Lenovo Displays Awesome Arcade Laptop Mod

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Hands up who else wants one?

A few months back we spied a blinged out Lenovo at CES Unveiled in New York City. After poking around on the Web, we learned that it was part of a mod-contest run by Intel and Lenovo called “What’s Your Idea of Fun?” and that Lenovo was sending the winners to the world’s biggest consumer electronics trade show.

We caught up with Dean Liou, the modder behind what was arguably the coolest mod present and he gave us a quick tour of his bartop arcade cabinet. Though it looks like it could be used with any 15-inch laptop, Liou’s mod incorporates an IdeaPad Y560, which packs an Intel Core i7-720QM, 8GB of DDR3, a 15.6-inch widescreen HD display, and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 graphics.

Jane McEntegart
17 Comments Comment from the forums
  • karthik_11
    looks awesome
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  • stingstang
    That's silly..
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  • Mark Heath
    Somebody from my part of the world recently did something similar: http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=930363
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  • So you take a laptop put it in a box plug in a modified usb arcade style controller and this supposed to be some great mod?

    Lenono is still a no no for me.
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  • christop
    Not a huge mod..
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  • cookoy
    too bulky
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  • plznote
    That guy is awesome.
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  • n1k0
    here's another arcade mod

    http://metku.net/index.html?path=mods/arcade/index_eng10
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  • JMcEntegart
    LenonoSo you take a laptop put it in a box plug in a modified usb arcade style controller and this supposed to be some great mod?Lenono is still a no no for me.
    He built that 'modified usb arcade style controller' himself.

    http://www.whatsyourideaoffun.com/us/content/arcade-dock
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  • Shuge1
    Well, looks nice...but WHY on earth would i want a LAPtop that cAnt sit on my LAP!
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