The video here follows the presenter taking a motherboard from a broken laptop, hardwiring the power button to a custom ribbon cable and then combining it with an iMac display and television...
The video here follows the presenter taking a motherboard from a broken laptop, hardwiring the power button to a custom ribbon cable and then combining it with an iMac display and television speakers to make a cost effective all in one PC. The idea is that since most powerful laptops have their components so integrated you can't replace individual parts, you might as well treat it a single board computer and buy up otherwise broken machines to upcycle them. Is this something you see becoming more accepted with hardware prices continuing to rise?
I don't think it's ever not been accepted. I think it's certainly going become more common with "AI drives gadget price hikes" being blasted across headlines.
I don't think it's ever not been accepted. I think it's certainly going become more common with "AI drives gadget price hikes" being blasted across headlines.
It does make for a very decent machine at a very decent price. What bothers me in this particular build is that the display has no glass anymore. It’s the panel directly exposed so it’s very...
It does make for a very decent machine at a very decent price.
What bothers me in this particular build is that the display has no glass anymore. It’s the panel directly exposed so it’s very fragile (and I don’t know about glare). I wish this was addressed in the video because it’s otherwise a pretty smart idea all around.
The video here follows the presenter taking a motherboard from a broken laptop, hardwiring the power button to a custom ribbon cable and then combining it with an iMac display and television speakers to make a cost effective all in one PC. The idea is that since most powerful laptops have their components so integrated you can't replace individual parts, you might as well treat it a single board computer and buy up otherwise broken machines to upcycle them. Is this something you see becoming more accepted with hardware prices continuing to rise?
I don't think it's ever not been accepted. I think it's certainly going become more common with "AI drives gadget price hikes" being blasted across headlines.
It does make for a very decent machine at a very decent price.
What bothers me in this particular build is that the display has no glass anymore. It’s the panel directly exposed so it’s very fragile (and I don’t know about glare). I wish this was addressed in the video because it’s otherwise a pretty smart idea all around.