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Ben Heck's PS3 Laptop is hecka cool photo

Ben Heck has done it again! Ben as you may know is a master at taking videogame consoles and transforming them into portable devices. He's taken Super Nintendos, N64s, PS1s, and a whole mess of others and turned them into portable and awesome looking machines. Some of his more recent mods have involved taking the Wii and the Xbox 360 and turning them into laptops.

Ben revealed his PlayStation 3 laptop this past week and has completed the current generation laptop mods. The PlayStation 3 laptop was commissioned by the crew at Engadget and will actually be going up for charity auction very soon. The project took about 14 months on and off making this Ben's longest project to date. As for the specs:

  • Original backwards compatible 60GB model
  • 17-inch LCD HDTV screen: 720p
  • HDMI-DVI connection (same as last Xbox 360 laptop)
  • Built-in keyboard, USB ports, stereo speakers, headphone jack
  • Size: 17 x 13.75 x 3-inches
  • Weight: 16 pounds!
Video of the PS3p in action and more pictures can be seen over on Engadget. What do you think of it? I'm still waiting for the mod where I can inject videogames straight through my nose. LIKE COCAINE!

[Thanks, David Foxhound! -- Yep! I'm a NorCal kid!]


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Pedro Blandino's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2008 22:41
Pedro Blandino
bad play on words.
also why hdmi to dvi? theres a ton of hdmi monitors out on the market now. unless its a port i don't see on the laptop it self.
Wexx's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2008 22:42
Wexx
16 pounds is pretty heavy for a laptop, if I do say so myself.


Also: WOW DUDE, FUCKING OLD! I SAW THIS 2 MINUTES AGO ON DIGG!
Aertyr's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2008 22:50
Aertyr
I love mods like these. This stuff is awesome.
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2008 23:00
brainderailment
Awesome, but there's no excuse for not putting some type of trackpad on this thing.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2008 23:01
Sharpless
I saw this when I was in the womb! OLD!

But seriously, Ben Heck is awesome. I wish I had those mad skillz. I wonder if any of the 360 projects he's done have ever Red Ringed, or if he managed to improve on MS's mistakes. Oh well. So amazing.
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2008 23:06
brainderailment
Also, watching the video on Engadget allows you to see an all around view of it. It's much cooler looking in the video. He put all kinds of sexy chrome on that beyatch.
sevink's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2008 23:07
sevink
This is cool, but 16lbs is pretty heavy for a laptop. I don't see this as "to mobile"
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2008 23:29
Cheeburga
It's beautiful.
ReclusiveSpirit's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2008 23:39
ReclusiveSpirit
It's cool to see a couple of my latest blog postings finally make the front page. ;)
PaperBowser0's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 00:18
PaperBowser0
damn, seems pretty heavy to me, but also really cool. I wish I had the skillz that this guy had. :P
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 00:21
MechaMonkey
It's more mobile than carrying the PS3, assorted cords, and whatever else is attached, and comes with its own monitor.

While it is most certainly awesome, I don't think I would find much opportunity to use it. I suppose it'd be good for hotel rooms that only have a coaxial connection you have need to get an excavation permit to locate.
teknomusik's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 01:57
teknomusik
Hey, I'm drunk right now, and I know the title of this story is hella lame.
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 02:27
Justice
That guy has crazy mechanical skills.
Pedro Blandino's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 03:06
Pedro Blandino
show me this dvi-hdmi port. i don't see it.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 03:08
Samit Sarkar
The PS3 itself only weighs 11 pounds, so that screen and such must be pretty heavy! Still, that is bad ass.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 04:17
Necros
This guy is a fucking genius.
Visc's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 06:50
Visc
That is a wonderful thing. I want one.
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 07:48
mistic
I'd like one for taking to night-shifts at work :-)
foxhound009's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 08:15
foxhound009
I'd rather have one of these alienware laptops :P
but that's just me :)
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 08:34
Holyetheline
That's pretty nice... actually, it's really nice... this guy has some true talent
Roryzilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 10:34
Roryzilla
Epic win is, quite frankly, epic.
joshandrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 14:13
joshandrox
tits.
Kalmah's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 16:29
Kalmah
Boo, his website is down.
Los Tres Ojos's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 18:44
Los Tres Ojos
Let me go order... Oh 16 lbs you say?
pinksage's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 19:19
pinksage
Cool, but non-practical. But, who cares about practicality?
Churchhills Dog's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 19:33
Churchhills Dog
I wonder if he uses a prototyping machine? The cases he uses for his custom work all seem to have that same "layered" look about them.
PaperBowser0's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 23:27
PaperBowser0
@Kalmah - The site's up now. ;)
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