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Antec Enters the Mobile Computing Market with Customized Laptop Parts

Posted 08/19/08 at 05:42:35 PM |  by Paul Lilly

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The most popular method of purchasing a notebook remains buying a prebuilt machine and calling it a day. That slaps in the face of enthusiasts who know they could do just as good of a job putting together a laptop, but there just aren't as many options to go the DIY route as there are in the desktop arena. The good news is, that list is growing.

Asus and OCZ both already offer whitebook solutions, and today Antec announced that is launching a new line of standard components for the mobile computing market. Referred to as common building blocks (CBB) and developed according to a common set of specifications initiated by Intel, the interchangeable components takes away much of the guesswork from would-be system builders hoping to go the DIY route.

"Our new line of mobile product components offers system builders for the first time the ability to configure and build laptop computers specifically for their important accounts, and to fully support them in the field," said Scott Richards, Antec senior VP. "We are proud to be the pioneer global provider of these products to the channel, helping system builders penetrate mobile computing markets that were previously closed to them."

Do you find the notion of building your own notebook appealing?

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avatarHaving done both, I just

Submitted by jwalch.hawk on Tue, 2008-08-19 22:12

Having done both, I just want to point out that (at least in my opinion) the physical process of putting together the laptop is WAY easier than a desktop.  All you do is unscrew some plastic covers and slide in for the RAM and hard drive.  Optical drive is just about as easy, only requiring a quick bezel switch and then shove it in.  If it's not already built-in (some whitebooks still choose to do it), putting in an internal WiFi card is as easy as sliding in the module and clipping the antenna leads on (oh, but with N there's THREE leads that you have to get in the right places - TRICKY).  The only thing that's really any difficulty at all is the CPU installation, which is still second hat to anyone who's ever built a desktop PC before.  I don't think any whitebooks are currently shipping without any graphics solution already installed, though I suppose upgrading a discrete MXM graphics module could qualify in the "potentially troublesome" department.  But all in all, these DIY notebooks are pretty damned fool-proof.  So if potential difficulty is the only thing holding you back, I wholeheartedly urge you to go for it.

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avatarI'm looking forward to it.

Submitted by Marcus_Soperus on Tue, 2008-08-19 19:41

Here's hoping that Antec will make their whitebook (good term, hats off to its creator) offerings a little easier to work with than standard notebooks.

It's amazing how illogical a business built on binary logic can be.

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avatarI would much prefur to build

Submitted by mlee19 on Tue, 2008-08-19 16:57

I would much prefur to build my own laptop than buy it prebuilt. That way just like my desktop, there wont be any crapy parts and to much thermal paste applied! If this ever comes becomes possible with the ease to build your own laptop just like a desktop, I wonder if we will have the nearly the same selection of parts (mobo and GPU) to choose from?

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avatarI prefere to build destops,

Submitted by n0t_a_n000b on Tue, 2008-08-19 16:38

I prefere to build destops, but I think laptops may be a bit complex for anyone but Will Smith.

N0t a n00b

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avatarI feel a lot more

Submitted by bholstege on Tue, 2008-08-19 16:41

I feel a lot more comfortable working on desktop beacuse you more room, and don't need to worry about cracking the screen.

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