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I have a laptop, I have to destroy.. :(

In my computers class, I need to make a movie, in hopes of getting a grant for the school. The theme is school laptop use, and my teacher got my a working iBook, that I have to destroy to simulate the use.. The thing is, it works just fine! I hard to just destroy a fine working piece of art... :-/ I think I'll try to get two, so I can destroy one, and keep the other one.. (If anyone wants/needs any parts from it, besides the keyboard and outside shell, please PM me)

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gmjhowe says: Feb 4, 2009. 8:38 AM
What kind of destruction? i think that we might be able to fake it, i have a psd template for a shattered screen. Talk in the chatroom when you get here!
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bumpus (author) in reply to gmjhoweFeb 4, 2009. 1:07 PM
Like, he wants us to simulate the occasional misuse of the laptops, keys being torn off, battery pack being thrown, screen being disconnected from the rest of the body, and dropping it..
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lemonie in reply to bumpusFeb 9, 2009. 4:38 PM
I think it a bit narrow minded to insist that the laptop be destroyed. If it was worthy of destruction maybe. You're not going to get many chances to demonstrate damage, before you've got a knackered laptop to ,erm, break further. Some artistic creativity might allow a fake, but I guess some people will insist on "doing the job properly"... Best wishes with your project L
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bumpus (author) in reply to lemonieFeb 9, 2009. 5:05 PM
Thanks for the insight Lemonie! Good to see you commenting again. :-)
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Chicken2209 in reply to bumpusFeb 4, 2009. 3:04 PM
just set something like this to your background bluff, and go all in
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xACIDITYx says: Feb 4, 2009. 9:07 AM
Do you have to actually destroy that one? Couldn't you make a cardboard "Stunt double" or something?
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bumpus (author) in reply to xACIDITYxFeb 4, 2009. 1:06 PM
Yes, it has to be that one. :(
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xACIDITYx in reply to bumpusFeb 4, 2009. 1:26 PM
Take out the hard-drive before doing anything.

I might want it
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purduecer in reply to xACIDITYxFeb 8, 2009. 8:58 PM
might as well take out the RAM and battery as well (run it off the power adapter, and just don't show the backside)
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11010010110 in reply to purduecerFeb 8, 2009. 9:04 PM
ram and battery dont really mind shocks screen mainboard and hard drive do
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Goodhart in reply to 11010010110Feb 9, 2009. 4:11 PM
it depends on how thoroughly he has to destroy it :-)
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lowercase says: Feb 5, 2009. 4:31 PM
lol. Why did you flipped the image? looks kinda weird...
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bumpus (author) in reply to lowercaseFeb 5, 2009. 5:06 PM
I took it with the computer's built in camera, its mirrored..
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goeon in reply to bumpusFeb 5, 2009. 8:00 PM
lol
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Goodhart says: Feb 5, 2009. 6:11 AM
Couldn't you take pictures, and use them to create a pictorial replica and destroy the images in the movie, rather then the actual laptop?
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DJ Radio says: Feb 4, 2009. 8:30 PM
how can they tell if you used a stunt double?
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n8man says: Feb 4, 2009. 7:38 PM
Try doing that thing where people pull out keys and flip them around.
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Joe Martin says: Feb 4, 2009. 6:34 PM
That's a real shame! I wouldn't be able to do it but I hope you have fun and your school gets something good out of it. Also if the logic board works fine take it out and keep it for yourself and make a nice case for it! That would be a fun project. Oh and if it gets very smashed as much as it makes me sad they still look beautiful, maybe give it to your art department for people to sketch.
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tech-king says: Feb 4, 2009. 4:37 PM
WHAT KIND OF SICK TEACHER AND SCHOOL DO YOU HAVE? i personally dont think id want a school that asked me to reck a good computer.
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11010010110 in reply to tech-kingFeb 4, 2009. 4:51 PM
agreed to any word
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guyfrom7up in reply to tech-kingFeb 4, 2009. 4:44 PM
well, an iBook isnt' necessary a GOOD computer, lol
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11010010110 in reply to guyfrom7upFeb 4, 2009. 4:50 PM
the computer is good the problem that its running mac os can be fixed
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tech-king in reply to 11010010110Feb 4, 2009. 5:00 PM
still.. im looking for a laptop cuz i do html editing for small companies and i need a laptop and they are expensive... like 600$ new and 350$ used.
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Goodhart in reply to tech-kingFeb 5, 2009. 6:08 AM
$600 is expensive? I remember seeing the $2,999 ones not overly long ago.... :-)
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tech-king in reply to GoodhartFeb 5, 2009. 5:55 PM
for a machine that only does work, 600$ is pricey by todays standards. also, i only get 5$ a week allowance.
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Goodhart in reply to tech-kingFeb 5, 2009. 6:18 PM
Well, true :-) allowance? What is that....? ;-)
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11010010110 in reply to tech-kingFeb 4, 2009. 5:13 PM
you can sure find pentium 3 for much less and you dont need more than that my other desktop computer is pentium 3 and its fast without any of the above destructing anything is just bad. and even worse when done by a place thats supposed to give education. i for example cant pass by a trash if i see certain stuff in there - like computers. as a rule i take it home and mess up with it untill it works
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guyfrom7up in reply to 11010010110Feb 4, 2009. 5:21 PM
I bought a jornada 728 for 100 dollars on ebay, not sure how html editting goes with it, but all I needed was a really cheap portable laptop. Well, it's almost a laptop.
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tech-king in reply to 11010010110Feb 4, 2009. 5:20 PM
i will pass on old old desktops but laptops i will take out of a trash can. and last i looked, p3 laptops with good batteries are 200-250 $. ill be going to the store tomorrow. ill post an update
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11010010110 in reply to tech-kingFeb 4, 2009. 5:35 PM
the only laptop i ever found in trash was pentium mmx with dead cdrom and hard drive i picked some P1s and a 486 - they are great servers that take very little electricity today there are p3 and p4s which i find. perfectly working and fast computers if you use the right software
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tech-king in reply to 11010010110Feb 5, 2009. 5:57 PM
okay, update: total waste of time. i found no one with what i wanted. im gonna keep looking for the add where i saw a good cheap one. in the meant time, what do you think of dell inspiron mini with winxp and added blutooth with an 8 gig ssd?
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11010010110 in reply to tech-kingFeb 6, 2009. 1:58 AM
good one ! i'd like to have one with linux (but not ubuntu)
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tech-king in reply to 11010010110Feb 6, 2009. 9:05 AM
change of plans; i found a used dell 610 for 180$ with wifi, decent cpu, 512mb ram and 40gig hdd. it runs win xp though probably sp1 or 2. im going over there today to see if its in good shape and the battery isnt dead etc etc.
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11010010110 in reply to tech-kingFeb 6, 2009. 9:53 AM
good one too !
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tech-king in reply to 11010010110Feb 9, 2009. 5:23 AM
bunch of theives... its only 180 if you also buy one month of their internet. otherwise, its 380$.
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11010010110 in reply to tech-kingFeb 9, 2009. 7:14 AM
such commercial bundling on a SECOND HAND notebook ??
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tech-king in reply to 11010010110Feb 9, 2009. 4:10 PM
yes. and the store was a warehouse. its like they stole all the stuff off a truck or something.
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tech-king in reply to tech-kingFeb 9, 2009. 5:24 AM
so instead im making a new wodden case for my desktop. i learned something while working on it too: keep your fingers well away from the scroll saw blade
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Goodhart in reply to tech-kingFeb 9, 2009. 4:13 PM
doesn't using wood require extra grounding wires to be added ?
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tech-king in reply to GoodhartFeb 9, 2009. 4:41 PM
uhhhuhhhhuhhhhhuhhhhh. hopefully not. seeing as none were planned. someone else made one and didnt need any.
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Goodhart in reply to tech-kingFeb 9, 2009. 4:43 PM
Ok, I just remember the OLD IBM machines were completely grounded to the case, and pulling out, say a HD or Floppy drive and setting it on the table, would make it stop working (breaking the ground). I do hope they still ground the metal cases though...... :-)
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tech-king in reply to GoodhartFeb 9, 2009. 4:46 PM
they do. the psu's case is grounded, then bolted to the rest of the case.
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Goodhart in reply to tech-kingFeb 9, 2009. 4:51 PM
Well that's good to hear. I have yet to crack mine open (not for fear of voiding the warranty, I think that expired, or will when Circuit city is fully liquidated), but I get nervous around the insides of computers...I have made a few mistakes in the past, and messed things up, but am not exactly sure what I did to mess them up :-)
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tech-king in reply to GoodhartFeb 9, 2009. 4:56 PM
okay. i cracked a few open, mainly for parts off defective models. youd be amazed at how much cheap junk they stuff them with.
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Goodhart in reply to tech-kingFeb 9, 2009. 5:01 PM
Oh I have opened some pc's, I just wasn't particularly lucky with how things went from that point on, sometimes (especially the older ones, where you could have two "identical" memory sticks, but they wouldn't function if they were not put back in the correct order.....mix them up into a pile of 12 or more, and you reboot until you give up....try em this way then that way arrrrgh. :-) I assume the newer ones don't drive one quite a mad though. . .
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tech-king in reply to GoodhartFeb 9, 2009. 5:08 PM
i remember the time my dad was upgrading the ram in our 586. such a pain...
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Goodhart in reply to tech-kingFeb 9, 2009. 5:15 PM
I had to laugh when the guys at work discovered that some of the Compaq servers they had gotten so cheaply would not run without the covers latched in properly......boy did THAT make trouble shooting a lot of trouble :-)
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11010010110 in reply to tech-kingFeb 9, 2009. 7:16 AM
you probably learned that the hard way. i hope you still have all your fingers in place wooden box :| (i dont like wood too much - just leaving pcs in their metal boxes with the side wall open)
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tech-king in reply to 11010010110Feb 9, 2009. 4:11 PM
i wanted something elegant, thats why im using wood. and yes, my fingers are all still attached. i was lucky; the blade caught on my fingernail, and jerked my hand down, away from the blades. thanks for the concern. the only other person concerned was the girl i like.
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11010010110 in reply to tech-kingFeb 9, 2009. 5:35 PM
i still dont make the link between wood and elegant - kinda wood is heavy and big compared to the thin metal most boxes are made of
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11010010110 says: Feb 4, 2009. 7:39 AM
make a presentation that sows normal work and then crash and broken screen cover the keyboard and case with a fake mat you can destroy and has real pieces flying off display the presentation on the computer and 'destroy' it
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tech-king in reply to 11010010110Feb 4, 2009. 4:36 PM
actually, you can easily replace a macs keyboard i think.....
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Plasmana says: Feb 4, 2009. 4:30 PM
That is the exact same laptop computer I use!! Can you buy a faulty one from ebay?
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Labot2001 says: Feb 4, 2009. 3:34 PM
Wow. That's the most disgusting thing I've heard in my life. You have a perfectly good (other than that it's a Mac, I mean) laptop that could be put to good use, or if the school doesn't want it it could be donated at least. Why in the world do you have to destroy it?
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