Why Can't You Build Your Own Laptop?

[@NOSTIC]

Build a pc in a briefcase and install a monitor in the top

[@thefoolishgmodcube2644]

Tah daah!

[@Proclifo]

Interesting plan but you still need a power source

[@TheNpcNoob]

Ive done, Mark 1 was so dangerous that it got fried after a few hours use. Got a mate of mine 2 laser cut panels instead of the brief case

[@ramiere1412]

@@TheNpcNoob tell me more about this

[@CaitiffFTW]

So, throw a form factor pc into a Gaems monitor case?

[@James-mn3re]

For a solid second I thought this was a LTT video about building a laptop. I wanna see that now.

[@khalilrahme5227]

Yes !!!

[@eyx112]

Check the thinkpad w530 or the t430, it's not like you are building them but they are pretty modular medium.com/@n4ru/the-definitive-t430-modding-guide-3dff3f6a8e2e

[@MRJMXHD]

Same!

[@funbucket09]

You guys are high on bath salts if you think you are going to make any sort of half decent portable AND useable laptop. Not for cheaper than an off the shelf one that is for sure

[@powerfulshammy]

Built my mini atx rhyzen 7 gaming PC smaller than gaming laptop found what kyle uses as case If only i can put small enough screen on it, yea right price. I can call in gaming Laptop with RGB. Who says you can't build your own laptop

[@benjaminsomething5907]

That guy looks like the guy from Linus tech tips. How weird and they both talk about technology

[@dylanallahar5711]

Oh yeah. They should probably colab

[@benjaminsomething5907]

Yeah i think so too!

[@massineben7198]

That will be cool but terrifying as hell.

[@benjaminsomething5907]

Whys that?

[@emil246]

He's black linus

[@adrianasmithy664]

As a programmer and digital artist who's always on the go, I just want to be able to fix and replace parts in my laptop once they become obsolete rather than spend hundreds on replacing the laptop entirely.

[@Joescotterpuss]

May I offer you a Framework in this trying time?

[@LvUhcX]

@@Joescotterpuss framework don’t got 2n1 ):

[@aashir-siddiqui]

@@LvUhcX Most programmers don’t usually use 2in1 anyway

[@JorgetePanete]

1: Empty your PC case 2: Insert whole laptop into case 3: ??? 4: Profit

[@sage131]

1. empty your whole laptop 2. put pc in 3. 👀 4. profit

[@sanjaybudaniya]

every computer is a laptop if you try hard enough

[@masken8355]

IMAGINATION

[@Carewolf]

You mean, if your lap is fat enough

[@tyrabjurman3584]

Just mount a handle to your tower. Worked 30 years ago.

[@octave1]

That is in minecraft lol, I think hypixel or in the homescreen

[@wormdude5320]

Duck tape and a portable generator

[@alim7532]

The quick answer: Laptops dont use standarized universal slots and sizes.

[@WhiteAsperagus]

tysm

[@fish3010]

They should, because they can.

[@randompeople7595]

Cost of making an universal one and we need the companies to agree

[@ovroid]

TechQuicker

[@certifiedbasicbee]

?

[@NitinKatiyarCircle]

My brain programmed to stop your videos on the word "Speaking of" 04:33

[@IntziGG]

I think that this is the reason he do this anyway

[@kalijasin]

@Nitin Katiyar, mine too. Lol

[@swapnilmakur]

Atleast it's not at the starting of the video..

[@RudrashishBose]

He needs to monitize his videos -_-

[@alecgamer420]

@@RudrashishBose i mean considering its at the end i could care less

[@zadfoe]

It’s even harder in Minecraft.

[@janno288]

Yea

[@goddiosdeusjah885]

Use slabs

[@maelstorm2503]

no it's not, just use a command block.

[@mayabartolabac]

As a redstoner I would actualy disagree with this statement

[@pikaaxyt]

Use mods

[@ThomasFarquhar2]

Use my sister's method of getting more air in a laptop, drop it until enough screws come out and pop bits of the casing off, thus getting more air in

[@sharl_leg]

It isn't even water cooling SMH my head

[@RealityCheck6T9]

@@sharl_leg Shake your head your head?

[@Zeqweery]

RealityCheck6T9 reminds me of when people say R.I.P in peace

[@sharl_leg]

@@RealityCheck6T9 shaking my head my head. It's satirical

[@ruhaanrai9268]

@@sharl_leg yeah. I have no idea why people don't understand this. Smh

[@guycrew728]

At least older thinkpads let you swap the cpu, ram, storage, battery and swap out the optical drive with more storage or a second battery. Plus they usually have a spare mini pcie slot inside. They also have expresscard and pcmcia slots for extra ports. You can also upgrade the display and replace most individial parts cheaply.

[@louism771]

Same with the Dell Latitude series up to atleast 2 years ago. Just on the smaller ones (12-14" ) the cpu was soldered on and there was no optical bay at all.

[@darkdes169]

Guy Crew hey I was wondering which thinkpad you could swap out the cpu the x200 and x220 both have them soldered in.

[@DavidGutierrez-kq7pu]

@@darkdes169 any t, w or p series until t440. After that, only Txxxp and P series as W was dropped.

[@darkdes169]

David Gutierrez so what’s the most recent laptop that offers all of that the t440?

[@AE86ofMtAkina]

Can confirm, I switched out the dual core i5 for a quad core i7 2670qm on my T420.

[@TheMalevolentSpoon]

"Full ATX hinders portability" Screw you, Linus, I riveted backpack straps to the side of my full tower. I call it my "reksack."

[@robinalexandergramb8412]

"There is a certain satisfaction doing it yourself" yeah.... (0:23)

[@Sheol02]

And if the thing is getting out of hand, you can always ask someone more experienced to give you a hand and even teach you how to handle it properly.

[@abdallahhesham87]

@@Sheol02 "Jimmy!! Teach me how to utilize this big, black, round thing"

[@Max_G4]

1 Like more until 69

[@GewelReal]

"I sometimes even rip my skin off"

[@MortyMortyMorty]

@@GewelReal Shomethaaims, I pull so haaard, I rip my skin.

[@_stardustcolors]

my dad once used two broken laptops to make one working laptop

[@nahguy]

the engineer

[@dragonballthings688]

Fuuu.. Sionn HAA!

[@quartermaster2809]

It's possible to build your own laptop as long as you have an expert with you. Warehouses and shit are full of every laptop or pc part that you need.

[@wijo6234]

@@nahguy yippekiao

[@etlanp0137]

Zikul Hates pineapple on pizza why u getting mad over a pfp 😹😂

[@navaneethk.2856]

*Techquickie : "Why Can't You Build Your Own Laptop?"* *Me : "Bcoz I can't"*

[@shajutheethunni7076]

Why can't you? Cuz I won't

[@ItsMeFrosty]

@@shajutheethunni7076 No Money

[@7_Max_7]

2:49 _proceeds to circle a socketed CPU_

[@namAehT]

My old HP Pavilion had a socketed CPU that could be upgraded to an i7. Though most modern laptops have soldered CPUs

[@trevorjaster4072]

Lol

[@raihanislam912]

@@namAehT same here

[@killertruth186]

@Rj Simas I think it is because of money and possibly to keep the user from tampering with it. Although, don't know why they had decided that once they designed it.

[@killertruth186]

@Rj Simas Yeah, I understand why that is a bad design choice.

[@iamdantheman360]

Yo linus can u make a video on how to make a mini itx, "laptop" computer like u mentioned? Would be neat

[@lissandrodanny6709]

Get a regular - not those 'gaming extreme EX Plus alpha with lasers enhanced extra boost limited but not really edition' - mITX board that comes with a notebook power plug, put into a 'cable TV box' and attach it to a 15" notebook display = voi la, portable-ish PC. I'm pretty sure there are at least some videos on YT. I myself wanted to do something like that few years ago -ended up dropping the idea, though-

[@MStrong95]

Yes make this video because I'm sure there would be people like me who would be interested in watching it

[@gsidTV]

In the process of building one. Battery power management and thermals are major bitches. Nailed down the thermals with heatpipes and custom radiator fins. Custom building the battery as of now. Figured out I can use the smbus on the tpm header but I need to program my battery controller to talk in smbus language. Will post if I get anywhere. Keeping the width at 27mm and major dimension at 20cm x 22cm without the battery.

[@nanaki-seto]

it could be done i suspect. Your biggest problem would be the case for it. There's little reason why some itx boards could not be used for a custom laptop. There are plenty of super thing and small led lcd and oled panels out there. Cabled would not be to huge a problem. You would need to find a flat dport display cable (should be a ebay search away) a pcie extension cable to let you mount your vid card etc flat inside. You should be able to keep it around a inch and half thick yeh quite thick for a laptop today. But that thickness would give you allot of options for the aesthetics. Thicker towards the back set your board in so that the cpu etc sits along the back of the machine for cooling. Vid card something in a half height and half length card along one side or the other ports along the other side. Bu a thin high quality keyboard and decase it and mount in to your custom 3d printed laptop case. Yes doable no not easy nore fast.

[@gsidTV]

Nova Flare case is custom moulded with fibreglass and a sheet of 2mm aluminium for strength.

[@Zortec]

I tried building a laptop. But instead i made a Lapbottom.

[@mm-vv2de]

First reply gang.. Now im cool

[@mhammadalloush5104]

Ba dum tss

[@kquote03]

Why does this have 90 likes ?🤦‍♂️

[@mm-vv2de]

@@kquote03 Because every youtube comment nowadays is a stupid joke. But dont take it seriously. Its just cool to see funny comments

[@kushwantsingh3330]

Maybe it was Longbottom? , Neville Longbottom

[@stefanol9272]

I have also the feeling the brands has no interest in people start building their own labtops. Because it's a massive business. And then suddenly they lose money. Also considering the market for labtops has explored.

[@julianweiser9985]

Yea, true. Maybe one can build a mini-ITX system in a pelican case with a triple monitor setup. cord powered though.

[@misanthropie.]

isnt techquickie just an LTT but with less subscribers?

[@FamousArk]

and short videos

[@brand9kh662]

@@FamousArk I wonder why

[@Praneel]

straight to the point I guess

[@arsucksatpvp5301]

Yep

[@NexusXP]

No.

[@retrogaminggenesis6102]

“You can’t build your own Laptop” Laughs in ThinkPad.

[@soumyadeepbhunia172]

Also laughs in Legion.

[@venturoes1912]

lenovos laptops are literal ovens like they get 45minutes battery life gaming cuz of their horrible batteries and once they heat up they hugely dip in fps

[@soumyadeepbhunia172]

@@venturoes1912 just like every other thin gaming laptop you mean?

[@venturoes1912]

@@soumyadeepbhunia172 probs which is why u shouldn't get a gaming laptop or if ur desperate get an all in one pc

[@soumyadeepbhunia172]

@@venturoes1912 you can't carry an AIO PC to class

[@uss_04]

Im waiting for Linus to try to build his own “Janky Laptop” out of desktop hardware. With a UPS on a cart.

[@BikingWIthPanda]

well, you CAN, but it requires a lot of equipment and would probably cost more than a prefab.

[@windhelmguard5295]

yea you'd kinda have to build the whole thing, including the case, fro mscratch.

[@will3641]

Yes. Very expensive. GPU will coast around $600 ~ 1000 USD.

[@theharbingerofconflation]

If you're a Hardware engineer, and have a couple months time, you can design a board and get it printed in China. You can also put an ITX board in a small Briefcase (What I did as a kid). All more expensive than prefab, but you can fully repair everything.

[@c.1055]

At which point you would just make a company like System 76.

[@ВадимБаев-с9в]

Hase too bad it'll be outdated sooner then it'll break, and upgrading it means pretty much building a new one.

[@CheesyMcBeard]

Next on Linus Tech Tips: We made our own laptop.

[@muhammadkhali5]

Techquikcie: you can't build a laptop yourself months later, an indian youtuber:i build a laptop

[@ImThrxshinit]

This is off topic but ..... " YoUr CoMpUtEr HaS vIrUs "

[@vaibhavsrivastva1253]

@@ImThrxshinit Racist comment.

[@ImThrxshinit]

@@vaibhavsrivastva1253 i wasnt even talkin , those types of people

[@romakryvytsky8018]

I saw something like that but russian guy that make "22 inch laptop"

[@dinobot_maximize]

because the industry sucks. dont give the industry excuses linus. even laptops can have standardized form factor designs. even if it made laptops a bit thicker i wouldnt mind.

[@houghwhite411]

T430

[@hopkinsstefan454]

-T-X-M- Clevos, Alienwares and some rogs models were buildable

[@volundrfrey896]

I would mind, I wouldn't want to pay extra to have a heavier and bulkier design and most people think like me in regards to this. If you don't like it then start your own company, it worked for caselabs... oh wait.

[@hopkinsstefan454]

Völundr Frey the max q gpu series laptop were good enough nearly as powerful as desktop counterpart but they are legitimate prone to broke and forces you to replace the whole motherboard if broken.

[@hopkinsstefan454]

Völundr Frey I got gtx 970m 6gb for 198,78 usd(3m rupiah) in this website HTTPSbukalapak.com/p/komputer/aksesoris-226/aksesoris-lainnya-241/fub2le-jual-gpu-laptop-gtx-970m I'm the one who bought that though

[@weakmilo]

y can't we build it if they can build It? *HMMMMMMMMMMM*

[@mustafadudhwala7278]

Because we aren't all professional engineers and shit are we😆

[@jonmike733]

You obviously didnt watch the video

[@weakmilo]

@@jonmike733 it's a joke :facepalm:

[@CerealScaresMe]

Idk take it completely apart and put it back together then you built a laptop

[@icrazyfish2661]

Retrul do you have enough time for another full time job, a degree in engineering, and way too much money?

[@jmoney1810]

Hey Linus. I love your creativity. You inspire me to build computers. Here’s a challenge. Build a laptop using Desktop PC Parts only. I have faith that you can do it. Doesn’t matter on the size. If you read this comment, I’d really appreciate it. 👍🏾

[@tetra1531]

This would be really cool.

[@eamon1460]

He's also inspired me. I built my first $1700 rig because I was confident from watching Linus's videos

[@personmcperson4440]

"Hold my beer." - Ben Heck

[@Yashahiro_]

This guy really knows what he’s talking about. He should have his own channel

[@JC-dq6us]

Lol

[@JC-dq6us]

Lol

[@cscscscss]

Lol

[@cscscscss]

Lol

[@guidomonto3742]

Jammy Lol

[@chickerinoradio6617]

yea you can build a laptop, shove some parts in a case, attach a battery and monitor to it and bam, laptop /s

[@jayhill2193]

yes, and while you're on it, you can also put in a surround system, some rgb and shove it all up your ass. I have no clue why nobody does that.

[@Xenoray1]

And combine this with a Fridge and a Closet, *BAM* YOU 24/7 GAMING LIFE CAN START XD Dont forget to use Amazon Fresh, for some food and drinks lul

[@dustykuczynski8838]

ALSO attach it all to a toilet and get a small kitchenette

[@xeliath555]

And your house as well!

[@bobbyray911]

@@jayhill2193 a slightly rude, but funny comment lol. Thank you for making my day

[@JustACowSP]

"Soldered" *puts big red circle around a socketed cpu*

[@fredrikspill]

What if you could buy your laptop in modules. A screen module, battery module e.t.c.

[@akshaygrao2572]

But each laptop has its own specially designed parts .. So u cannot do that ... That's the point of the whole video

[@fredrikspill]

Well, I ment that manufacturers would make parts as modules so you can customize it yourself. I wrote: "What if"

[@hansmuller1846]

And the video answered that question.

[@FullMetalGoat]

I wish this was a thing. I've always thought about how cool it would be if there was a manufacturer that made this.

[@swag-cc4uc]

Most laptop screens are interchangable, the closest thing to what you're asking is the Clevo P775 series and P870TM1

[@SappyJupiter37]

In a nutshell: laptop parts are soldered and space is a problem.

[@valenciodiaz2644]

And most users wants a thin and light laptop

[@krishsatpati2476]

I know this sounds weird, but HP provides a manual with all of their laptops, and all of the spare part numbers for EVERY single part, including the motherboard, so what I have done is bought the spare parts, and built a laptop, and with also the manual, it provides an installation guide so I simply built a laptop from scratch... I don't know about other companies, and the model I built is actually way cheaper than the one I just built...

[@善膜师]

Clevo's "barebone system",like P870DM ,is so customizable that you can choose screen\CPU\GPU and install by your own self.

[@hopkinsstefan454]

Were love it Sadly their marketing were so limited They don't ship to my country

[@ukyoize]

thanks

[@joelurdiales9264]

That MXM videocards are sooo expensive.

[@hopkinsstefan454]

Joel Urdiales because shipping from Taiwan is expensive

[@philippecr]

Only downside is they are huge... And two powerbricks. XD

[@darkmaster539]

Honestly I'd be willing to buy a bigger laptop if you could put your own hardware into it. You can already replace almost anything in the laptops except the CPU and GPU so I would love a solution to them as well.

[@boombeepboomboop]

Almost everything. ... except the most importat things

[@hopkinsstefan454]

It's clevos laptop

[@mwbgaming28]

i just want a laptop with a removable battery that has a decent CPU, GPU and cooling system (like the older alienwares) i don't care if it weighs 5KG, im not some weakling that cant lift more than a few kilograms

[@hopkinsstefan454]

MWB Gaming go buy Clevos laptop then It's even installed desktop cpu on it

[@hopkinsstefan454]

MWB Gaming P751DM2-G comes with desktop processor slots and double mxm 3.0 large for 10++ SLI support

[@AnonIllumi]

one word "MONEY!"

[@seanisgone5413]

Muneh

[@JosephM101]

Well, this video aged well. *ahem*, hi, Framework 😃

[@feleitks]

raspberry pi: ima bout to end this man’s whole career edit: why is there a chorus of lols in the replies edit 2: please my notification center is just lols everywhere now edit 3: lol

[@rey4874]

Lol

[@rey4874]

@@crubrutock2799 Lol

[@yokami238]

Lol

[@ぐらにゅ-c8f]

Lol

[@pawellukas8202]

Lol

[@RettigJ]

They should do a video about why it is almost impossible to throw a laptop above 30ft on a flat plain.

[@samtherat6]

2:25 So glad no one is dumb enough to DIY a cooling system for a laptop.

[@hopkinsstefan454]

samtherat6 ugh Many people did custom heatsink for certain models of laptop

[@eduardoavila646]

Answer: Because they would be slitly thicker, and they would *ACTUALLY* *NOT* *OVERHEAT* ! I can't seem to find a single decent priced laptop that i dont have to repaste, undervolt, underclock a bit, to be able to hope that the laptop wont overheat....

[@SirDella]

Never had a laptop that overheats even on stress

[@eduardoavila646]

L DB You never really stressed it or it is old or it costs way more than $1000. Lenovo legion, y720, dell g3,g7, acer nitro 5, acer helios, all overheat.

[@SirDella]

@@eduardoavila646 two are old laptops, one is a thinkpad, while benchmarking the cpu it gets to 45°c and the other one is a Dell 7567 gets to 65°c while both cpu and gpu are active but the fans are loud

[@eduardoavila646]

L DB Older laptops and most of the thinkpads wont overheat, but they also arent highly performing machines usually. The dell 7567? Not overheating? This one particularlly had even the worse issue of power limit throttle! Did you tried running prime95 or intel xtu to test the cpu? I guess if you try it will throttle down. It was a chronic problem of that model, current limit throttle or power limit throttle, that when it dont reaches 85°c.

[@SirDella]

@@eduardoavila646 its not the top end one, it has the i5 and the gtx1050, I have heard the one with the i7 and 1060 overheats, I ran prime95 and FurMark at the same time

[@thealaskan1635]

Maximum PC did an article on building your own laptops. Surprisingly (at the time) you could get a laptop shell and separate parts to your liking

[@calfox9833]

Now I'm wondering. Theoretically, if you could order the parts to a complete laptop how much money could you save to build that laptop instead of buying that model? Example: buying the case, laptop monitor, and internal parts that were already made for the laptop from the manufacturer themselves (given that you already have the tools) versus buying that same one prebuilt?

[@janetheobscure3426]

i wish that were a thing

[@ReshiLuna]

I'm trying to build a custom retro gaming laptop. I'm going to get a sd-to-ide adapter for the hdd. I have the maximum ram I can fit into it too. (If you're interested, the laptop I'm customing is a old gateway solo.)

[@christodoulosanastasiou1167]

Well cause they want you to buy another one:P

[@kabochaVA]

Best answer! Nowadays, you can't even easily replace the hard drive / SSD on your computer (I mean, without having to take apart the whole laptop case). If your disk crashs (and your precious data is be at stake), you need to take the laptop the the repair shop (where it takes forever to get your computer back) or fix it yourself and void the warranty. Then they'll try to sell you a new computer for $2000+, with the exact same problem.

[@mohnishgehlot5377]

True

[@gandalfwiz20007]

@@kabochaVA agree with that one, and now you can chose between m.2 and regular hdd/ssd. This is perfect for people that need more strorage on their laptops like me :)) i have a m.2 ssd 256gb and a 1 tb hdd

[@matthewtrebs9738]

Lol framework was like "Hold my beer"

[@marlonlyn2719]

I feel like while the starting points may be different, you can build some laptops to your preference. I upgraded the GPU on mine twice. I also upgraded the screen resolution and quality. I upgraded the keyboard to backlit. I even upgraded the Power Supply. Before this machine I had a Phenom II, with two separate water loops. 1 For CPU and the other for Tri-Fire setup. Building the laptop was definitely harder, and more limited, but you can still do upgrades beyond adding HDD and Ram.

[@MetalMe55iah]

Techquickie: it's very hard to make your own laptop Strange parts: am I a joke to you

[@geometrikselfelsefesi]

You should add lattepanda and rasberry pi users

[@JackPecker911]

Despite this video, I dare you to build your own laptop :)

[@funtimenetwork]

You want a fully customizable laptop? eurocom.com Yeah monster "laptops" prolong use on lap will most likely make you sterile. Also plugging one of the more power hungry crazy laptops may trip a breaker.

[@Nalojuntu]

Very interesting solution. Processors are updatable, you got access to everything, etc. Nice !

[@kushwantsingh3330]

Lol..that stupid website sells ugly af laptops and NO 8th gen chips...🤔🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jftechdrones]

They won't trip breakers.

[@cometobrazil9916]

euro.com.com?

[@funtimenetwork]

Yeah most likely not. Did you see those monster power supplies?

[@boombeepboomboop]

NEXT: Why can't you build your own smartphone? (Like even prebuild stuff like ORIGIN dose with pc, why can't they do that for laptops too?)

[@hariharmachahary5590]

Meanwhile Socket science making his own laptop🗿

[@FilFee]

Since the making of this video, there have popped up a few websites like NovaCustom, where you can choose the CPU, GPU, RAM, Storage, Screen, Keyboard on their laptops when ordering.

[@MCAlexisYT]

*Framework Laptop has entered the chat*

[@thecapitalg]

0:43 uh.....

[@divyanshgoel128]

BUT WHY CAN'T WE JUST GIVE COMPanies Orders To Make Custom Orders

[@ksanbahlyngwa1998]

That would be a good thing?!

[@r3zaful]

@@ksanbahlyngwa1998 go check eurocom and aftershock laptops

[@ksanbahlyngwa1998]

@@r3zaful thanks

[@xPLAYnOfficial]

The main problem with modifying laptops is that most of the components are hard-wired to the board, requiring soldering knowledge and experience to add the functionality you want. However, I have custom-build laptops before, my best example being taking a Windows laptop board and a Mac laptop board and placing them on top of each other inside an old Dell 2005 laptop. I changed the screen for a thin monitor that I mounted inside the original screen area of the laptop, then added a splitter to the two boards with a switch in between. It allowed the user to turn on both boards at the same time (via an external power supply unit that plugged into a single port that connected to both laptop boards) and switch between which computer was displaying on-screen, or even splitting the screen to show both at the same time. I also hacked one of the usb ports on each of the computers, and using an old keyboard rigged it on the same switch to integrate into both boards as well, followed by the trackpad, too. I loved that thing. It was a small, easy way to have compatibility between both operating systems.

[@tomathetaurus]

I like the thought of building a pc but I’m just not a PC person. I prefer a laptop since it’s on the go and I can take it anywhere but I’ve realized I’ve never seen a person build a personal laptop for fun

[@ElectroWolf_Arts]

Framework laptop 👀👀👀

[@equxxe]

this reminds me of my friend who knows nothing about PCs and my other friend had built a pc so this dude goes like "Did you just build a laptop to come flex at us" lmao

[@Natewu188]

Just waiting for some company to make laptop shells... and motherboards, heatsink. Then we will be able to build our own.

[@hopkinsstefan454]

Nate wu it's clevo from Taiwan they sells desktop laptop, a thick Laptop with 2 mxm gpu slots and desktop processors

[@anticarrrot]

You can mod laptops to an extent. Sometiems. Optical drive bays can be swapped out for HDD or SSD storage, or secondary batteries in some older models. Keyboards are swappable within given models for regioning purposes. And the physical case can be painted; etched or (within limits) have new surface features or textures applied. It's also not strictly required that the laptop remain a laptop during a modding procedure. If you want you could use a laptop for a base/donar system for a strange looking desktop.

[@vacefron7835]

Well you can in Europe. You can buy a laptop without a cpu (full desktop cpu's that is even the 9900k) so-dimm ram ,disk's and wifi bluetooth dongle and they just provide the motherboard and screen you have to install the rest + screen is 2560x1440 144hz g sync and they sell rtx 2080 max q cards that are dedicated so they can be upgraded or purchased separetly.

[@wclifton968gameplaystutorials]

you can build your own laptop but you'll either need a bare bones unit or a single board computer (e.g. raspberry pi) or you'll need an ATX motherboard, custom case, Lots of 18650 lithium ion cells, custom designed power supply and a lunchbox style case so that all the components will fit

[@anon4336]

In other news it will be shit.

[@bastonUK]

SBCs are starting to be built with more powerful components like the asus tinker board. Imagon placing a SBC from next year in a PI Top. Google PI Top and see the space the you have in that.

[@InfernosReaper]

It could be done with a type-USB tablet and a custom dock setup.

[@bastonUK]

laptop...

[@InfernosReaper]

That Baston To clarify, since tablets are even worse about everything being soldered on than regular laptops, my idea was more of how to build a proof of concept for the customizable laptop. Essentially, the idea being that if you can build everything you need to expand & customize the functionality of a tablet in space the size of a gaming laptop(or smaller) that can also fit the tablet, this concept is a lot more viable than Linus wants to think.

[@prod1nf]

I got an ad for IT management voiced by Linus Tech Tips on a Linus Tech Tips video... I legit thought it was part of the vid... xD

[@JaarlijksJeroen]

The bigger something is the more flexibility it has: Snake vs elephant yoga battles

[@kiratwalia7803]

Wow a Linus ad in the beginning of a Linus video

[@trollfacegaming1111]

Linus: you can't build laptops Me:laughs in minecraft

[@Ligthin]

Steve jobs can build his own laptop

[@extraspicyt-3417]

No he can't He's dead

[@ghufrans6883]

He's dead

[@That1WeirdKid405]

new framework exists

[@talipsk]

My brother said that why I can't built my own laptop Here the video now

[@GlucoseGarbage]

@@potato_x69 lmao

[@hopkinsstefan454]

Im TSK normies won't know that laptop desktop hybrid like clevo exist with desktop processor and 2 SLI mxm gpu slots

[@hopkinsstefan454]

Im TSK you can build a laptop As long its came from clevo or Alienware

[@kitsunesden8085]

- What if I don't mind weight/bulkiness? Like making an small PC? - 4:12 - Ok, and a small-ish gaming PC?

[@gandalfwiz20007]

i think the perfect laptop for anyone that needs performance are the gaming range, and in these laptops you can only add a ssd, m.2, hdd, and ram. Or just add an external GPU via thunderbolt.

[@MyVoyageUnknown]

I had a laptop 20 years ago that had full sized ram and removable cpu, but the battery was an external brick that you plugged in when on the go. Good times, yeah I didn't like it either.

[@killertruth186]

I did liked my laptop.

[@flyingscotsman7778]

also also pls explain why samsung uses xynos processors in some regions but snapdragon in others?

[@IgorKolar]

Was kind of hoping you'd pull some kind of solution out of the unseen depths of the internet... or at least mention things like the pi-top. Still, enjoyed the video :)

[@abubakrakram6208]

There are lunch-box pc cases that are tiny and have flip-out screen and keyboard. Look them up! I'm surprised Linus missed it…

[@hopkinsstefan454]

AbuBakr Akram there's a lot of people here mentioned Clevo You should aware that clevo is laptop desktop replacement with desktop CPU and mxm GPU. Go build a clevo laptop then

[@hopkinsstefan454]

AbuBakr Akram if he miss a big company like clevo then don't be surprised if he miss that.

[@abubakrakram6208]

Reza Alteria They’re nice, but Clevo sadly skimp out on other features of their machines, like decent keyboards and speakers. I’m also kind of fed-up with MXM cards, because you cannot realistically replace them. Sure, you can on paper, but the cards cost literally twice as much as the desktop versions. $1000 for a 1080 is ridiculous. And you can’t even sell the old MXM card because such a small number of people want it, no one would buy it. Instead of paying so much for just one part, I’d rather just sell the entire laptop and buy a new one for a little more cash.

[@hopkinsstefan454]

AbuBakr Akram I'm buying a gtx 970m (6gb) for 170usd. Don't buy it from reseller, buy it from forums like fireden Reddit notebook reviews and many more.

[@mikkolukas]

@Techquickie ASUS made a custom build series about a decade ago. It was meant for smaller shops to compose their own model for sale but ended up with smaller shops letting customers make the compositions. It was great, cheap and the machines were strong (with the right components of course). CPU, GPU, RAM and disk was all customizable. The barebone system was only chassis, monitor, motherboard and mousepad.

[@mikkolukas]

oh yeah, thats right - they used desktop CPUs! Review here: www.techspot.com/review/97-asus-c90s-laptop/

[@kliwenad]

you CAN build a laptop, its just super hard

[@nakladanycandat1128]

Becouse I am dumb and I cant even build a lego with 7 pieces?

[@bradenmatcham7069]

I do

[@Remnant5607]

Yes't

[@galeocurvier7217]

In short, because manufactures can't be bothered coming up with a standard for laptops.

[@volundrfrey896]

No, or well, there's no demand for it and standardisation would limit development.

[@Noooo23523]

You need standards, old laptops were modular

[@TheAutobotPower]

Is it? With aluminum foil, glue and green stuff I'll build a macbük! bwahahahahhhaha!

[@Noooo23523]

Cul

[@William_sJazzLoft]

I knew it! I knew it! It's not impossible to build a laptop. But it's a very difficult undertaking because of the proprietary nature of motherboards, the smaller scale and heat

[@cruikshank]

Way back in the late 80’s our computer store built custom Lunchbox type PCs. Smaller than a portable, but bigger than a laptop. Came with orange monochrome vga screens. I think the fastest we built were 486. Most were 386 based. Remember when The Brick 🧱 PC cases were all the rage? Along with small keyboards and 9-12” monitors.

[@karmanyaahm]

Here after the framework video

[@uknowwhoiam1389]

Same lol

[@Dan-bh8jd]

Yup KZbin recommendation

[@chriscronin5243]

Cough cough framework 3 years later

[@raycert07]

Heat management, *Checks on the temps of my hp 2000, hmm still 200 c, keeping it cool!*

[@sethadkins546]

That's literally above the boiling point for water. No issues here, just keeping it cool.

[@patata9502]

200c? You can make your own reactor out of the cooling sistem

[@StefanVeenstra]

Buddy of mine built his own laptop from parts he found on the electronics scrapyard. You'd be surprised how often people throw entire electronics out when just one component fails. His was bulky as can be, probably wouldn't fit in your average laptop bag and most probably not on par with factory laptops of the time (2010), but it did work. Ran Windows XP very smoothly. We had plans to build a top of the line microATX or Mini ITX in one of the 1987 Philips NMS8250 cases I still have, but sadly we moved to different cities and contact has faded.

[@fghsgh]

Ever heard of Clevo? It's a company that makes highly customizable laptops, with socketed CPUs and almost every other component also swappable. The only minus is that they only sell their laptops to "resellers" that add the components for you, but once you have it you can still add your own components. I bought one and it even ended up costing less!

[@JohnSmith-xq1pz]

Knows someone who rebuilt a laptop with parts from two broken ones, does that count?

[@Nalojuntu]

I'd say yes. This is a nice step.

[@JohnSmith-xq1pz]

@@Nalojuntu yeah he works at a computer recycling shop. Some company upgrading their hardware literally tossed laptops and other equipment into a van and dumped it off at the shop. He managed salvage enough unbroken parts to rebuild a decent core2duo HP entertainment notebook

[@Nalojuntu]

"Some company upgrading their hardware literally tossed laptops and other equipment and dumped it off at the shop." Wish this would happen less often. : / Or at least for good reasons. What can't people do at work with core2duo machines ? Except for graphists and developpers, these CPUs are still perfectly fine for browsing and office suites. Just last week, I've set up a simple Dell D410 (Core Duo "classic") for my father who needs to browse and type some documents either with Aboword or LibreOffice (I thought of a Xubuntu but, I let him stick to Win XP sp3). Great job and kudos to your guy for not giving on these. He works at a recycling shop but I so wish more people would learn more skills about assembling computers and a few but important things on how to deal with it. Thanks to TechQuickie for getting their sleeves up on this. : )

[@JohnSmith-xq1pz]

@@Nalojuntu Tell me about it. I've seen it happen too. Yeah vintage or newer stuff he's saved anything worthwhile. His shop doesn't just do recycling, anything worth fixing and reselling gets fixed up and sold in the shop. Kinda the same setup as the shop Linus and crew toured in that one video. Edit True of a friend of mine. He can't understand why I held onto my Pentium D until the motherboard died. Or why I still have my Dell inspiron 1300,or two inspirons 6400s. He thinks there old useless etc

[@johnfrancisdoe1563]

Commentaires It's usually because they want all the machines in the company to be the same so they can swap parts and even entire machines and get on with the job. Companies like that literally makes multi year plans as to when they buy the next heap of identical computers, set them up and toss the old ones. Between the upgrade years, they refuse almost all upgrades because that would ruin the swapability and would need to be tossed when the machines are tossed before the parts are paid back.

[@rootdefault6263]

Nice video but i actually thought linus would actually build a laptop .. it would be mind blowing👐 though the components would be soo hard to get probably you would have to have direct contact with manufactures for the most complex parts not to forget the size .. just alot to go through

[@Mixa_Lv]

And don't we all know what Linus will do when someone says he can't HMMMMMMM

[@이주연-x4x]

2021: Framework

[@gdplayer1035]

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[@InsaneFire10YT]

next up: why can't you build your own desktop?

[@zanderaxz5888]

InsaneFire10YT you can tho?

[@subswithnovideoschalleng-lr2pc]

@@zanderaxz5888 r/woooosh

[@human8985]

@@zanderaxz5888 r/whoooosh

[@JordanISmith]

@@zanderaxz5888 you can't it costs too much dooohh

[@Sergedfabre]

@@zanderaxz5888 I can't ... whooooooosh

[@hyakinthos_0902]

atleast you can charge it yourself

[@rayquantum6677]

Dell area 51m: hold my $5k

[@hfreistify]

basically u can more or less just get a case from clevo ... and equpi it how you want...... its not perfect but works for specific workload requirements :)

[@--Paws--]

Same principle applies to big 20 to 150 gal aquarium which is much easier to customize and accommodate the amount decorations, a CO2 systerm, and a filtration system; than to a 10 gal or smaller nano-tank which can also be detrimental to the fish or livestock housed inside the aquarium. While heat is the byproduct of a machine's functions, the aquarium has to deal with chemical and biological waste of everything in the water, from the chemicals that become concentrated overtime to the amount of debris from food and fish waste. Both aquarium and machine has to properly have enough "space" to prevent them from turning the machine into an expensive brick-oven or for the aquarium turning into a chemical soup.