I Built My Own "Laptop" and Tried to Use it in Starbucks

[@austinfarley4971]

Starbucks employees probably be like "That weird tech tips guy is back"

[@veltcardio]

Damn tiktokers!!!

[@kitsunekaze93]

@@veltcardio dont you mean "damn techtippers!"

[@nauscakes1868]

That local millionaire is being weird again!

[@Kafj302]

@@nauscakes1868 again? LInus has never been 100% sane. just imagine seeing how much the local starbucks will put up with. like of course inform the manager, but keep them other employees in the dark. like how much of set up could you do, before the employees are like "sir it looks like you are moving in"

[@PotravnyyVV]

Oh no....

[@cs83]

A few years ago, there was a dude who would regularly set up his mid tower gaming pc + 27" monitor at the Starbucks down the street from my old office. He kept buying food and drinks while he was there, they never cared.

[@CommodoreFan64]

I had an aunt here in S. Carolina whom in the 70's - mid 00's worked as a court stenographer, she had a custom lunchbox PC (desktop PC on wheels) in the late 90's, and lugged around an early IBM LCD monitor as laptops at the time were not powerful enough for her workflow, and she would sometimes work from a local coffee shop that had early WiFi, & they did not care much as she was buying food, and coffee from them while working.

[@Teth47]

I have a friend who does that because no ISP will send internet more advanced than dial-up to his house, so he goes there with his PC to do updates and shit

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@Teth47 Can't even get a 5G signal with an outdoor antenna, or Satellite internet? those are options these days in many many places.

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@Teth47 well, can they, or can't they?

[@kumarp3074]

A group known as Improv Everywhere did a prank back in the day where they setup a full desktop PC with CRT monitor in Starbucks.

[@purpshell]

that sponsor segment caught me off guard

[@K131real]

sure did xD

[@aussiegruber86]

First time I have not skipped an ad

[@That-JC]

I was just about to comment that it was my favourite part of the video! (Loved the video, but the sponsor segment made me smile the widest!)

[@maddinek]

@@That-JC amen to that! :D

[@bluexeyedxpassion]

Ridge is badass. if you don't, definitely get one.

[@JustAPersonalUseBarb]

This is the divorced parents pc. Perfect for when you have to go somewhere every weekend, but don't want to set up your pc every time

[@Kafj302]

oh..god...this both right....and really sad at the same time.

[@meneldal]

I think you can make it work with a small form factor case and keeping a screen/keyboard in each house. Just carry the case and mouse. That's likely the cheapest option. For the price of this case you can easily get a couple decent screens (much better than this) and extra peripherals.

[@theminecraft4202]

unironically exactly what i did

[@BlueCaboose42]

Thanks for the flashbacks of carting around my OG Xbox lol

[@piercemccauley7079]

why would you set up ur pc everytime, its a few cables lol

[@kentairius]

that was rhetorical most unhinged sponsor message I've seen in my life

[@zirarwz3540]

There’s worse

[@Potimpo]

​@@zirarwz3540 Thankfully i didnt see anything worse yet

[@ShuriShoto]

You could say that it was like the build quality of the PC

[@RaphaelConstantinou-i4j]

im watching the 69hours of ads before the vid and this is making me nervous

[@srinikhavijay43]

Which ones?​@@zirarwz3540

[@baths4cars]

"make daddy a baddy" brothers we must stay focused, we must stay focused

[@ffadeawayy2199]

that devices gonna break every table at starbucks

[@K131real]

This comment is gonna blow up xD

[@benfen8798]

nimona pfp WWW

[@truestbluu]

are the tables that bad

[@mrheineken88]

Are their tables as weak as their coffee?😮

[@Mrevo599]

Ehh it's not a Bills fan.

[@BBROPHOTO]

Can we get more sponsor spots like that, that aren't just pitching sales points!? Those funny ads are way more engaging and I mean, half of the top comments are mentioning it haha.

[@zerocal76]

Yeah, we want more of those kind of ads. We will continue to not buy the sponsors' products but would like the funny ads 😀

[@Edwarlog]

That ridge wallet sponsor spot was so good 😂

[@anthonyewell3470]

It needs to be its own video and stored in a vault as an international treasure

[@theoneandonlyivan8347]

@@anthonyewell3470 I agreee!

[@360SubSeven]

i still want a wallet like that sadly most of the world still uses a lot of coins.

[@origin24houston]

It scared me, I was like shit it's already fathers day? Nope

[@TheW83]

Better than the wallet itself! Which is quite mediocre and overpriced.

[@Thegreatequalizer]

Look, I'm not going to consider that a "laptop" until I see Linus with it firmly IN lap.

[@mwbgaming28]

And using it unplugged

[@last8exile]

@@mwbgaming28 and watercooled

[@thexgamer8240]

Imagine sitting at a Starbucks in Surrey and seeing Linus show up with this monstrosity. Also, LMG was so nice to include a guy who they fired many years ago in their ads.

[@CreativityNull]

They didn't want to pay him a lot so they just have him on contract so they can pay as little as possible on demand. Like Uber.

[@Nderak]

who?

[@TheW83]

​@@Nderakdon't worry about it. It's not something us normal human beings would ever notice.

[@K131real]

LOL FRRR

[@HokageSama13]

That’s not the original Colton. It’s Clone Colton VI. Every time they fire him, LMG brings out a new version

[@john_hunter_]

I thought this was going to be a video about taking various laptops into starbucks & escalating it to the point where people find it socially unacceptable.

[@psySmeerN]

This is the most upgradable laptop ever made.

[@satokotsu]

but thinkpad x220 though 😳

[@trowawayacc]

No this is at least a table top. No fucking way to make this into a laptop.

[@badlydrawncars6460]

@@satokotsu T420*. The X220 has a soldered CPU, while it's socketed on the T420

[@Commander_Shepard.]

The whole point of a LAPTOP is that you keep it on your LAP.

[@K131real]

RAEL DUDE HAHAH

[@RaggaDruida]

Honestly, when I was working in 3D scanning in a shipyard, with the frustration of a laptop, this would have come in handy. We were already moving a lot of cumbersome equipment for 3D scanning anyway and the extra power would have come in handy. There are a couple of key things missing though. Physical touchpad buttons or a clit mouse were a massive advantage for CAD work and 3D manipulation as we had to do in the 3D scanning software.

[@sivx17]

'Make daddy a baddie again' Never thought i would hear someone said that out loud lol.

[@RidgeWalletYT]

🤧

[@Tall_Order]

We've gone full circle, and "portable computers"the size and weight of a suitcase full of rocks are back. lol

[@themac6356]

#bringbacktheluggables

[@vBeliZ]

Why not? A full tower PC is why not.

[@K131real]

Fr bro why not bring a whole pc to starbucks

[@vBeliZ]

@@K131real lmfao

[@hamsterwave]

@@K131real why are you under every single comment i've seen so far?

[@K131real]

@@hamsterwaveshh

[@rogerbayless]

@@hamsterwave why are you stalking him? 🤔

[@Lemoncit0]

I would have liked actually trying to be competitive to a laptop in terms of price and performance. you could tweak voltages to help with battery consumption. I know it would never beat a laptop in every category at the same price point, but if I can upgrade it easier and sell components i would be spending less money for my upgrade while also generating less e-waste

[@Teth47]

Clevo has that space pretty well covered. They do up custom laptops and the high-spec ones often include desktop components. I hope we get a modular standard for mobile GPUs soon, that'd be great.

[@Waschi]

How would you compare them to be competitive? The Alibaba listing they showed was 1.250US$. It just doesn't make sense to compare it to anything really. The closet thing would be some super high-end laptop... With two added 60hz FHD monitors?

[@Lemoncit0]

@@Waschi there are a lot of laptops out there above $2000

[@deadzio]

Can i get free PC??

[@minecraftchest1]

I guarantee that the case cost more then 1 dollar.

[@harrysmbdgs]

I can see how they'd struggle to fit a bigger trackpad into the tiny palm rest.

[@SlickZae]

That dude lifting in his desk is JACKED!

[@kks23430]

pretty surprised that the table held that weight LOL

[@K131real]

as somebody who wants to get hundreds of likes once this becomes the top comment i agree anyways taylor swift sucks

[@imSomebody-m4c]

@@K131real bro instantly talk about taylor swift

[@J-wm4ss]

@@K131real what

[@shauryaawashti9472]

It's just 20 kgs dude

[@vivianvibin7121]

@@K131real This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

[@evansclips]

That sponsor message was so good! First time in a while I haven’t immediately skipped the sponsor segment!

[@eugenenalpin6058]

Finally, we've got the Unhinged Linus back now that he dropped the beard. Beardless Linus is exactly the type of guy that you'd expect to find in a Starbucks with a giant PC/Laptop hybrid, and I love it

[@benwu7980]

Not sure that Starbucks is the correct place for him. While he does write scripts, his get produced.

[@Mutrax4706]

5:22 i love the shrink effect used on linus when he says "relatable"

[@The_GO]

Definitely a typical Dennis sponsor message. (So good 🤣)

[@lolgoodbye8197]

4:47 I was thinking he hasn't dropped something in a while, good to see him back on it 💪💪

[@Leo9ine]

I will watch every single sponsor spot if they're all as good as this one

[@heni63]

this was one of the best of not the best so far (probably one of, because I remember some other good ones, just not really what it was)

[@RidgeWalletYT]

Love hearing this!

[@agentcrm]

Most eDP boards don't have Display Port. Those look like just standard off the shelf boards. The OSD for those boards are on a separate PCD that would plug into the eDP boards.

[@BlenderDestruction]

Imagine carrying this through airport security...😂

[@tailsorange2872]

It'd be fine.

[@beegman27]

youre allowed to take computers on planes. Hell, ive flown internationally with a full desktop computer in tow

[@Konrad-z9w]

About 25 years ago I flew from Germany to Netherlands and a couple days later to Norway with a big ass pc to go to a LAN. Fun times, no problem at the airports.

[@TheGrammarNazi123]

​@@beegman27My friend has flown internally three times with his laptop just fine.

[@MR-vg7yn]

Wouldn't be a problem and probably wouldn't even make the "top 10 weirdest things we scanned today" for the security guys.

[@trayfreya442]

An amazing laptop and an amazing video 😍😍 editor did such a good job 👏 👏

[@TheFalseSavior]

Saw a 3-monitor laptop in starbucks the other day In Chicago

[@K131real]

Indeed but taylor swift sucks

[@lignorof8475]

he must also carry a glock with a registered switch on it

[@gnanasabaapatirg7376]

So switch has to be registered these days?​@@lignorof8475

[@randomnessnecesity9627]

@@imford he wasn't wrong tho, off topic and out of left field but Taylor Swift does indeed suck

[@tailsorange2872]

@@K131real Taylor Swift? More like Taylor Slow.

[@SanyaZol]

I know that there is some people who essentially work in far away locations with some industrial systems and they really need heavy performance for the software they run. So they always use high-end gaming laptops, as this is their only option. I also personally saw gaming laptop in a small server room as it was bundled with some server (that takes like 4 rows on a rack) as a "management console"

[@maximal10]

If it came in white you should have slapped an old school Compaq or Zenith decal on it

[@KK-dv3wh]

and piggyback some floppy drives

[@josephkeil7581]

Glorious sponsor spot, and love that the old intro is back

[@jeanmahmoudventilateur3480]

3:12 so they run on cupcakes ? aight

[@borannkek]

God dammit… at least I wasn’t the only one who thought it.

[@MichaelHickman3D]

I thought the same thing😭😭😭

[@TheGrammarNazi123]

"Uh, I was just coming out here to pick up a PCB, and, uh, go on home."

[@domyinickblankenship6854]

Lmao

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

?

[@cd_buddy7507]

loved the ridge segment with Denis at the end. Very engaging!

[@KrisHandsome]

This is the laptop a hacker in a movie or a CW superhero show would carry around

[@Rap7or4o]

That sponsor spot caught me off guard. Real nice that LTT tries new things

[@BK557SC]

This build is already so diy, I think Alex should just have a crack at it. Change the displays, cool everything to sub ambient, what else would he do? Well probably change the keyboard at least.

[@Sup_D]

Just forward the project to "DIY Perks". He would use laptop parts to create a more better high power portable system.

[@helper_bot]

@@Sup_D are laptop parts that good? the reason this exist at all is entirely because small modular parts on laptops are inferior

[@Sup_D]

@@helper_bot by laptop parts, i was primarily referring to Laptop displays parts which you can find for low price in 2nd hand market or salvage from discarded laptops.

[@Kafj302]

yeah, give it the LMG makeover. see how absolutely unhinged it can go. three monitors, why not more? it needs more cooling. upgrade the keyboard. then for fun add in as much RGB as you can.

[@johndododoe1411]

Obvious improvements: 1, Better hinges for the side screens . 2.,Top hinges to tilt the screens up and provide some airflow behind them . 3. A hinging mechanism that lifts up the keyboard as the screen swings out . 4. A bigger touchpad by using the keyboard panel from a 17" laptop . 5. No second chamber behind the motherboard to get back to the dimensions of an early Compaq luggable . 6. A liquid AIO cooling system with soft lines and exhaust under the top handle, then the crazy fans on GPU and CPU get replaced by cooling blocks piped to the AIO . 7. An all metal back panel emblazoned with a project number and a property tag (RCMP property or LMG property) using orange glow in the dark paint .

[@SassyPants34]

sponsor segments like this are why i watch on youtube and not floatplane :D

[@sir_no_name1478]

Best advertisment I have seen in a long time. Unironically I would want that case if they would fix some minor stuff. I want a mobile PC without problems of laptops. I would not use the keyboard and touchpad anyway.

[@Jehty_]

Then why not just use a normal desktop case, screw a handle in the top and find a briefcase that your monitor fits in? Better ergonomics and cheaper than anything like this.

[@sir_no_name1478]

@@Jehty_ Yes of course, but would be nice to not DIY everything. The price is over the top xD.

[@desagreable]

Props for the sponsor spot, good job Dennis!

[@Stepher45]

Best sponsor segment to date

[@RidgeWalletYT]

So glad you like it!

[@dumbkoffcrow974]

I have to say this case lost me, but the sponsor ads pulled me back in. Thank you Dennis and crew!

[@AthanImmortal]

5:05 anyone else hear the lower volume voices underneath the primary audio here? I definitely hear the word "card slot".

[@AncientHieroglyphic]

I hear it too.

[@danny_the_K]

Many years ago I used to carry my “laptop”… what I called a luggable. It had a 12” screen, 2 floppies, a 20MB HD and the keyboard locked in place covering the screen during transit. It was only 26lbs since it had no additional screens and we referred to it as the lunchbox. Oh, and you had to plug it in to power once you got on site, but at least it was portable. Toshiba built the first one I know of with built in screen… it was some sort of electro-luminescent screen in orange or green. I had an Osborne travel unit with a 5” display (crt) inside the body, which was like 26” deep.

[@GOGOROBOv2]

That ad spot healed my soul. Thanks guys.

[@RidgeWalletYT]

So glad you like it!

[@blackryan5291]

15:25 - Tanner freaking Jack in the box me 😆

[@bigyogibear]

he just spawned as linus summoned him

[@skexy]

Is starbucks really the best place to test laptop gaming? Next time we need to see how comfortable it is to game on a machine like this on a trans-oceanic flight.

[@katrinabryce]

It doesn't have a battery, and you are not going to get mains power on a plane. Also, a 100Wh battery, the largest you can legally carry on a plane, would last about 20 minutes on this build.

[@Hathos9]

@@katrinabryce Many flights now provide outlets to passengers.

[@katrinabryce]

@@Hathos9 USB sockets, yes. I've never seen ac sockets though.

[@Hathos9]

​@@katrinabryce I've had them on my last few flights. Economy.

[@johndododoe1411]

For power on planes, look for a PSU that accepts 800Hz AC power in addition to the traditional 50/60 Hz . A more realistic use would be on a special technical flight such as detail mapping the North-West passage with airborne radar . Such a flight would have a bracket for securing your high end luggable with its installed data acquisition cards and atomic clock . The nVidia card would run special CUDA software decoding radar signals or be upgraded to something physically smaller to make room for the specialist cards .

[@FrankHouwelingBoskoop]

I loved the sponsor spot. Actually worth watching.

[@RidgeWalletYT]

We love to hear it!

[@simplytimilehin849]

That Ridge wallet segue threw me off by a mile

[@RidgeWalletYT]

🤧

[@DeadBaron]

I'm old enough to remember "portable" computers like this, never thought we'd see them return 40 years later lmao

[@bcraftr]

"Make daddy a baddie" what 💀

[@darthurza]

That was the best sponsor clip I have ever seen. Also, when you are sitting and not standing this is becoming much better to look at the screens so complaining about lack of ergonomy while standing simultaneously is not 100% justified.

[@NathanMilkie1]

0:51 | "Make daddy a baddie again." - LTT | 🤣🤣🤣

[@4RILDIGITAL]

I can't believe you were able to cram such a beast of a machine into a portable case.

[@gilmlifreeaxes]

that laptop is the lightest gaming laptop i have ever seen

[@magicmanchloe]

OMFG, that sponsor spot for Father’s Day. Dear Lord, why would you inflict out on my eyes?

[@talon262]

That Ridge spot with Colton was hilarious.

[@snowwhite7677]

Oh COME ON LINUS! In my day we lugged around The Compaq Portable in a smoke filled airport. The weight of the computer would cause paralysis to your legs, then the cigarette smoke would overcome you & would would miss your Flight! & we LIKED it that way!

[@ettoresalvatore9437]

It's not a laptop. It's a portable desktop.

[@BetterButter2]

"does this need to be even more ridiculous?"...... Yes the answer is yes

[@jamesstone8988]

colton the goat of ads

[@TechMixr]

Masterminded by Dennis most likely 👌🏾💪🏾

[@sebastiaannagtegaal500]

Denis is really killing it with the ad spots

[@kinfin8982]

That wallet ad was awesome 😂

[@trbdann2]

That starting sponsor spot was the best y'all ever done. We're so done with the reads edit: the ending one too! fun!

[@RidgeWalletYT]

Right on! 👍

[@Batyalas]

I call this build "the all inclusive build" for its variety in colors

[@shadoplayergaming]

Absolutely the best sponser message ever

[@3isr3g3n]

16 year old me would have lived this thing

[@TheDexterousdrew]

10/10 on the ridge wallet advertisement change.

[@delecti]

I think the conclusion is pretty spot on. This probably isn't a very good option for most people, but it's probably a perfect option for some people.

[@benwu7980]

It's really competing with those pro grade ones for like live events, on site editing. It obviously has the room for a top tier build, but people that use those types for work, will not put up with the ergonomics. Fairly easy solutions would be to have the keyboard detachable (and much better), and add a tilting stand to the case.

[@oneandonlyTan]

OK so now you need to make your version of this

[@emilioaranda6200]

Why are they celebrating fathers day when I dont think it is fathers day? When is fathers day in Canada?

[@Tallerthanusual]

16 June, so yeah no idea

[@autophileindia44]

That sponsor segment tho 😂😂 shoutout coltan for doing that lol

[@likeasombooooodee]

Do you guys remember Ivan

[@trinodot8112]

No, there was never an Ivan. You are imagining things.

[@TremendousAblutions]

i adore this sort of shenanigans > this is impractical

[@7oeseven793]

3:13 EDP ayoo

[@Ozzy_Axil]

Seeing linus not having grown a bit of beard , I am convinced that bearded linus and beardless linus are two different humans

[@J-WOT]

Every LTT Video Step 1: Waste Money Step 2: Tax Write Off Step 3: Profit

[@hamstap85]

about 10 years ago I saw a kid at the mall food court with an iMac on the table, thanks for awakening that specific memory with that intro

[@ReikiMaulana]

we're finally going back to the typewriter era where people would bring heavy equipments for office work

[@jayce6591]

Loved that opening sponsor spot!!!

[@blackdog6969]

This is a very specific use case but I imagine this could actually be pretty useful for bands in a live setting. Rugged case, ample cooling (which laptops on stages could struggle with), and could probably record while simulating amps for multiple instruments. You'd need a solid interface and speakers but considering you can model amps almost as well as $1000+ amps, innumerable pedals and record a live session at the same time could have a crap ton of benefits

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

This is the “only a spoonful” laptop And also both of those sponsor segments from Ridge, perfect

[@00SNIVY00]

New roof is on the house is one of my favorite jokes now. That and little plain biscuits!

[@insanecamo]

I work at Starbucks I've seen someone bring in a giant ultrawide monitor hooked up to their laptop

[@Arunnn241]

Ah yes, let me combine my wallet and phone into one package so I can simplify my friendly thief's work.

[@RobertFixit]

I brought an all in one PC to starbucks. They had this big long sturdy counter and it fit perfectly. Nobody even thought twice about it. It looked perfectly normal LOL.

[@KK-mo9df]

Something about the color grading this whole video is different and i love it.

[@ungku23]

not gonna lie, best (and most unhinged) sponsor segments ever done.

[@vennstudios9885]

so this was the PC Briefcase I was dreaming of

[@Historymaking101]

Wold have loved to get more than 3 seconds of that starbucks segment.

[@alanhilder1883]

I'm glad one of the dad jokes included an Australian produce, the brand logo is a polar bear and often called a "Drop bear".

[@Pascal-0x90]

out here boutta make my daddy a baddie this fathers day with the Ridge Wallet

[@lukelaws3545]

That may be one of my favorite ridge wallet sponsorships I’ve seen in a hot minute

[@VDVDVDVDVDVDVDVDVDVD]

That Ridge ad is the best ad I have ever seen in my life!

[@jonathanpiel8983]

I know it’s like always practical, but make every sponsor spot this amazing!

[@zarster]

Dat sponsor spot though! Was not prepared for that. Floatplane is missing out.

[@murkje]

Please make more sponsorships like this, id actually watch them

[@amhokies]

They better be paying Dennis a lot of money because the sponsor segments were great. I mean… half of the comments are talking about them. When does that ever happen?