[computeruler]

wow! no one has suggested this yet? they make barebone kits for laptops! comes with the basic stuff like case mobo and screen just google it

[tomthedrummer1992]

Ruler, maybe they exist but they are too fiddly to put together, and cost more to build than to buy.

[4D(Fordy(Ford) Ollie]

Bit different though really..

[computeruler]

just answering his question its really the only way to build one

[thingie2]

They are probably mainly for someone who want to just build it for the fun of it (like kit cars) and if it's a barebone kit, it doesn't sound like you will be able to customise it anymore than normally.

[tomthedrummer1992]

It could also be potentially difficult to find parts such as CD drives as these vary from laptop to laptop. For example I couldn't stick my Dell CD drive in an NEC laptop.

[thingie2]

CD drives are actually surprisingly common, as most laptops have the ability to remove these so you can put a different one in, or maybe that's just older laptops when it was more common to have to switch the drive between CD and Floppy.

[computeruler]

i had a old laptop that didnt work and i took the cd drive out and put it in a laptop that was a year or 2 older

[tomthedrummer1992]

Originally Posted by thingie2

CD drives are actually surprisingly common, as most laptops have the ability to remove these so you can put a different one in, or maybe that's just older laptops when it was more common to have to switch the drive between CD and Floppy.

I know what you mean, but I always believed that each CD drive was unique to each fanufacturor. My Dell DVD drive comes out quite easily, but I can't just stick it in my brother's NEC.

[thingie2]

Yea, they could well be manufacturer specific.