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Image 1 — How to turn this old windows laptop into a cyberdeck??

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How to turn this old windows laptop into a cyberdeck??

*COMPLETE BEGINNER. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT COMPUTERS ON THIS LEVEL!!*

I took apart my old "Lenovo yoga 2 11" (thats what it said on the back case) and I currently have the hardrive (i assume it has the windows program inside it), the battery, the 2 speakers, what i assume is the wifi/cellular data chip? Not completely sure, and the motherboard kinda (i got it out but one of the cables wont come off so its still attached to the laptop).

From my understanding, I can technically make this a cyberdeck by grabbing a case to put everything in, connecting everything to a new and smaller motherboard (a better battery/the original, a screen, speakers, and the hardrive). Obviously this is simplified.

I just need help finding the specific motherboards and adapters (incase i cant fit one lf the parts directly to the motherboard)

Images of the parts provided

u/bean_sized_fetus — 3 days ago

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Looking for a 4:3 13-inch Screen

Hello, I'm planning my first build project using the Tex Shinobi, and I'm having trouble finding a 13-inch screen with a 4:3 aspect ratio. Where should I start looking?
Any suggestions? Thanks!

u/AccomplishedFill3154 — 3 days ago

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Using an old netbook to build my first cyberdeck

I have an older Asus eee pc 1015pem netbook. To make a long story short the power supply shorted on the motherboard (picture 2), and while I've built several towers I'm curious if I can just pick up a dc adapter and splice it to where the battery connects to the device, avoiding a fragile and frankly bad connection anyway. And any help and pointers would be welcome. And other case suggestions are also very welcome but I thought a borderlands 2 case would be fun and roomy

u/effen13 — 5 days ago

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Cyberdeck query

Hi everyone,

I’ve been lurking here for a while and I honestly think cyberDecks are super cool. The designs, custom builds, portability, the hacker aesthetic — all of it is really fascinating to me.

But I keep wondering: what do you actually use your cyberDeck for?

I already have 2 smartphones and 3 laptops. Between these 5 devices, I can basically do everything — coding, browsing, media, remote access, etc. So I’m trying to understand where a cyberDeck fits in practically.

Is it mainly for:

Offline field work?

Portable Linux terminal?

Security research / networking?

Emergency/off-grid communication?

Just the joy of building something unique?

Or is it more about the experience and mindset rather than pure practicality?

I’d really love to hear:

Your specific use cases

What problem your cyberDeck solves that your phone/laptop doesn’t

Whether you actually use it regularly or it’s more of a passion project

I’m genuinely curious because I’m tempted to build one, but I want to understand the “why” before jumping in.

Thanks.

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u/marlinspike_onion — 6 days ago

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anyone else build a deck for games?

I've built many... many many.... this is my only x86 build, so far though... my second one using RADXA boards (X2L featured)

u/qqmajikpp — 7 days ago

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First cyberdeck help

This is my first attempt at making a cyberdeck so im wondering if i can use this part from my old samsung for the brain of it. Thank you for any help and recommendations on how i can make it work!

u/SignificantAd5784 — 5 days ago

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It’s alive

First attempt at booting was a success. Still some minor things to do, like drilling a port and mounting the sma connector for my lora hat and making only 1 power cable come out but all the major things are working (screen, keyboard/touchpad, usb hub and booting from ssd)

u/DiceThaKilla — 11 days ago