity real soon, so watch out for details (we'll also have some video of the PS3 Laptop in action on the site tomorrow). And, naturally, big ups to our pal Ben Heck for the long hours and love he put into this thing. The man is truly a hero of ours, so be sure to hit up his site to check out his other projects, as well as the other instructional stuff he's done here on Engadget.

Source: Engadget (with gallery)




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[m-jeri]

:borat voice: Its nice....

[abhinandh]

Does that laptop have a battery???
If at all it does it finishes up in 20 to 30 sec...right?

[DigitalDude]

^^^

but thats not the point

see the geekiness oozing out of that build

have you seen his Xbox 360 Laptops ??


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[m-jeri]

why do these yanks want everything extra sexy....?????

hehheeh

[Faun]

its quite heavy to have on top of lap

[ray|raven]

^ We need to call those 'desk'tops not 'lap'tops.

[Pathik]

Just see his posts man. Complete genius.
http://www.engadget.com/bloggers/benjamin-heckendorn