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Laptop Case Modding?
TechnoLust asks: "Ok, we all know how popular case modding has become. Just visit Thinkgeek for proof. But what about laptops? I can't impress that hot geek-girl with my ultra-tricked-out PC if it is sitting at home. But pull out a modded laptop at the airport and she may delay her flight. So my question is this: What places have /.ers found to get modded laptop parts and options? I know we've covered building your own laptop here and here, but I'm not really concerned with building my own, just modding a "mass manufactured" laptop. Of course, this brings a new element into modding (i.e. you don't want to run your neons when on battery.) I am also interested in knowing what manufacturer's laptops you guys think would be easiest to mod. I've had very good luck out of Toshiba laptops. The perfect laptop for me would be a clear cased Toshiba with neons around the edges. I know it will be expensive, but it's something I use everyday, so I can justify treating myself."
If you have this desperate need to stand out maybe you could just run a USB cable through your nose piercing or something.
Shut up, be happy. The conveniences you demanded are now mandatory. -- Jello Biafra
The only reason she might delay her flight is if you are boarding the plane.
Just buy an Icebook 2001 and she will happily following you to your lair, wanting to see your collection of old slashdot-postings. Dirk
Bag Checker: What is in the bag?
Laptop modder: My custom laptop.
Bag Checker: (gets hammer and screwdiver) We need to open it up!
Laptop modder: Please don't I spent a fortune on that.
Bag Checker: (to coworker "Bubba") It's cavity search time.
Keep it generic, nobody wants to see "custom electronics" at the airport these days.
âoeWho knew something as harmless as willful ignorance could end up having real consequences?â
The funniest laptop sticker I've seen -- a local security guy has it (nice and big and right-side up when the laptop is opened):
"My other machine is YOUR LINUX BOX"
Good idea, actually. Most of those wings look like good "car handles." Sadly, I can't pick up the car to test it out. On a laptop, it would be more aerodynamic, so it would be faster, and I'd have some way of carrying the computer about.