Video: Ben Heck's 17-inch PS3 Slim laptop makes hearts race

Is it us or has Ben Heck outdone himself with the minimal clean design of his latest gaming mod? This laptop sees Sony's PS3 Slim stuffed into a monochromatic chassis with 17-inch Gateway 1775w LCD throwing a 1280 x 720 pixel resolution. There's even space inside to tuck away the power cord when traveling. The pinstriped result is nothing short of elegant, sporty even, especially when compared to his PS3 laptop from 2008. Not much in the way of detail yet, but really, this one's meant to stimulate the heart, not the frontal cortex. See it throb to life in the video after the break.

[Mister Vicious Posted Oct 1st 2009 7:45AM]

hope that Regza can fit in your Escort when you take that next road trip

[Diesel1313 Posted Oct 1st 2009 7:16AM]

U da man !!!!!

[Tristan88888888 Posted Oct 1st 2009 7:15AM]

put a keyboard on that thing and it would be perfect.

[Diesel1313 Posted Oct 1st 2009 7:17AM]

Actually you are more then the man, the design is brilliant and it looks perfect :)

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 1st 2009 7:46AM]

Yes but can it print money?!?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 1st 2009 11:25AM]

no but don't worry the federal reserve prints more and more everyday.. they got it covered.

[Ice Cold Posted Oct 1st 2009 8:07AM]

Ben Heck needs his own show, get ON that People!!!!

[Hexydes Posted Oct 1st 2009 9:35AM]

Seconded.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 1st 2009 8:15AM]

How the heck does he fabricate these parts...I'd love to have the tools to do that. I mean I sometimes have ideas too you know.

[James2432 Posted Oct 1st 2009 8:24AM]

Resistance seems pretty resistance to go into the ps3..

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 1st 2009 9:18AM]

Ben Heck pwns again!!!

[BoullionCube Posted Oct 1st 2009 10:03AM]

It's kinda sad there's no Linux on it since it's a slim. It would have doubled nicely as a regular laptop with Linux.

[Bash23 Posted Oct 1st 2009 10:58AM]

How does he make the cases for his projects?

[Bash23 Posted Oct 1st 2009 11:00AM]

Does it have a port to switch the HDD?

[coopere Posted Oct 1st 2009 1:36PM]

that ben heck guy should be in every guiness book record and shelves full with awards. i think a nobel prize would fit nicely there don't you think! he should also change his name to ben hack.

but seriously, they guy is brilliant, innovative and just plain fun. his home must be filled with mods his kids (if he has) are happy to play with.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 1st 2009 1:46PM]

HDMI out?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 1st 2009 2:22PM]

tutorial?

[Bandit5317 Posted Oct 1st 2009 4:59PM]

I love these kind of mods. The ones that push the limits of what can be done by modifying existing technology. Great job as usual Ben!

[Paul Ryan Posted Oct 1st 2009 5:01PM]

Am I the only one who thinks this is ugly compared to his last one?

[Maccadude33 Posted Oct 1st 2009 7:31PM]

I kinda liked the other one he did awhile back. The white finish bothers me a bit. Reminds me of an old iBook but beefier.

But dang, when he opened it up, the simple appearance of it really appealed to me then. I love the grill and button placements. Now if he could do one in all matte black... That would give me the chills.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 2nd 2009 8:33AM]

How has Ben Heck not been kidnapped to China to make bootleg consoles and so forth?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2009 12:19PM]

Want this laptop? Well the only way to get it is to WIN it! The Score of Cool Springs will be giving this AMAZING PS3 unit away to one lucky winner!!! All you have to do is go to www.thescoreofcoolsprings.com and read the rules! Good luck to every one!!

[01100110 Posted Nov 23rd 2009 4:47AM]

whore it up ben