Laptop Handle

In this instructable I share how you can enhance your laptop's portability with a handle.

Here is my Dell Latitude CPI, 6.2lbs of heavy duty portable computing. At 6.2lbs honestly it isn't very portable. I had to get a bag just to lug it around in. Recently I realized there must be an easier way and the Laptop Handle project was born.

Step 1 Pregame-Inspect the laptop

Here I am surfing Instructables.com up at Dave's property. The project is about ready get underway. Take your laptop to a well ventilated area.

Comments

[techboy411]

YOU DESTROYED A PIECE OF HISTORY

[IdealL]

The lap top has two uses now:

1. It has a handle.
2. it is now a live video camera.

[IdealL]

Once you take out the internet from the drill, save it for a project later on.

[laxap]

Very funny!

You somehow inspired me for this one:  http://www.instructables.com/id/iPhone-Stand-1/

[your dog]

This is actually an improvement from the other Funny Instructables (Part 1). You used your own pictures with a funny idea that wasn't just weird.

[kbhasi]

You're a big FAIL. I looked closely at the pic and saw that the power indicator wasn't on at all!!!

[DIY Dave]

That looks like the laptop I'm using right now.

[huohu321]

Not a real Instructable. This is a slap in the face of the spirit of this website. We are checking this to learn how to be more efficient with the things we have at hand, and not "how to break things in a funny way".  XBOX 360 Accessories

[huohu321]

Not a real Instructable. Let those non-sense to "will it blend". A waste of time looking at that. I'm sure that old laptop had many good pieces that could have been used. What a shame! http://www.game-marts.com

[eeshops]

useful tips. thanks for your wonderful sharing! http://www.eeshops.com/

[bachterman]

fantastic work! i think i'll ventillate my laptop like this, too.

[kinghippo]

I´m pretty sure you have heard this lot of times before but i´ll say it to you anyways...
You are an imbecile.... 

[krisry]

wow. if need a dell laptop battery ,ni you visit http://www.aulaptopbattery.com

[Colonel88]

Bring this to a business meeting. "ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?!?" You reply, "Maybe, but do u like my new laptop?!?"

[gerthedj]

Hi I tried this on my new alienware laptop and now it wont turn on any ideas??

[SubzeroFusion]

o_O GAAAAHHHHH. how could you do that to a laptop!!!!!!

[spaghettibeans]

I think he explained it pretty well in the instructable...

[jmacfarlane823]

lol i have this same laptop:P

[Warlrosity]

This is great! I did ot to my dads plasma tv my mums acer mu sisters ds and my lg kp500

[aphrael]

that's awesome! we have the exact same laptop as a display object to sell ergonomic laptop stands at my work. This is much cooler though :P tanx for the laugh :)

[jopensopen]

I'm glad you liked it. Dave and I had a lot of fun doing it. Sounds like you need to take a hole saw to work and, ummm upgrade the laptops ;)

[aphrael]

you know, my boss would probably get a kick out of this too... if you see how many cubic meters of computers and screens we throw in the dump every year, we might as well have some fun with them :P

[jeffconnelly]

If you want to put those computers to good use, donate them to the nearest school. Schools are always dealing with ancient computers, mix-and-match equipment, and, well, bad computers. don't just throw them out or recycle them, give them to someone who can extend their useful life. sorry if this sounds a bit harsh, but throwing usable computers in the dump is idiotic. Schools, especially with the recent budget cuts, are short on computers, and some people are throwing them away. I would be very grateful if you would mention this to your boss, or whoever handles the "how many cubic meters of computers and screens we throw in the dump every year, we". Thanks, Jeff

[Rimwulf]

Where do you think a lot of the second hand computers come from? Schools are the most wasteful when it comes to computers.

[aphrael]

Hi Jeff, thanks for your concern. Actually, the machines we throw out are usually the ones you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy, let alone the poor kids in schools. At this time we're at a point where we got rid of most of the really really old stuff, donated the halfway decent stuff to someone who's gonna take it to Africa, and giving the remainder to any employee who asks. So right now all that is discarded is either some stray ancient machine or broken pcs that are gutted for parts. So it's not as bad as it sounded, although in volume it still amounts to a lot...

[Rimwulf]

Fedora Linux distributors has a sponsored laptop
http://www.idealgadget.com/2006/05/25/first-olpc-prototype-the-100-laptop/
you buy one they donate one to a child in Africa.

[oldsnake]

Only if you live in a place where there isn't a freegeek business alike.
Trash to you, gold to geeks.
Check it out:
http://freegeek.org/recyclelink.php

Portland, OR

[CybergothiChe]

yeah booooooooy! sweet! ha ha ha. love it, yeah! good one! YEAH

[louieaw]

aren't you mr clever

[sathiyarajd]

nice joke

[cotton]

i knew sumthing was wrong when i saw the old windows tag on it the wieght ad the stile and the drill

[adamsdead]

Its a good thing I read completely through this before I did anything -.-

[AXHEJAZ]

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[TheShawMaestro]

Please?

[tokymaru]

with all the unnecessary junk removed, will my toshiba satellite run faster?

[Walikai]

GAHH, well, at least its a dell..

[mettaurlover]

how would you type if you did that? wouldn't it be just a _{little bit hard to type?}

[cheerioking]

Does this work with macbook pro's? I don't know if this is compatible with osx or if I have to have xp? Please let me know since I have started to drill and am about 1/2 way done.

[duckythescientist]

If not then try linux.

[FreshPineSent]

Give it a shot with VMware. If that doesn't work just back up your system and do it in Boot Camp.