IF i want to DIY a laptop, how do i go about it?
Core i3 350m + 7200rpm HDD + 2GB RAM
How much would the whole set roughly cost?
Where have sell DIY laptop parts?
Originally posted by Call4ljw:IF i want to DIY a laptop, how do i go about it?
Core i3 350m + 7200rpm HDD + 2GB RAM
How much would the whole set roughly cost?
Where have sell DIY laptop parts?
There are no Nehalem-based DIY laptops around. There were some barebones laptops being sold based on Core 2, primarily from OCZ. Buy the chassis, CPU, HDD, RAM and you're done.
Why are there no Nehalem based DIY laptops? Most mobile Nehalem CPUS are SOLDERED onto the motherboard.
Your best bet is to go the conventional route and get a laptop from the OEM manufacturers.
Originally posted by Raraken:There are no Nehalem-based DIY laptops around. There were some barebones laptops being sold based on Core 2, primarily from OCZ. Buy the chassis, CPU, HDD, RAM and you're done.
Why are there no Nehalem based DIY laptops? Most mobile Nehalem CPUS are SOLDERED onto the motherboard.
Your best bet is to go the conventional route and get a laptop from the OEM manufacturers.
Then is it possible to get the motherboard and processor as a whole(edit:with chassis)?
what about the keyboard?
Is it possible for a whole set under $400?
hmmmmm...if u want a small laptop where u can put it in a lcd case they have the motherboard for it...but the lcd screen is hard to interface n looks weird even after u assembled it.
trying to make a laptop with such small sensitive pcb board where even a drop of sweat can destroy it completely is not wise.its like trying to piece a PS2 console.high chances it wont work and even if it worked the performance is not stable and would crash or stop functioning prematurely.
However they do hap a laptop on sale in australia for $400 brand new and i did see shops in spore selling somewhere around that price too.....and then theres the other mini laptop which are smaller n way cheaper.all around $400 or less even.
Originally posted by Terminator Hitman:hmmmmm...if u want a small laptop where u can put it in a lcd case they have the motherboard for it...but the lcd screen is hard to interface n looks weird even after u assembled it.
trying to make a laptop with such small sensitive pcb board where even a drop of sweat can destroy it completely is not wise.its like trying to piece a PS2 console.high chances it wont work and even if it worked the performance is not stable and would crash or stop functioning prematurely.
However they do hap a laptop on sale in australia for $400 brand new and i did see shops in spore selling somewhere around that price too.....and then theres the other mini laptop which are smaller n way cheaper.all around $400 or less even.
It doesnt have to be small.
I just thought that the processor is quite powerful.
And since those prebuilt laptops have a lot of part which i do not need.
So i could cut down on cost while retaining power.
Card reader, DVD drive, wireless card and graphics card i do not require.
Screen above 11 inch and below 15 inch would be most ideal for me.
(HDD 80GB is enough le; less item = less weight)
Originally posted by Call4ljw:It doesnt have to be small.
I just thought that the processor is quite powerful.
And since those prebuilt laptops have a lot of part which i do not need.
So i could cut down on cost while retaining power.
Card reader, DVD drive, wireless card and graphics card i do not require.
Screen above 11 inch and below 15 inch would be most ideal for me.
(HDD 80GB is enough le; less item = less weight)
Some 320GB drives are as light as old 80GB drives. Seriously, have you done your homework?
No one sells a laptop mobo just like that. Each mobo has to be customized for a specific chassis. It's not like desktops, where you have ATX, mATX etc.
Originally posted by Raraken:Some 320GB drives are as light as old 80GB drives. Seriously, have you done your homework?
No one sells a laptop mobo just like that. Each mobo has to be customized for a specific chassis. It's not like desktops, where you have ATX, mATX etc.
80GB was just an example.
Do laptops and desktops use the same type of HDD?
Originally posted by Raraken:Some 320GB drives are as light as old 80GB drives. Seriously, have you done your homework?
No one sells a laptop mobo just like that. Each mobo has to be customized for a specific chassis. It's not like desktops, where you have ATX, mATX etc.
I'm thinking of something like this.
Core i3 350m(approx 300) + Motherboard($?) + Hitachi 160GB 7200rpm($52) +
2GB RAM ($78) + whole chassis($?) = $450-500?
Correct me if i'm wrong, i know nothing about DIY laptops.
Originally posted by Call4ljw:I'm thinking of something like this.
Core i3 350m(approx 300) + Motherboard($?) + Hitachi 160GB 7200rpm($52) +
2GB RAM ($78) + whole chassis($?) = $450-500?
Correct me if i'm wrong, i know nothing about DIY laptops.
That is wrong.
I'm dead serious. You are unable to buy the chip and any motherboard out there right now.
Intel Core i series chips are facing a serious shortage right now, and even then boxed processors don't exist. They are only available to companies that make laptops, and these companies solder the damn thing onto the motherboard.
So, just give up on the whole idea of a DIY laptop based on Nehalem. Core 2 is till available, if you wish to go that way, but no. Nehalem DIY laptops just don't exist now. Better get yourself a 12" ultraportable or a netbook or a laptop based on CULV technology.
Originally posted by Raraken:That is wrong.
I'm dead serious. You are unable to buy the chip and any motherboard out there right now.
Intel Core i series chips are facing a serious shortage right now, and even then boxed processors don't exist. They are only available to companies that make laptops, and these companies solder the damn thing onto the motherboard.
So, just give up on the whole idea of a DIY laptop based on Nehalem. Core 2 is till available, if you wish to go that way, but no. Nehalem DIY laptops just don't exist now. Better get yourself a 12" ultraportable or a netbook or a laptop based on CULV technology.
Then i'll just have to wait, not urgent anyway.
Core 2 doesnt have on-die integrated graphics and the integrated memory controller.
Most importantly, it uses 32nm transistor. 20w tdp vs 35w tdp for processor only.
Originally posted by Call4ljw:Then i'll just have to wait, not urgent anyway.
Core 2 doesnt have on-die integrated graphics and the integrated memory controller.
Most importantly, it uses 32nm transistor. 20w tdp vs 35w tdp for processor only.
The IMC isn't that important. What you should care is battery life.
Core 2 has a 3-chip layout. The CPU, Northbridge and Southbridge.
Arrandale is 2-chip based. CPU and PCH. Of course you're going to have much better battery life, even with a 35W TDP.
Then all I can say is you're going to wait a long time, if not forever, for Intel to release a socketed version of the i3m and for someone to sell a mobo, chassis etc.
Originally posted by Raraken:There are no Nehalem-based DIY laptops around. There were some barebones laptops being sold based on Core 2, primarily from OCZ. Buy the chassis, CPU, HDD, RAM and you're done.
Why are there no Nehalem based DIY laptops? Most mobile Nehalem CPUS are SOLDERED onto the motherboard.
Your best bet is to go the conventional route and get a laptop from the OEM manufacturers.
Where is the OCZ stall you mention?
Any OEM manufacturers in sg?
Originally posted by Call4ljw:Where is the OCZ stall you mention?
Any OEM manufacturers in sg?
That you have to import, or get from a distro. 11" Atom, 13/15" C2D, 15" C2D gaming series.
Originally posted by Raraken:That you have to import, or get from a distro. 11" Atom, 13/15" C2D, 15" C2D gaming series.
If i have to import anyhow, seems that it will be more worthwhile to get a prebuilt laptop in sg.