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Xbox 360 Laptop Mod MK II

Published on 18th April 2007 by Joe Martin

The new Xbox 360 laptop mod is lighter, prettier and thinner than ever before.

Efforts have apparently been continuing on one of our favourite non-PC mods, Engadget reports.

The Xbox 360 Laptop MK II is a better, prettier, thinner and lighter than the original version.

360 on the go sounds like a good thing to us, and thanks to the folks at Engadget we may soon be able to have one ourselves as they will be detailing the process of how to build a 360 laptop up from scratch, complete with technical drawings and the original design and art files over the next few weeks.

In the mean time however, you'll have to cope with drooling at some of the pictures and videos available.

If you're thinking "that's a rather big laptop" then you would be right, just as Ben Heckendorn's original was no pocket-sized PDA either.

Of course, there is already a precident for a "portable" gaming system a big as this: a year ago we reviewed a Rock Xtreme notebook that sported SLI graphics and a huge 19" display. It also cost £2500 and weighed the wrong side of 6.5KG (14 pounds!)

Naturally, practicality isn't high on the list of design objectives for either gaming system. As with SLI notebooks with sub-one hour battery lifes, the Xbox 360 laptop really only exists for two reasons: because it's cool, and just because we can.

We look forward to Part III where we will see how it's all built.

What's next - a portable PS3? Hatch your plans for global gaming domination in our forums.

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pranks7er 18th April 2007, 11:01

it looks liek it dosnt use battery

mmorgue 18th April 2007, 11:17

My only "meh" would be the colours -- I liked the look of the first one they showed on here. Not "xbox360y" enough for me. But that's just an opinion.

Still, damn impressive mod!

lamboman 18th April 2007, 11:57

I personlly loved the look of the first one. It didn't look modded, it look like production material. This one should be the same, but smaller.

Evenge 18th April 2007, 16:13

That looks interesting! And portable PS3 would also be cool... :p

zoom314 18th April 2007, 17:01

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Originally Posted by Evenge
That looks interesting! And portable PS3 would also be cool... :p

Or even, Dare I say It?

A Wii Portable perhaps? ;)

CardJoe 18th April 2007, 17:20

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Originally Posted by zoom314
Or even, Dare I say It?

A Wii Portable perhaps? ;)

Been done.

http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/6311/7335/nintendo-wii-laptop-engadget-self-build.phtml

sinizterguy 18th April 2007, 19:04

Recently I have been moving around from place to place, and dont spend enough time at home to play with my X360. Something like this would be great. Just throw it in the car.

DXR_13KE 18th April 2007, 20:19

the wii portable is stupid, the screen is to small, but this laptop rocks. :D

Woodstock 18th April 2007, 20:46

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Originally Posted by lamboman
I personlly loved the look of the first one. It didn't look modded, it look like production material. This one should be the same, but smaller.

cause its simple to make a x360 smaller then standard?

Neogumbercules 18th April 2007, 21:00

There's a company selling a screen attachment for the 360 and advertises that you can take your 360 with you wherever you go. Someone should inform them that if you so much as breath on the 360 when its on with a disc in it the thing asplodes.

This laptop mod is very sweet, though.