Raspberry Pi Mini laptop

[Prandy]

So the plan is fairly self explanatory, I'm going to turn a Raspberry Pi Model B into a mini laptop/media centre. The planning is 99% done and I plan on buying and starting work next week. Below is a drawing of my plan (very very high res, click the link for full image)

or
http://i.imgur.com/ATXqtzN.jpg

The planned features are:
- 5.6" LCD screen
- 120GB SSD (with 1GB linux split)
- 10AH 5v battery for approx 4-5 hours usage with usb charging/wall power option
- HDMI port
- 4x USB ports
- WiFi dongle
- Full qwerty keyboard with trackpad
- Ethernet port
- Built in speakers with switching jack for headphone use.

Parts List:
- Raspberry Pi Model B (512MB RAM) with 8GB SD card - £32.88
http://raspberrypi.rsdelivers.com/default.aspx?cl=1
- Dalian Good Display 5.6" LCD screen - £44.09 (already own this)
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product ... 97078.html
- Anker Astro 3 10000mAh portable phone charger £25.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lightning-Sensa ... 5X5F7GVM76
- Logitech Z10 Speakers - £11.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-980-00 ... H5WIV2YJMM
- D-Link Dub-H7 7 - £19.34
http://www.amazon.co.uk/D-Link-DUB-H7-P ... EV1BFBF2YF
- 2.5" SATA to USB adapter - £2.82
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sata-Hard-Drive ... FPVFRX4EEQ
- Samsung 840 series SSD 2.5" 120GB - £73.19
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Series- ... XB5HDLZFWD
- Rii Mini keyboard and touchpad - £18.34
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rii-2-4GHz-Wire ... 1379F5K9J8
- EDUP wireless network card - £3.19
http://www.amazon.co.uk/EDUP-Wireless-N ... Q2KZB4U66T
- 5v-12v 3W Regulator - £8.83
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/isolated- ... s/7511447/
- 3.3v Regulator - £9.06
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/dc-dc-pow ... s/6617948/

I think that's the lot


Let me know what you think, I still need a name and ideas for a case, both what it will look like and how I can source one.

Prandy

 

[Prandy]

Time for a quick update, most of the time up to now has been spent learning how to use the Pi and making sure everything is working nicely. I currently have Raspbmc running on the Pi, the SSD hooked up (with 4 seasons of Archer on it <3), WiFi is running, I've had it running off the battery, keyboard is all working, speakers have been stripped and added.
The next step is pulling away all the ports and soldering directly, which will probably take some time.

Here's a (pretty poor unfortunately) photo from a friends phone.

I'll stick another photo up soon, hopefully with a few more pixels...

 

[vskid3]

What about one of those garbage "laptops" for kids as a case? Netbook case? If you don't want much of a bezel around the screen or keyboard, you'll probably have to custom make one.
Those speakers look pretty big, I'm sure you could find smaller ones.

 

[Prandy]

I'm in the process of saving for a CNC router, so the case will probably come from that. The speakers are pretty big, unfortunately audio amps are my biggest weakness, I have a few DS Lite speakers but literally no idea how to go about installing them. Those speakers are about 1" deep, but obviously the smaller the better.