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pocketbike i7: Yep, It's a Computer, Not a motorcycle

Posted August 03, 2010 10:24 AM

From technabob:

This miniature motorcycle probably wasn't street legal before modder Saibot got to it, and now most certainly it won't be heading out for a ride any time soon. While it used to run up to 70MPH, this pocketbike has been converted into a fully-functional computer workstation. Of course, that doesn't mean it's not fast. Under the hood of this stellar casemod is a speedy Core i7 920 CPU on an Asus P6T mobo, with an EVGA 9800 GTX+ graphics card, 1TB of storage and 3GB of DDR3-1333 RAM. Saibot finished off his computer minibike with 5 bright CCFLs, 1 LED spot light and a pair of neon under-car lights to give it a serious glow.

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Re: pocketbike i7: Yep, It's a Computer, Not a motorcycle

08/04/2010 4:19 PM

I wish I had that kind of free time. Hobbies have taken a serious back-seat to honey-do's.

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