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Xbox 360 Laptop Creator Unveils Sleek New Design

Posted by Soulskill on from the look-at-the-shiny dept.

A couple years ago we discussed Benjamin Heckendorn's modification which turned the Xbox 360 into a laptop. Now, he's completed a new, revamped design which includes a removable Xbox 360 hard drive, an internal Wi-fi module and a new button layout. It looks a lot nicer, too. He's also posted a description of how he did it.

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  1. Sleek? by kevind23 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I wouldn't exactly call it sleek, but then again, you're trying to turn a 360 into a laptop...

  2. So, the obvious question by Caboosian · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Is Microsoft really stupid enough to not hire this guy? He's been doing this for years, and really makes some fantastic designs. At the very least have the brains to steal his idea MS - there's clearly a market here (whether it's a niche or not remains to be seen).

    1. Re:So, the obvious question by Drinking+Bleach · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Might as well ask if Nintendo and Sony are too stupid to hire him too, since he's done console projects of their hardware too (including PS3 and Wii laptops...). Not to mention a whole bunch of dead consoles turned portable; Atari 2600, Sega Genesis, etc