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Ben Heck's PS3 Laptop is hecka cool
10:36 PM on 04.12.2008, Hamza CTZ Aziz 30 comments

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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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Aertyr's Avatar
Aertyr at 04/12/2008 22:50
I love mods like these. This stuff is awesome.
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 04/12/2008 23:00
Awesome, but there's no excuse for not putting some type of trackpad on this thing.
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Sharpless at 04/12/2008 23:01
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.
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brainderailment at 04/12/2008 23:06
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.
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sevink at 04/12/2008 23:07
This is cool, but 16lbs is pretty heavy for a laptop. I don't see this as "to mobile"
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Cheeburga at 04/12/2008 23:29
It's beautiful.
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ReclusiveSpirit at 04/12/2008 23:39
It's cool to see a couple of my latest blog postings finally make the front page. ;)
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PaperBowser0 at 04/13/2008 00:18
damn, seems pretty heavy to me, but also really cool. I wish I had the skillz that this guy had. :P
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MechaMonkey at 04/13/2008 00:21
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.
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teknomusik at 04/13/2008 01:57
Hey, I'm drunk right now, and I know the title of this story is hella lame.
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Justice at 04/13/2008 02:27
That guy has crazy mechanical skills.
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Pedro Blandino at 04/13/2008 03:06
show me this dvi-hdmi port. i don't see it.
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Samit Sarkar at 04/13/2008 03:08
The PS3 itself only weighs 11 pounds, so that screen and such must be pretty heavy! Still, that is bad ass.
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Necros at 04/13/2008 04:17
This guy is a fucking genius.
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Visc at 04/13/2008 06:50
That is a wonderful thing. I want one.
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mistic at 04/13/2008 07:48
I'd like one for taking to night-shifts at work :-)
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foxhound009 at 04/13/2008 08:15
I'd rather have one of these alienware laptops :P
but that's just me :)
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Holyetheline at 04/13/2008 08:34
That's pretty nice... actually, it's really nice... this guy has some true talent
Roryzilla's Avatar
Roryzilla at 04/13/2008 10:34
Epic win is, quite frankly, epic.
joshandrox's Avatar
joshandrox at 04/13/2008 14:13
tits.
Kalmah's Avatar
Kalmah at 04/13/2008 16:29
Boo, his website is down.
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Los Tres Ojos at 04/13/2008 18:44
Let me go order... Oh 16 lbs you say?
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pinksage at 04/13/2008 19:19
Cool, but non-practical. But, who cares about practicality?
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Churchhills Dog at 04/13/2008 19:33
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.
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PaperBowser0 at 04/13/2008 23:27
@Kalmah - The site's up now. ;)
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