DIY: Turn your Xbox 360 into a Laptop

What could be better than making your Xbox 360 mobile? Now you can with this really cool and in-depth DIY over at Engadget that turns your Xbox 360 into a portable laptop. The DIY starts out:

The making-of How-To for the Xbox 360 laptop will be in three parts. In today's segment we'll discuss the parts list, stripping down an Xbox 360 motherboard, and modding / reattaching the DVD and hard drives. The next installment will cover case design, construction and hacking the LCD display, as well as wiring the video. Part 3 will then describe wiring all the separate parts together, troubleshooting, and finishing up the unit. Full design files will be including along the way. Let's take a look and prep to get started!

A few of the things you'll need:

• Xbox 360 Premium system
• Westinghouse LCM-17x1 17-inch widescreen monitor
• Xbox 360 WiFi module
• Small, flat USB keyboard

If you're brave enough, you'll definitely want to check out this cool weekend project. If you try this, let us know how it works out.

At Engadget.com

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