Portable PC

Some time ago, in a galaxy far away, a man dreamed of having his desktop computer with him always. I have written before about the bond we develop with our machines. You just cant have it with you all the time, and although I love to be at my computer, I have to leave every once in a while. So, What is the next best thing to having your desktop with you? Having a miniature version in a brief case.

A brief case kinda like this one.

Pack in some hardware and there you go.

I like the wireless keyboard.

This is a stripped down desktop monitor. It uses 12 volts and 20 watts

I used an ASRock E350m1 mini ITX mother board with a dual core APU 1.6 GHz processor
  and on-board 6310 graphics

Load your software and now you have a portable PC.

This is a portable PC. It is not a laptop. When you get to where you are going you have to plug it in. When you want to leave you have to shut it down and unplug it to take it with you.


Final specifications:

1. Old beat-up Sony 12 volt desktop monitor I had laying around

2. Mini ITX Motherboard

ASRock E350M1/USB3 AMD E-350 APU (1.6GHz, Dual-Core) AMD A50M Hudson M1 Mini ITX Motherboard/CPU Combo

3. Total of 8 GB Ram

Kingston 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model KVR1066D3N7/4G X2

4. Old 80 GB laptop hard drive, I had laying around.

5. DVD burner

SAMSUNG 8X Slim Internal DVD Burner, OEM Package Without Software 8X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 8X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 8X DVD-ROM 24X CD-R 4X CD-RW 24X CD-ROM Black SATA Model SN-208BB - OEM

6. Bluetooth keyboard with touchpad and two finger scroll, I found at Office Depot.

7. 220 watt power supply

FSP Group FSP220-60LE(80) 220W Mini ITX/ Flex ATX 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - OEM