i watch this when i was 12 years Old, hoping i will able to make something like that Now I am 18 and I completed many a Project, One of the first was this! Thanks bro! Came here after 6 years again to appreciate this guy
This is really cool, but since it has been a while, maybe you should re make one, and see if you can make it slimmer, and 3D Printed! That would be awesome!
I'm looking into some of this stuff as a new adventure. Decided on a couple of RPi 3B's and already fooling around with the first for tests while I wait for the mail. The builds and experiences of others help a lot.
You did a great job with your laptop.Looking forward to future videos.Just subbed to your channel. I've just started my channel a month ago but I have 19 videos so far. I do retro gaming, retro pc builds, hacks and indie game reviews.
I've got a question, it woud be really nice if someone could awnser it: is there a possible way to connect a screen from an old laptop to the PI without a controllboard? By the way cool and nice Video
I'm sorry but there isn't. You have to have the driver board for the screen to work. GreatScott has a really helpful video on how to turn an old laptop screen into an hdmi screen, you should check it out if you haven't already.
ive been wanting to do something like that for months now and yours is amazing!! it would be cool if you expose the other ports from the driver board so you could double it as a portable screen as well :)
At school: Friend: I feel bat that your laptop's cpu overheated... Electronic Grenade: *sob sob* Friend: Wait... what are you pulling out of you backpack??? Electronic Grenade: Well... umm.. I wanted to tell you that... I kinda built one myself... Friend: i.ytimg.com/vi/EC9UItLBuks/maxresdefault.jpg
Nice job! Have been used a tablet case´s keyboard? I´ve built my portable RPi with this keyboard also, but in separeted parts. Your project case looks like an old Toshiba Libretto´s subnotebook, but updated to 2017! Do you have plans to make a tutorial? Thanks.
Lol. It actually does look a lot like the Toshiba. Good observation. Currently I have no plans to make a video tutorial. But lately I have been working on making a tutorial on my website for the laptop. Here's the link: gadgetcreation.weebly.com/diy-raspberry-pi-laptop.html
it looks great but it seems too thick to me for comfortable use. And I'm certain that with better design you'd be able to make it few milimeters thinner
Your probably right. The main reason it was so thick was because the battery was about .9 inches thick. If I used a smaller battery I could have made it thinner. But I'll take battery life over thinness.
If you were buying for this batter and not just found it around, you could buy wider one - the charge would be the same but it'd be thinner. For instance I have in my laptop battery which is only about 5mm thin but It lasts quite long because it's like 20*10cm.
XB That's awesome! I've been thinking about building a drone for a while but never have gotten the time to research it. Where do you get your drone parts from?
I like to purchase local, but the internet is really taking over everything anymore. My favorite stores are getfpv.com, some select eBay stores. I listed the parts and locations of my builds on some of my posted flights. I'd start there, too much to write here. :) It's a great hobby! I like the building and trouble shooting the electronic as much as the flying...
That looks like a lot of work to put together. Couldn't you have gotten a laptop that wasn't working and pieced everything together a lot better and quicker?
David McBenge While it would be most likely cheaper to just buy a broken laptop and reuse its functioning parts and casing, the point of this project was obviously to build a laptop from scratch, including a homemade case from wood.
Nice build! Just a few questions. I assume that you picked up some sort of LiPo charging circuit for the battery, and probably used a regulator to bring down the battery to 5v for the the Pi. But for the display did you just wire that directly to the battery/charging board so that could get 12v and the Pi could get 5v? Overall great build and I'm probably going to have to do my own! Very impressive, subbed!
Good questions! So actually I just bought a 12v 6800mah battery that came with a charger meant for that battery. For the display I hooked it up directly to the battery and used a car 12v to 5v 1a converter to power the Pi.
Huh, interesting. The only thing I'd be worried about is the 1a for the Pi. Doesn't the 3 need 2.5a to run safely? I guess you can get away with it but to be safe it seems like having something like a pololu regulator in there would be an improvement. Thanks for the reply! I really hope you keep updating and improving this DIY build!
Yeah you're correct. I forgot to mention that you can switch from 1a to 2a on the converter. But I think eventually I will switch out the car converter to a safer and better quality one. The reason I used the car converter is simply because I was in a hurry to finish this project and a forgot to get a converter so I just picked the car converter at the dollar store. :)
Ah, makes sense. Well, if it does the job for now then congrats. By the way, any thoughts on adding a touchpad? To me it's important to a laptop that there is a trackpad of some sort, but it's unbelievably hard to find the exact design I'm looking for. It's a shame I can't find a stand-alone USB touchpad. Oh well, the search continues. :/
I really wanted to add a touchpad but like you said its very difficult to find one that can fit comfortably and is usb. I might just try to remove the trackpad from this wireless keyboard ( www.ebay.com/itm/Rii-X1-Mini-2-4GHz-Black-Wireless-Keyboard-with-Mouse-Touchpad-Remote-Control-/111821091071?hash=item1a090e70ff:g:nG4AAOSw7s5Xg-Yl ) and work it into my laptop. If I ever manage to find a nice small trackpad i"ll be sure to let you know.
That was literally one of the coolest awesomest things I have seen in a long time and all built by hand from scratch (minus the Pi)!! I would be very interested in making a mini portable PC with the Pi similarily except perhaps minus the laptop functionality but have it as an All-in-One PC with an external mouse and keyboard. Would there be a way to rig it up to a mini-power supply by Silverstone or something and rig up a low-end graphics card for light PC gaming if I install Windows on it? Purely for light Steam gaming like MMO's and stuff. Would only be running the Nvidia GT210 off it as I already have that card off the shelf. Also have an extra PSU I am not using from an old build so I am very interested in using the Pi to make an ultra mini low power usage gaming PC if it's at all possible.
That's a really neat idea! You should be able to wire some sort of graphics card straight to the gpio. I'll look into it further if I can get the time.
would you happen to have a pdf file to print out the parts to be cut? or a sheet saying what each part of case is and the measurements? that would be great and help me so i can make one too.
Lightn1ng windows 10 edition works on anything as long as it runs windows 10 and it even works with android as the pocket edition (PE and Win10 versions are the exact same)
Hello there, I have the same keyboard as you have. But I only have the keys to the keyboard. where can I buy an adapter so I can use the keyboard? I got the keyboard from salvaging parts from an old Sylvania notebook computer.
your videos are very entertaining and i like them, but the booming beckground music is a bit overwelming :o i would suggest to leave the music or something less booming. greatz me :D