Recent content by calbear81

Check out http://www.coboc.com for laptop barebones and parts.

Ehhh.. Mikey, please don't get me in trouble. LOL. ;)

Actually, cost is not as high as you might believe. Of course, with the heavy discounting you see now-a-days from the mass manufacturers you can't compete at that level. But if you're trying to build a custom rig, then the DIY route is a good idea since you can customize and replace a lot of...

Yeah, just trying to be informative this time around and help build the intersest in customizing laptops. Hmm.. where would this post belong.. maybe in Hardware?

Probably a good idea, can a mod move this into the right place?

Hey AT people, Oh well, first post got locked, had a good reason but I was assured that I can participate freely as long as I don't do any self-promotion. So, given that, does anyone have any questions at all about how to build your own laptop, what kind of parts, what type of training...

We're working on securing as many mobile graphics cards as we can as seperate items. Right now, it's tough because there are only a few laptops out there using the PCI-Express MXM specificaiton for upgradeable graphics. But this will be the trend for all high-performance laptops this year and...

Bragging Rights! This should be the first forum the site has appeared on. You guys are definitely the cream of the crop when it comes to evaluating whether something has potential or not. Once we get rolling, we can definitely consider some AT-exclusive deals. =)

Hey EyeMWing, You can build it yourself and save money as well as control more of the product's specifications, features, etc. There's a whole new level of customization you can do since we carry spare parts.. stuff like custom keyboards, custom backpanels (painted, laser-cut) can all be...

We've secured agreements with all of the major barebook manufacturers. Since it's a preview site, not all of our inventory is available yet. We're planning to keep adding as we grow and help build the laptop modding community.

There's an internal meaning to it... it's kind of long but it's actually a long acronym as well as a palindrome! The post is probably going to get pulled but I wanted to place it here in Off-Topic because I wanted to not violate any rules.. The site hasn't officially launched yet so...

That's true.. I'd be more than happy to participate and answer any questions. We're trying to build up a DIY community for laptops.

Hope this doesn't violate any rules about self-promotion but I think people will be interested. Feel free to delete if it is not allowed or will need someone else to post something about this new Laptop DIY site. Coboc.com Get all the parts, tools, and training materials you need to...