We Bought a Briefcase Gaming PC….Bad Idea?

This gaming laptop, which is technically a desktop with batteries, went viral on Reddit with over 5 million views! We found the person selling it on the Facebook marketplace and decided to buy it. Did we make a mistake or is this thing actually cool?

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[Terry-PC.Enthusiast]

I'll give him an A for being unique and creative. It looks like an Inspector Gadget dumpster fire.

[nyaaalex]

This is genuinely so cool, I love how creative people can be.

[badgmodmovies]

I had built one about a decade ago based on a AMD FX system. It was a old brown briefcase, used a PS/2 Dell keyboard, and a Samsung Syncmaster screen in the lid. It did not have a battery, and just used a caseless PSU that was deadly if touched. It shocked me more than once. I had put a hinged, double fan cover over the components and the keyboard clipped into place just by sheer luck of it happening to fit in the case. I still have the case but I had gutted it due to how dangerous the PSU ended up being, even with the cover ontop of it. All in all, this build is far better than mine ever was, even saftey wise despite the home-constructed battery. Great to see people still keeping the Briercase PC idea alive!

[LelandHasGames]

BRO! I want to see more of this. This stuff is absolutely INCREDIBLE!

[cyruslightz]

Pls do link the printables when released! Id love to see updates on this project

[madisonbyrd]

He is incredibly talented!!! he does lots of DIY projects like laptops, Bus conversions, etc. Thanks for the awesome video :)

[krisxpytot]

there is a guy on youtube who did one as well and its so clean

[skorpysk]

Could you do a video, taking stuff out, showing off the engineering behind it
so we can get a better/closer look?

[SmithBeatZ]

Super janky, but super cool. I've considered doing something cool like this again. I did build one in a custom wood case in middle school. I have plenty of old stock I could use and get a Harbor Freight knock off Pelican case.

[BowsettesFury]

The battery looks like two C4 bricks 😂

[bumbaclot]

it looks like a brick of c4. lmao. so cool. also, you should have played a match of search and destroy.

[AlexCaragea-rdex]

Really impressive. I would use tablet batteries in 4s with USB c charging

[legothemadscientist]

I was going to do this myself recently, but got stuck on the battery, this has given me all the answers I was looking for.

[shannonhubbard]

For the first iteration of a new idea this is impressive, I cannot wait to see what this guy does in the future.

[DirkMensonides]

SolidWorks now has amazing cardboard and duct tape modeling features.

[Boti_connected_to_Source]

Pi pico board challenge in Micro Pelican#1020 ??? just kidding. love the project (Toasty Pelican PC). ty guys another fun vid, take care.

[slowednation]

okay no, that thing is dope. like I wish I had the money to buy the extra components to build something like this so I can have that to take with me to friends houses. I end up spending a lot of time with friends and I usually end up lugging my whole ATX Full tower build to wherever I'm going and it's getting old lol

[robertanderson]

That was my take away when I first seen it, I would want it closer to see, but worry about it being to close since its a 💣. He should have made more hdmi outputs for extra monitors!

[computercloset]

I was today years old when I realized that mineral oil PC video was uploaded by YOU GUYS. The nostalgia!

[cueball]

I would totally rock this out in public! Slim and compact does not equate to great performance!