DIY laptop Building?

[chenka44]

Hi there, am fairly proficient at building desktops and having seen a few damaged laptops on Ebay now have a burning desire o have a go at fixing/building one. Been told its a lot harder with smaller parts etc so if anyone has any ideas, hints please feel free

[Darthtanion]

Re: DIY laptop Building?

To begin with, laptop parts are not commonly available through your normal retail channels with the possible exception of SODIMM memory modules and PCMCIA cards. A majority of other components are built into the mainboard and are difficult to find replacements for and even harder to repair/replace. Upgrading it is also next to impossible for these same reasons; plus the replacement parts you're wanting to update have to match the pinouts of the currently installed component.

Good luck.

[chenka44]

Re: DIY laptop Building?

ok, so what would be the simplest things to fix when I'm looking at listings?

[mainemarc]