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Old 11th Sep 2006, 12:11   #1
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Crazy portable X360 mod

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Old 11th Sep 2006, 12:16   #2
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Ignoring opinions on styling/workmanship, this is the best modification of hardware I ever ever seen.
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Old 11th Sep 2006, 12:19   #3
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Old 11th Sep 2006, 12:26   #4
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whaoooo, now that is really really cool. Great work by there
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Old 11th Sep 2006, 12:30   #6
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That is just nuts.

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Old 11th Sep 2006, 12:31   #7
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Oh no, trying to read through the log, and i cant see any of the pictures

Edit, good old refresh does the trick, and they work, and wow, internal guts of a 360
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Old 11th Sep 2006, 12:35   #8
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I've seen some of this guys work before, not sure if he's mad/genius
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this guy has done some cool n64 and other consoles as well. realy good work.
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Old 11th Sep 2006, 12:46   #10
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Absolute. Respect.

Not only has it made it smaller and portable than an actual Xbox 360, he's made it more funactional and quiet.
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Old 11th Sep 2006, 13:03   #11
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Fantastic Mod, and the story of the chip smashers really made me smile.
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You'd think someone like Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo would hire the guy - his work is outstanding!
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it looks awesome... I'd buy that over the regular xbox 360 anyday.
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Old 11th Sep 2006, 13:23   #15
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Old 11th Sep 2006, 13:33   #16
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It looks like Mr. Heck needs some new hosting - his site is seriously overloaded atm.

However, from what I've seen so far, that looks simply unbelievable. One of, if not the best console mods ever. I'd say it's even gunning for best mod ever.
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It seams bens server is taking one hell of a beating
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Old 11th Sep 2006, 14:21   #19
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Well it was linked to by Hack a day first (www.hackaday.com) so most sites have it now.
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Old 11th Sep 2006, 14:35   #20
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Absolute. Respect.

Not only has it made it smaller and portable than an actual Xbox 360, he's made it more funactional and quiet.
It's the same volume as a normal 360...
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