[nylug-talk] DIY laptop?

[Kevin Mark]

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On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 04:22:45AM -0500, jh wrote:
> Faye Barth wrote:
> > Re: Gary Mort wrote
> >>but I wasn't aware that
> >> there was a place that you could get the case and associated LCD
> >> monitor
> > Well I don't know either; I'm basically at square 1 of the process myself.  
> > But I'm ticked off enough to start looking into it.  F. Barth
> > 
> 
> This place might be helpful:
> 
> http://www.abs.com/diy/notebookdiy.asp
> 
> Note: same parent company as Newegg, I believe. There are others selling 
> "whitebox" notebooks for those interested in DIY. Do a google search on 
> "bare bones notebook".
> 
> DIY notebooks aren't really that DIY. You have to buy the chassis as a 
> whole - LCD, case, keyboard, motherboard, etc. Then you slap whatever 
> into it. It might be easier than a full PC, honestly. Not sure that it 
> makes a whole lot of sense.
> 
> jh
Hi *,
I can confim this with the trade publication that I get. A company
called ASI (asipartner.com) lists a 'customize notebook' like the EL80
that they call a BTO (build-to-order) notebook solution. I have so far
only seen Intel mentioned with these ads though.
cheers,
Kev
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