Netbook in a suitcase: all the shortcomings of a subnote in a large, inconvenient package

This is true art, friend. The amazing "brotato" (rhymes with potato, in a perfect world) has hacked together netbook components, an ancient keyboard and a 14.2-inch LCD into this classy case, dubbing the project "The Poor Man's Netbook." The box is running Windows XP, but he tested it out with Windows 7 and Mac OS X and it performed beautifully, except for the Bluetooth 2.1 module. The box is based on a Mini-ITX Intel D945GCLF2 Dual Core 1.6Ghz Atom motherboard, with 2GB of RAM, a 160GB HDD and 802.11n WiFi -- though you'll have to hunt down an outlet, there's no battery power here. The best news is that he's selling the whole conglomeration on eBay, perfect for completing that piece of horrible cyberpunk fiction you've been slaving over on your boringtop.

[Thanks, Ryan]

[aa589 Posted Jan 31st 2009 6:54PM]

umm... wheres the track pad, or track point....

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 31st 2009 9:46PM]

It has bluetooth for a wireless mouse and usb on the back of the motherboard if you want a wired mouse

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 31st 2009 6:55PM]

Kind of reminds me of my fist mobile phone

[JoeJoeJoeJoeJoe Posted Jan 31st 2009 9:05PM]

I love how the keyboard's brand is "keyboard".

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 31st 2009 9:06PM]

"The amazing 'brotato' (rhymes with potato..."
Now is that broTAYto, or broTAHto?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 1st 2009 12:44AM]

he said BrotaYto....not BrotaHto! ;-)

Call it off!!! ;-) LOL

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 31st 2009 10:42PM]

I thought i had seen this somewhere yesterday

http://digg.com/gadgets/The_poor_man_s_netbook_a_suitcase_computer

[TIMMAH Posted Feb 1st 2009 12:42AM]

Kaypro XP?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 1st 2009 11:54AM]

You say brotato and I say brotato

[A7 Posted Feb 1st 2009 12:04PM]

thats just slightly smaller than 'my first laptop'. A HP perhaps, blue screen only, God knows what it ran( I was just kid when I found it)

[xdurus Posted Feb 1st 2009 5:55PM]

I can't believe the current bid is $350+ U.S. with 2days left....wtf?
There sure is a lot of wasted space.He could of easily fit a micro atx board with decent onboard gpu.If you're going to put a 3.5" hd in it, you might as well go big and have that monstrosity double as a portable HTPC.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 1st 2009 10:29PM]

just what i always wanted! they should've made it more useless though... i dunno, pack a little mini crt into it somehow, maybe one of those godawful ibm clicky keyboards and a giant trackball.

yeah.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 1st 2009 10:23PM]

I built something better 2 years ago.... Puts this thing to shame...

[Grusic Posted Feb 1st 2009 10:09PM]

Why would anyone do this when notebooks are so cheap now?