Ben Heck Makes a Xbox 360 S Slim 17'' Laptop
Mod God Ben Heck is showing off his latest creation: a modded Xbox 360 Slim that makes the new Microsoft console portable.
The Xbox 360 Slim is slimmer than its predecessor. Like most consoles, it's portable in that it's easy to throw it in the trunk of your car, but like most consoles, it's pretty unsuitable for mobile gaming. Thankfully there are people like Ben Heck to solve these kinds of problems for us.
This past weekend, Heck posted pictures and specs of his newest mod, an Xbox 360 Slim Portable, to his blog. Thanks to Ben's alterations, the console now boasts a 17-inch (1280 x 720) Gateway widescreen LCD display. For cooling, he adopted a fan grate design inspired by his PS3 laptop mod.
Mr. Heck says the Xbox 360 Slim Portable is different to his older models in that it's more compact (about 1.5-inches narrower from left to right and one inch narrower from front to back), features an internal power supply, and is much quieter than previous models. He's also managed to preserve the touch sensitive power and eject buttons of the console.
Check out Ben's blog for more pictures and details on how you can win the laptop pictured. He's also making two more that he'll be selling. Information about that is also available on benheck.com.



you must be one of those people whom cant afford a gaming pc...
But you could fly over it =p Thats what cool people do
It's like asking "why climb a mountain?". Simply because it is there.
"roll model"? I'm sorry, is that something like a roll of toilet paper?
Sites offer custom built laptops, so yes you can build your own laptop.
you must be one of those people whom cant afford a gaming pc...
All you can do is pick the parts for a barebones....that is hardly building a laptop.....
I guess by your logic...All you can do is pick parts to build any computer. So I guess computers are not built either. You choose a barebones that has the board features and screen you want and add to it. Just like picking the board you want and adding to it.
How many times did you replace your xbox360? and how much does it cost you to play on xbox live?
You must be one of those people "whom" has improper grammar. Pompous ass.