Cardboard case mod comes ready to ship
By Darren Murph 
posted Dec 20th 2007 11:43AM
posted Dec 20th 2007 11:43AM
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fire hazard. lol.
But CAN IT PLAY DOOM?
Please, that that doom "joke" die already.
It's no longer funny.
"It's no longer funny."
... would imply that it was ever funny.
but will it blend. :)
Are we sure this isn't the Postal Service's first implementation of the new GPS recording tool for tracking shipping performance and related metrics? The skull and bones are probably to draw attention from the really long extension cord so employees don't know its an internal device used to measure their performance (or to keep kids from eating the box, dunno).
It's like running case less, but in a box...
who's Barry Badirnath?
I hope that thing has INSANE cooling abilities.
i did something similar before...
mine was not in a box, so there is no heating problem, but dust problem... and people like to put their finger in the cooling fan.....
here is the picture by the way, i showed it on school's learning festival... LOL...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/benjasmine/417371196/in/set-72157594581873431/
Its an HP model.
HP = Homeless Person
I laughed when I saw the pictures
I laughed harder when i read your comment.
Pfft! I made a mod like this YEARS ago.
Just shows how SLOW you are again!
Ah come on, you're just jealous you did not think to post to engadget first.
Can it play Doom?
no
Can't you learn from Flashpoint's mistake(s)?
Theoretically, if you did have PC's like this with a monitor and wifi for homeless people, they could browse the net, learn and integrate themselves into society as PC technicians
Geek Squad is hiring!
Lol :).
"Theoretically, if you did have PC's like this with a monitor and wifi for homeless people, they could browse the net, learn and integrate themselves into society as PC technicians"
No need for that, they are rich enough to buy laptops
http://www.harakiwi.net/files/repertoire/images/actualites/Insolite/sansabriwifi.jpg
We don't need anymore homeless PC technicians =P
But did it pass FCC and UL certifications?
Must be Al Gores new computer. Something a little more earth friendly, taking "green" to the extreme.
Totally owns the iMac
BUT...do you have to unbox it to set it up?
No, you just have to re-box it.
will it void my warranty if I umm.. uhh..
does this have a warranty?
Now is that the upgraded model? The fastening tape on my unit is blue.
Nah, just standard DVD rather than Blu-ray like yours.
Ouch.
Ah at least the idiot techs can determine what part is which now ;).
Yea, but does it run linu... wait, nevermind.
i did that months ago
Hope it doesn't burn the house down...
This could be the start of the "One Desktop Per Child" program!
Homeless people won't let it fly. The box industry is all the homeless folks have left.
Looks very fire proof to me.
ah yes, the ghetto pc arrives just in time for Festivus
also, i set a bottle of cold water next to the fan to try to cool it down. it didn't really work though.
Actually, Cardboard box PC cases wouldn't be so bad. You could just go to walmart's back room and get enough boxes to make a PC tower with 10 drive bays and enough space for ANY Motherboard.
And Why stop there?
WORKGROUP SERVERS
SUPERCOMPUTERS
Your imagination is your only limitation.
I don't think the insurance company would like that....
Who even needs cases? Real men leave their components out for all to see them.
... this is like the nth cardboard case mod i've seen, it's been done, it's cool (sorta... not really)... get over it...
slow news day, move along, nothing to see here.
Trogdor!!!
I dig your consumate v's
I really liked the pizza box server ideas of the past... they made sense for a stack of servers without a rack :P
This baby has a ton of expansion room. And that red duct tape is sick. Makes those blue LEDs and neon look so 90's. And cardboard is a great acoustic insulator, can you say "silent pc"! Not to mention the custom graphics. Sign me up for one of these!
Ah, guess somebody leaked Packard Bell's new product mock-up
Haha I like how everything BUT the picture is hidden when you report the post.
why is this news. someone taped computer parts to a carboard box. Sorry to seem mean, but honestly this is what i am supposed to read about on atech site? Great day in tech today, kid discovers duct tape and cardboard, computer ensues...
It takes only one spark to ignite that box...
Does it come with a fire extinguisher?
You'd be surprised at how hard it is to light cardboard on fire, if you don't tear it up first.
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Slow day for news I see
Enjoy your ban.
I'll wait till the chinese make a knockoff of this.
Dunno how they're gonna pack the lead into it though...
Tell me-- What is the difference between this hideous thing and the plethora of case mods you guys slap up on here and praise up the wazoo?
I'm talking about all the stupid case mods that are little more than the same guts pictured above, but shoved into an old Star Wars toy, musical instrument, or other piece of garage sale bric-a-brac. Why is it that a cardboard box is a stupid case mod, but a molded piece of plastic that bears a likeness to some pop-culture icon is a wonderful case mod?
To me, they're all the same worthless junk. A bunch of no-name PC parts shoved inside something that wasn't meant to hold PC parts. Certainly the box looks a little junkier this time around, but you can't seriously say that shoving these same parts into an AT-AT toy or drum set or old radio is somehow more creative. It's still just putting parts into a box.
Laugh at this guy if you want (I did) but please remember to laugh at the next dweeb who sticks a Nintendo Wii into a toaster, guitar, or model of the Millennium Falcon, too.
Should have filled it with those foam peanuts!
Fans + Foam peanuts doesn't mix, well it may blend?
Fans + Foam peanuts don't mix... Perhaps it may blend?*
Sorry...
it will be funny if the fan blows up the peanuts...
I'd buy it.
Still smaller than the PS3
Zing!
I think it's pretty cool. You can write notes on it, like when a certain component was replaced, added, etc. He just needs to upgrade to a "TV packing" box.
My first thought was how much like a BOMB that would seem when it went through the mail system.. can you imagine seeing that go through an xray?
I am totally jealous of this!
Step 1: Cut a hole in the box
Step 2: Put your motherboard in the box
Step 3: Don't have her open the box
And that's the way you do it .....
I'll have to see if i have enough spare parts to make my own...;)
who would want this?
Will it play Doom though?
Why won't anybody answer this question?
WILL IT PLAY DOOM?
Give it a rest. Fuck.
But will it play Doom?
Go friken die Alex...
A goatse icon and a "slow news day" comment.
Biggest. Ban. Ever.
@Chebwa
Indeed... Please report his comment, I'm sure most of you have. Slow moderators perhaps, not news... ;)
Looking for a cheap PC to play Doom. You guys think this will do it?
Fire Hazard in the making.
This case mod is almost cool as the one made out of cooling fans.
Also, would it be possible to make reporting a comment also hide the avatar? Don't really feel like seeing some guy spread his asshole again. (jimmy)
I've reported it three times, I really don't get this place... I mean some people get really offended by this stuff, I don't personally (I just don't like them getting away with it)...
That thing is pretty sweet. pretty sweet for 1995.
yeah...I did this like 7 years ago...my Cardboard box computer, I also used a "pull chain" light switch to start it.
What does he use for a keyboard? Chicklets?
I'm holding out for the super delux duct tape silver platinum edition
All I can say is..... that's just sad!!!!
go play in traffic
I'd pay good money to see someone try to take that through airport security.
this was meant as a reply to Alex in regards to his doom question, for some reason the reply thingy didn't work.
eh whatever...
Yeah, that's gonna work great until the electromagnetic waves PCs generally emit completely kill all your other electronics.
Line it with metal next time, buddy.
A worthy P-P-P-Powerbook!! ripoff.
Actually I've been saving our Last Refrigerator box for something.... Can you Say "SUPER COMPUTER".
Is this the new Green PC made from aircraft grade cardboard?
hive a new meaning to "linux box"
Awesome! Reminds me of a cardboard computer case I did a couple years ago:
http://www.flickr.com/gp/15361042@N08/Zx81ue
Loved that thing. I kinda wish I still had it around...
I built a 150Mhz (!) 486 in a shoebox 12 years ago. this guy just wants to steal my limelight.
Don't breathe this!