I need help building my first laptop

robbie172006 · 11-09-2008, 02:05 AM

Hi im new to here a friend suggested this website to me and id thought id give it a go befor i set out on my journey. im not to familiar with building laptops and i havent really seen any websites that sell components to build them. i have also been looking at loptops at computer stores and most of them dont seem to fit my needs which is why i would like to build my own.

well to start off with things my price range is between 1k and 3k usd it will be used mostly for college but i will also use it for playing games and watching movies when im not doing work

i will also use it for downloading things (legally

)

thanks to all that help in advance

**wrench97** · 11-09-2008, 03:12 AM

There are not a lot of options for building a laptop it's the nature of the beast laptops are about low power consumption and controlling heat, conserving space and weight.
Finding MXM cards is also a problem as most manufacturers use modified MXM video cards for space or power consumption reasons

Here is a couple of sites to start with > http://www.directron.com/nbbarebone.html
http://laptoping.com/category/barebone-laptops/

Personally I think your better off buying an HP with what you want in it by customizing it on the HP web site > http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cto.do

11-09-2008, 02:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
robbie172006 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 7 OS: XP Sp 3	I need help building my first laptop Hi im new to here a friend suggested this website to me and id thought id give it a go befor i set out on my journey. im not to familiar with building laptops and i havent really seen any websites that sell components to build them. i have also been looking at loptops at computer stores and most of them dont seem to fit my needs which is why i would like to build my own. well to start off with things my price range is between 1k and 3k usd it will be used mostly for college but i will also use it for playing games and watching movies when im not doing work i will also use it for downloading things (legally ) thanks to all that help in advance

11-09-2008, 03:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 7,340 OS: XPSP2	Re: I need help building my first laptop There are not a lot of options for building a laptop it's the nature of the beast laptops are about low power consumption and controlling heat, conserving space and weight. Finding MXM cards is also a problem as most manufacturers use modified MXM video cards for space or power consumption reasons Here is a couple of sites to start with > http://www.directron.com/nbbarebone.html http://laptoping.com/category/barebone-laptops/ Personally I think your better off buying an HP with what you want in it by customizing it on the HP web site > http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cto.do __________________ Power Supply and Selection