Here’s a casemod that would make even Jonny Ive proud. Fashioned from two sheets of white acrylic and lined with perforated steel, this desktop system was actually an old and busted Apple PowerBook — that is before Richard Hunt worked his modding magic. Hunt removed the PowerBook’s guts and delicately placed them inside this slick hand-built case. The result, one must admit, looks like something Apple might ship itself.
As Hunt explains, there are even some added benefits of transferring laptop parts into a roomier desktop home:
Cool side effects: The machine has its own built-in UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) because it still retains the original laptop battery. The machine runs much cooler, thanks to all the extra space. So you could add a much bigger heat sink/fan and overclock it (I didn’t).
The project wasn’t without its challenges, but Hunt’s casemod clearly demonstrates you can do some pretty amazing things even with out-dated hardware.
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