Xbox 360 Laptop mk2
By Benjamin Heckendorn 
posted Apr 17th 2007 1:17PM
posted Apr 17th 2007 1:17PM
Wondering why there's no pictures of the insides of this thing? Well that's because we're saving them for the three part How-To making-of, naturally. You'll get a behind-the-scenes tour of the construction of this device, along with diagrams, tech specs, and even the original design and art files. We'll also cover LCD screen hacking as well and many of the finer details about this project that aren't readily apparent by the glamor shots we took. Stay tuned!
Demo videos of this unit for your viewing pleasure (PS3 fanboys be warned):
[MP4] Download in QVGA
[MP4] Download in VGA
[MPG] Download in VGA (MPEG-2)
Would that be the mk2 Elite?
B-E-A-utiful.
looks great! now hopefully it wont overheat and brick like my 360 :)
Can this be called a "laptop" when it has no batteries to power the system?
Technically it should be a called a notebook, but really anything that you can fit on your lap (mains or battery powered) can be called a laptop.
Man i'm really really considering attempting to build myself one of them. It just looks so cool. Maybe MS could start releasing ones as the xbox 360 ultimate
Dude never ceases to amaze me. Guess my "PSP in a PSP case" is fairly pointless now.....
While I'm sure Ben is now making tons of money off cosignment projects, but why isn't Sony/MS/Nin throwing money at this guy as a consultant? He really seems to have his finger on the pulse of gadgets.
Beautiful work, and if I could afford it, I most certainly would get one of those beautiful Atari laptops.
Keep up the good work Ben.
-Andy
wii laptop, xbox laptop, why not a ps3 laptop? it'd be oh so powerful :)
if you tried to make a ps3 laptop it would be about the size of a desktop. I mean seriously, the ps3 is huge.
Can we call something a "driveway" when you don't drive on it, or a "parkway" when you're not allowed to park there?
Its a laptop. It fits (uncomfortably) on TOP of your LAP, and is useful/playable.
Arguing semantics is pointless. Its awesome. Hows that?
SAWEEEEEEEEETTT!!!!!!!
SAWEEEEEEEEETTT!!!!!!!
with the overheating problem 360 has, is it really wise to call it a 'lap'-top??
T a c k y.
Ben is officially the coolest person, who makes mods.
Now I want t2 see him make a Wii60 Laptop w/ built-in Blu-Ray. thta wood b3 t3h uber frag mach1ne.
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Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony should all be scrambling to hire this guy. His creations have that rare blend of functionality and beauty. That he does everything by himself is miraculous.
cool.. but what's the purpose of the keyboard? (aside from live chat which is coming in may)
You are the greatest craftsman i have never met! Its beautifully crafted to complement the system below.
Not one thing you have created is sub-par.
I sure wish he would make this in an easy assembly kit form and sell them. (Just add your own 360).
I am pretty sure quite a few people would buy them.
Maybe version 3 could run on battery power though...
Personally, I don't see the usefulness of this. The keyboard might be nice to have, but there's no joystick on the actual device - you'd have to carry around a controller everywhere (and that hefty power brick). However, I think this would be fantastic _without_ the screen. A slimmer, fully functional Xbox 360, with a form factor that I can stack other things on top of? Sign me up.
well as it is a very good idea , how long before he gets a letter from Microsoft,saying he has violated DMCA,or some other patent and they sue him in court if he does not take down all informatin on this, look I LIKE it,but Microsoft likes to crush any real inovation ,(other than ther own)
The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of altering their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views....
-- Doctor Who
That is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. I will highly respect you if you end up actually posting tutorials.
Bro build a PS3 laptop, that would be badass. I'd buy one for sure
Bro needs to build a PS3 laptop, that would be badass. I'd buy one for sure
BEN, YOU MAD, MAD MAN! YES PS3 NEXT PLEASE ;^)...
PS If you don't I will (with water liquid cooling too boot)...
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Frank Black a.k.a LDM
Water-bending Master
http://www.eternal-champions.com/images/ldm_master_builder!.jpg
Somebody need to hook it up with a mouse for FPS games! I ll buy it right away :)
nice
microsoft should buy the design off of him and get rid of the sceen
then u get a nice tiny system with crazy specs
dont see the use of the keyboard tho...
From article:
"This Xbox laptop is a bit thinner..."
From photo caption here:
http://www.engadget.com/gallery/xbox-360-laptop-mk2/216041/
"This unit is slightly thicker than the first Xbox 360 laptop by about 1/8th of an inch."
Bruce:
Maybe. But MS would have a hell of a time proving damages. Moreover, it's obvious that Ben crafts these devices for the "purely philsophiocal" inquiry into the manner in which the console opereates.
Right Ben? ;)
Plus, he's not making money off of it. Think of it this way, we have to buy the casing, the screen, the keyboard, all the extra parts. PLUS! The XBox 360 for it's internals, and put it all together. It's not like Ben here is buying up 360's, putting them in cases and reselling them for exorbitant amounts. He's well in his rights to do this.
Well another thing to consider, I mod consoles to make interesting new versions of them that the fans love. I don't see this as a problem. None of my work is in software because I suck at that stuff. I also account for a good deal of hardware sales, I've probably bought more consoles in the last 3 years than 10 people would in a lifetime.
Whereas you have a lot of other people doing mods and hacks with the sole purpose of allowing people to play ripped copies of DVD's. Seems to me that's a lot worse.
Is the reason this one is so lighter is because the power brick is no longer built in? The original had it built in, right? Maybe that was the one that Ben made originally? The picture above has the brick on the table next to the laptop.
You know when you spend too much time in IRC chatrooms when you understood what was said without error... >.>
A PS3 laptop would be cool as well. Portable blu-ray player, wireless internet, 60 gig HD, linux, bluetooth accessories.
In one of the pictures it says this model is 1/8th of an inch thicker than the original, but here it says its thinner?
Yes, sorry about that error. This unit is 1/8" thicker than the original 2006 model. The changes in the design will be explained in Part 2 of the making of in detail.
Very Nice! Where are the construction photo's?
Holy crap!!!!! Wow!!! Now i have a reason to buy a Xbox 360. Please oh please teach me how to mod stuff like that. ok i am done sucking up.
Coulda done without the Incredible Hulk Green trim...
Looks big. Should have put something good in there like a PS3.
You know whats really amazing about this unit? I don't want a 360 (as yet), there are no games on the 360 that compels me towards it that are currently released.
But this piece of art makes me want a 360! I salute you Ben!
My god! That's awesome! And there's even going to be a How-To! Woohoo!
According to the gallery, this unit is thicker, not thinner, than the original mod.
http://www.engadget.com/gallery/xbox-360-laptop-mk2/216041/
I think it's fantastic, but...
- Battery power is a must, at least 3-4 hours.
Is this one water cooled like the previous. I would really like to make one my self, but the production cost is probably too high for my wallet. But... if you were to produce this "kit" "add you own 360", it would most likely be cheaper. Also, left for primer, not to knock your color selection, but the green is not very attractive.
Also, what is the stability of the unit like? Does it over heat quickly? How loud is it? Will it burn your thighs after playing for 20 min? I also didn't notice a head phone jack. Maybe an integrated wireless headphone jack..?
I'm just thinking for long car rides, being able to enjoy playing my 360 laptop without disturbing others. I suppose you could just buy an adapter at radio shack for 3 dollars to hook up your headphones via the rca connection in the back of the unit.
I can not find links to the first laptop attempt. This is great but I am also interested in the whole history, which includes the first laptop.
Thanks
Sorry I found the link... Thanks!
This is awesome, now if you could stick vista or xp in there we'd be in business
you know this reminds me of the new xbox 360 elite coming out(the black xbox)
Ben Heck is God.
absolutely amazing. suggestion, put a treo or something in it too to run windows mobile and skype
is this the work of benheck.com like the last one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-pUvsdpdU4
He should add a built-in vision camera for xbox live
I will pay you $1000 right now for it. email me at rgremax@gmail.com if interested! Can you set it up to be able to play with a mouse instead of the xbox controller.
Ciao
Hey this is farmore the best MOD I've ever seen. This guy definiteley needs to teach Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Sega, and all the rest a few pointers. This is what the poeple want today for sure. Companies better tighten their shot group up and get with the program before they lose all capitalizm of their own inventions!
I'd like to know where the tut is so I may compile one of my own. Hey Ben point me in the right direction so I may give it a shot if you don't mind.
no joke!~
Hey quick question for you. Do you know where i can buy a 360 laptop? Im about to get deployed with the military and this could make the next 15 months not so horrible if you know what i mean. thanks.
Nice... Much better finish than the first effort, and I loved the video :D
"What you talkin 'bout, billis?"
This is another example of the creative genius that is BenHeck.
Someone suggested a Wii for the next project... first thought was "Yeah, that'd be cool"... second thought was, how would you do it so you can still wave the Wiimote at it? The whole design of the control system lends itself to pointing-at-the-TV play, not mobile.
I agree, if a ps3 laptop was made and Ben had the ps3 running linux also, it could really be used as a laptop too. That would be sweet. However I am still considering building the wii laptop, its just so sick.
if you are selling them how much? i would buy one in a heart beat
you should definetly put this up for people to buy. everyone would buy this. you should make a deal with MS.
If you don't get to that, please make tutorial videos
You should make and sell these. you would make a fortune, but if any1 knows a site or somewhere people sell these, get me back. Also, if you know any organization that'll make these, get me back. this shi* is sooo sick!!!
It's really cool. But with web surfing capabilities, it would rock my world.