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Laptop in cocktail cabinet
Draco_Elessar:
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--- Quote from: Draco_Elessar on May 12, 2014, 09:29:29 am ---I'm using a laptop for my cocktail build. I removed the LCD (and the lid), so that it will use the external monitor by default. Also soldering some wire to the power button, so that you can extend it, and use a pushbutton is worth it.
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I've done this too to great result but don't know if I'd call it "worth it", if a laptop is free and all I have then I'll take the time to save to green but if I can use a desktop or just a free mobo I will every time. I've got a laptop pulling duty as my HTPC right now and it sucks.
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If the laptop is easy to get to then I agree you don't need to, its just a preference then. Generally you are better off with a motherboard over a laptop, because its cheaper for the same thing, and easier to upgrade. A laptop with comparable specs to a pc will usually run just the same as the pc when plunged in.
Alistair Keith:
Decasing it would be a hassle, if you don't need to save space then no reason to do it.
You may want to make sure the cabinet has appropriate ventilation, as some laptops tend to overheat a lot when playing games on them.