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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. Do you smell something burning? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    As an added bonus, you can fry an egg on it!

  3. 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

    2. Re:So, the obvious question by sleeponthemic · · Score: 3, Interesting

      From what I gather of the few posts I've read of his over the time, he prefers new and varied challenges and isn't overly enthusiastic about becoming an assembly line.

      Not saying that would be what Microsoft would hire him for but he would be stifled working on microsoft only products.

      Not to mention the fact that great hacker he might be, it might not be true that he has the right type of experience in mass production manufacturing in order to really aid them. The cost of these units is quite high. It would go down but the interest in one, considering price, would be at best, niche.

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  4. Youtube link by bigmonachus · · Score: 2, Informative

    The site seemed to be already overwhelmed, so in case it gets slashdotted, here is the youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA88nmSeOM8&eurl=http://benheck.com/12-02-2008/new-xbox-360-portable&feature=player_embedded

  5. Site takedown.... by rwven · · Score: 4, Funny

    Seriously, considering how often Ben Heck gets linked to on tech sites, I cant believe the guy hasn't upgraded to some decent hosting yet.

    I'd really like to actually read this article.

    1. Re:Site takedown.... by Lordnerdzrool · · Score: 2

      Problem is that when he bought a new server for his site, he tore it to pieces because he wanted something more portable.

  6. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 2, Informative

    Comment removed based on user account deletion