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Barebones Notebook

Posted by michael on from the some-assembly-required dept.

Gsurface writes "The first barebones notebook makes its appearance. The barebone notebook features no display, no CPU, no RAM and no HDD, but only the case, with keyboard and touchpad."

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  1. Interesting, but by InterruptDescriptorT · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Where, I wonder, would one buy individual parts for a notebook?

    It's pretty easy to go to your local dealer and pick up an Athlon, mobo of your choice, some cheap RAM, hard drive, etc. I have to say that I've never seen notebook parts available a la carte like with regular computer paraphernalia.

    Besides, even if you could get those things, I have a hunch it would be far more expensive than getting a brand-new notebook from Dell or Gateway. They buy their parts in bulk and can therefore pass the savings on to the consumer.

    I'm totally in favour of self-building, don't get me wrong, but I wonder if the economics of the whole deal doesn't favour just buying a new notebook outright and spending the savings on some accessories.

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  2. Re:No Display? by BorgDrone · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think these are meant for OEM's, so they choose a display, cpu, hdd, etc.