[LAU] Cheap Daws (especially laptops)

[frank]

porl sheean wrote:
> hi all. this sparked my interest as well, and i looked around a bit to 
> find that the term 'whitebook' is probably what you are looking for. 
> i'm going to keep looking myself, but i thought it might help you :)
>
> porl
>
> On 11/03/2008, *Bill White* <bill.white at griggsinst.com 
> <mailto:bill.white at griggsinst.com>> wrote:
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>     carmen wrote:
>     |
>     | well if saving money is what youre after, you can do what they
>     do and buy the
>     chasiss from ASUS, Clevo, MSI, and throw in parts from newegg..
>     |
>     | they are designed to be assembled by humans after all
>
>
>     So, this is very interesting.  I know how to assemble a desktop
>     computer from newegg parts, but I would not have thought that a
>     notebook computer would be possible.  Do you have a link to some
>     websites that would give instructions or clues?
>
>     Thanks.
>
That's probably correct Porl - assemblers of generic computers from 
off-the-shelf parts are typically called "white box" vendors.  Using the 
search phrase putting together a white box laptop brings up this:

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/55/1/

This looks like a great way to go about "getting" a laptop.  Good luck!

Frank