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strider_mt2k
08/16/09

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That's almost "Ben Heck" good.
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Kobun
08/16/09

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While this is quite impressive, ultimately I think the Xbox was little more than a custom PC, so it stands to reason a laptop-sized version of the console could be made somewhat easily.
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Alternate
08/16/09

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Holy jesus, that is quite amazing.

Does anyone know if Ben Heck has a kid? haha

I would love to get an old Xbox and make something like this for myself. I already am planning on making a very small, quiet PC for running Boxee and a linux fileserver.
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Bokusatsu_Tenshi
08/15/09

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XBOX TIYN?
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craig_16
08/15/09

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It looks like it has less volume than the original Xbox controller!
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deliciousburglar
08/16/09

@craig_16: i had forgot it came with a pop-o-matic bubble.
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DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
08/17/09

@deliciousburglar: hey, man, it's fun gettin' into trouble...
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Andre Ondre
08/15/09

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With no optical CD drive how do you play commercial X-Box games such as Halo, PGR, Outrun !?
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BK Beezy
08/15/09

@Andre Ondre: Considering there's a 320gb hard drive, couldn't he just keep a copy on it?

Edit: From a comment on the original article:

"The games are stored on the HDD. I can either open it up, hook up the DVD-Drive, and rip them, or rip them with another modded Xbox and transfer them via ftp. The Xbox's controller ports are really just USB 1.0 (or 1.1) ports with 1 added wire for lightguns and a clever disguise. I made two Xbox controller to USB adapters so you can use them with this Xbox."
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MrBlahBlah
12/23/08

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raelly this is the only compelling reason to get an apple tv
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Cordfucious of Tech Clan
12/23/08

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and BTW XBMC is looking promising
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Cordfucious of Tech Clan
12/23/08

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I just cant wait until the Linux version STOPS FREEZING
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misterrios
11/14/08

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what about an 1st Gen G4 Mac Mini? Let me guess... Nothing.
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discounteggroll
11/14/08

@misterrios:

I'm in the process of putting one in my car along with a 7" touchscreen
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Serolf Divad
11/14/08

In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Get Some Use Out of Your Useless Old PC
The crazy thing is: unless you're into gaming, a 5 year old PC likely still has plenty of life left in it. I recently took my 7 year-old 1.8 ghz PIV machine, upgraded the RAM to 1 gig, swapped in a used 2.4 ghz CPU (my 400mhz FSB made finding a faster, cheaper replacement chip impossible) and threw in a zippy 160mb HD. I put fresh installation of XP on the drive, re-loaded the software I really wanted to keep on the machine and copied my files off the old HD.

And you know what? The old girl feels like a brand new machine. Boots up quickly, chugs along nicely and gives me few if any problems. I thoroughly recommend doing a fresh OS install every few years --cleaning out all the cobwebs and starting fresh.

Sure the $150.00 I spent on this could have gone a long way to building a Core2 Duo machine that would leave mine in the dust, but do I really need that? I'm not a hardcore gamer. I'm perfectly happy with Unreal Tournament 2003, which this machine runs perfectly, and everything else is fine and dandy too. Plus I don't have to worry about disposing of an old computer.

Sure my next upgrade will probably have to involve a motherboard swap, but at the rate she's running now I can hold on for a couple more years at least.
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