Features Building Your Dream Notebook By Harald Thon published 4 May 2005 Comments (1) Page 15 of 16: Synthetic Page 1: Does Building Your Own Notebook Really Make Sense? Page 2: What Is A DIY Notebook? Page 3: Step 1. Choosing The "Right" Barebook/Notebook Page 4: Step 2. Component Selection Page 5: And Where Do You Buy All This Stuff? Page 6: Video For Download: Build-it-yourself Notebooks Page 7: The Completely Assembled Notebook In Practical Use Page 8: Hidden Third USB Port Page 9: Display Page 10: Buttons And Keyboard Page 11: Operating Noise Page 12: Test Systems And Setup Page 13: Benchmarks Page 14: Audio Page 15: Synthetic Page 16: Battery Life Synthetic 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Current page: Synthetic Prev Page Audio Next Page Battery Life Stay on the Cutting EdgeJoin the experts who read Tom's Hardware for the inside track on enthusiast PC tech news — and have for over 25 years. We'll send breaking news and in-depth reviews of CPUs, GPUs, AI, maker hardware and more straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Harald ThonSocial Links Navigation More featuresInside Intel's CPU Packaging Factory: From Wafer to ChipRaspberry Pi Projects: September 2023LatestIntel Adopting 3D-Stacked Cache for CPUs, Challenging AMD's 3D V-CacheSee more latest ► See all comments (1) 1 Comment Comment from the forums Coboc is no longer offering DIY laptops. Is there any other place to find DIY laptops? Reply View All 1 Comment Most PopularFreeSync vs. G-Sync 2022: Which Variable Refresh Tech Is Best?By Christian EberleOctober 25, 2022USB Decoded: All the Specs and Version NumbersBy Brandon HillOctober 07, 2022