Have you ever thought about building your own notebook? It sounds weird doesn’t it? I mean building a desktop PC is one thing but a mobile device? Well you can sorta do it with the ASUS Z63A Whitebook Notebook and LegitReviews looks at one here.The notebook features support for:

  • 14.1″ Widescreen WXGA (1280×768), Enhanced LCD/TFT with Asus Color Shine (gloss-type glare suppressor) and Crystal Shine (high brightness) technologies
  • Intel Sonoma ( 915GM & ICH6-M) chipset with Integrated graphics, up to 128mb
  • Intel “Centrino” certified: Intel® Pentium® M Processor at 1.6Ghz-2.13Ghz (Dothan), 400 & 533Mhz FSB, or Mobile Celeron M Processor
  • DDR-2 400/533 Memory , up to 2GB
  • Parallel ATA Hard Drive, up to 100GB
  • DVD-rom/CD-RW or (option) DVD ± RW Combo Drive
  • Hot-swap module bay (option) for 2nd Hard Drive or for 2nd Battery (up to 8 hours of honest battery life)
  • Integrated Fax/Modem and 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet controller
  • Integrated Intel/PRO Centrino wireless 802.11a/b/g
  • 3 x USB 2.0 ports, VGA port for external monitor, IEEE 1394 (Firewire) port, Card Reader, 32-bit CardBus/Type II PCMCIA slot, Audio out (SPDIF), TV-out (S-Video)
  • Li-Ion 8 cell battery: 4400mAh, 4S2P, 65W/Hrs (with capability for 2nd battery)
  • 13” x 9.7” x 1.18”, 4.8Lbs with single battery and optical drive

So what do you need to get?

  • Processor
  • Memory
  • Hard Drive
  • DVD drive
  • Wireless card

The verdict?

My friends, I have seen The Future. Actually, The Future bitch-slapped me as if the Dell Dude wandered into the Bunny Ranch on ‘2-for-1 Abuse Night’. Take that year-old notebook and give it to the first homeless person you see. For $1000, you can build your own notebook that you’ll take everywhere, and that will outperform anything costing half-again as much. So tell me now, pilgrim: Q’s your daddy?

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