I Put a Mechanical Keyboard INSIDE My Laptop
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- čas přidán 4. 09. 2024
- Big thanks to PCBway: www.pcbway.com/
I completely re-designed and re-built my Lenovo Yoga 730-13IKB because the keyboard broke, for the second time. So I took matters into my own hands and put a full mechanical keyboard into it.
Design files available at: www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/Mechanical_Keyboard_Laptop_940dff5e.html
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This is so GOOD! 👍🔥🔥
why is this guy's voice so intensely annoying
PCBWay please give me a pcb
@@cheater00it’s not jerk
*drills a million holes for airflow*
*puts the airlfow holes flat on the desk*
ahh yes, engineering
Speed holes
like it would already be enough if he just installed little gaps on the bottom like feet to help with that problem haha
Made the mistake of getting an HP laptop a few years ago with the same issue, the rubber feet on the bottom were so low profile that they actually did absolutely nothing for air flow.
Ended up using the box that a pair of earbuds came in to prop it up in the middle at the back allowing for the sides of the vent holes that went almost the whole length of the bottom to breathe. Won't ever buy a laptop again without checking it's airflow thoroughly that's for sure
Yes, this! He needs to stick on some chonky rubber feet for air flow. Curious to how the laptop handles during busy work loads now.
The design is very human
Those air holes are begging for some rubber feet to help them do their job. :)
fr fr
hope he sees this and does it
imagine adding current little legs like those ones of keyboards to that custom build
fr fr
you cooked bro.
yup 100%
Is bro ok after being cooked?
bro cooked a ytp
bro cooked a new dish, new to the world.
bro cooked the bro bruh blud bro is totally cooked doe bro is fr doeeeee 😂😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀ohio!
I love Japanese laptops that feel stuck in the 80's and this feels like a modern one.. and I flippin love it!
for example panasonic?
LTT did a video on one of those I would unironically daily drive one of those if given the chance
@@EnifOfficial yup, also fujitsu with his Lest Note series are awesome
@@mrtetillas7504 oh yeah. also toshiba libretto
👏👍 well this thing is ugly, but i like it. You should implement a car key mechanism to start it up
Actual mechanical engineer here - I love how janky it is but how great it turned out to be in the end - looks great
But have you used pcbway?
I hope a Laptop company sees this and hires you, Framework maybe?
Yes. They should. I could be the resident insane fake engineer.
But actually Framework👉👈🥺
some team has to go first...
There already exist laptops with mechanical keyboards for a few years now, most notably variations produced by clevo. You could refine your version to replicate a sleeker fit like them, and since framework exists now I believe it would be much more easier for you to source their parts and incorporate a low profile keyboard into their framework laptop and possibly sell some units to other framework users.
@@karakuri002yeah, I'm kinda doing that with a framework, but building my own bottom chassis
Doesn't frame work support 3rd party mods? He could produce a drop in mechanical keyboard and sell them. Sales numbers would be the best way to get framework's attention.
jeffrey dahmar in a parallel Universe
For real lol
That's what I thought 😂😂😂😂
It doesn't help at all that he drilled the fuck out of that pc lmao
10:10
Yoga: Pls let me die
Marcin: I love you
LoL
We now live in an age where personal electronics are so affordable and accessible and small and uniformly identical that projects like this automatically become more interesting and desirable than more polished products.
Your mother and I are so proud of you. See what you can accomplish when you stop smoking drugs?
crazy
crazy
bro what
@@bryce7566 crazy*
crazy*@@bryce7566
CZcams recommended this video to me. I watched it from beginning to end, and it is truly spectacular... The development of the video, the recordings, documenting everything like a good engineer, creating a retro design reminiscent of the 80s, using high-quality construction materials, good colors and excellent music. You really conveyed a lot of emotions to those of us who share the same passion for hardware. I am subscribing!!!! Greetings from Chile.
This vid is so good, the transitions, animations and 2010 quality webcam sections. aaaa you really deserve more subs.
check him after a month
Being crazy enough to pull a trigger leaves a man unchanged. Unevolved. Middling. Forgettable.
Being gangster enough to 100% that mission with AA-grade precision, finesse, and style however... leaves something beyond a man. You sir are hereby certified: Legendary Operator. Incredible work. Liked and subbed.
👏
Good video. Very funny. Bit high noise floor on mic, you can hear it whine. Otherwise very funny
Thank you, yeah I swapped mics later in the video when I noticed it :|
@@MarcinPlazaI actually thought it was part of the joke ngl
great job! it takes a lot of patience and determination to work out and fix every one of those little (and big) problems you had assembling the laptop, the outcome looks superb and Chucky in a good way, keep up the great videos :)
its strangly comforting to have no music in the background. super underrated channel, you deserve at least 2.23k subs
The subtle computer hum makes the video juuuuussst perfect
at least 2.3k subs
>no music
but shitton of random unnecessary cuts and noises. Top notch producing here
@@MrBratkenSolov unnecessary? pleb
Agreed. No background music, no subway surfers at the bottom half, pure bliss.
The comedic timing, jokes and editing are some of the best i have ever seen! 11/10 love the vid. Keep it up!
I submitted this to Hackaday with the following comment, RIP your comments section:
So some nerd (who am I kidding, I wish I was this good) kept breaking his laptop's keyboard (because design flaws) and finally gave up and did what we all wish we could - rebuilt the laptop to house a mechanical keyboard. I'm kinda in awe, and I hope you all are too.
That's why I'm here.
I’m learning PCBWay will pretty much sponsor any crazy electronics idea on CZcams. That said, as someone who hates laptop keyboards with a passion, I commend you.
A product to make any Apple engineer blush with jealousy.
Perfect mix of creative humour and actual tech channel chaos
Imagine if Akira Nakai were to tune laptops instead of Porsche's, this has the same spirit and I love it
I've been feeling kinda down on engineering lately, being forced to waste time on classes that wont add to anything, and each class I miss just makes the nextt one more pointless. But seeing stuff like this gives reminds me why I chose this area.
Yesterday I soldered some broken keys from a non-hot swapable mechanical keyboard, switch by switch (12 in total), and it felt great
Don’t feel down, you’re an engineer! You can make whatever you can dream up. Don’t be afraid to fail, and fail again, thats how I got to this point, and I still fail more than I would like to admit. So many projects, built and rebuilt. I believe in you :).
Sorry for the bit of a tangent lol. Don’t quit.
I love the editing style of this video. Definitely gonna check out more. The low quality camera footage bits cooked
I got recommended this cause I like silly stuff like this and man, I was not expecting to laugh so hard in the first few minutes to the point where I had to pause, I think it was the silly transitions followed by a dark joke about getting hit with a scooter then some warping sound effect. I have definitely subscribed.
this genuienly felt like a thng a ThinkPad modder would do. You honestly did a wonderful job; I've never ever seen anyone do something like this ever before, and the way you executed it along with the final product is just spectacular.
I want one now 😭
I want to praise the great editing, brilliant off-camera comments and emotional post-record videos inserts
Dang. That reminds me of the MNT reform with the transparent bottom. Excellent job with the design, it has the right amount of jank, and to be able to see that jank through the bottom is just perfect. Adding bumpons on the bottom could be a final addition i suppose?
You deserve my sub
the idea of making your own laptop case is amazing, thanks for that. Definitely will do
I was cleaning my house today and ran across some of my 10+ year old laptops, and boy are they chonkers, just a bit thinner than your great creation.
VGA, HDMI, 4x usb 2.0, PCMIA, RJ11, RJ45, firewire, some weird proprietary port I never used, blu ray, 2 headphone out, 1 mic in, 1 audio line out, and also had a slot for a remote control. Absolute media beast.
Hats off to you for your sweet chassis and giving new life to a dying laptop.
is that laptop you found by any chance an HP Pavillion DV6?
@@gamecuber6 Very close, it's a HP paviliion DV5. My main memory of the thing is it was great, but ran hot like a furnace. I ran it for so long the fan bearings now sound awful. Not very useful anymore as it runs vista and only has 4gb of ram.
@@TastidiousYabbie 4GB will be decent for Vista actually
@@TastidiousYabbie genuinely surprised that the gpu in it hasn't yet failed
most of those pavillions with dedicated GPUs had an issue where the gpu would overheat to a point where it would crack the solder balls and require a reflow
i love sound design on this one. mouse clicks when starting to record lines, almost inaudible buzzer when talking, no music. so authentic ~~
Man this is super cool! And now im really tempted to do this myself with my old Dell XPS laptop its always having thermal issues so making a bigger custom case in CAD would allow for a much better heatsink/air flow and maybe an integrated custom keyboard like you did (Tho i would probly go for a NuPhy Air60V2 or Lofree flow board since I like their sound and build quality) I think your over all end product looks super sick in a kind of janky way and totally has that homemade DIY vibe going for it lol
you could try and source a beefier cooler even with the extra real estate
"Now that's a Thinkpad"
Right in my Thinkpad user butt.
Most underrated channel I know. Hope you get the recognition you deserve.
Why did this only get recommended to me now?!
And
Why the hell does that look fire?!
bro is this jeffrey dahmer
Literally lamo
Litterly the reason why i clicked the video😂
I’d been thoroughly enjoying your vibe throughout the beginning of this video but 2:20 just knocked it out of the park. One of the quickest video-to-new-subscriber turnarounds I’ve ever done!
thats really fancy
finally someone on the internet did the idea in my head, impressive
Im not surprised you use linux, but Im straight up shocked you dont use Arch btw
Especially on a laptop, the instability and rolling-release nature of Arch can really bite you in the ass sometimes when you have time sensitive stuff you need to do on it. Since he's a university student, I don't blame him for not wanting to deal with that.
@@fotnite_ ok thats a fair point but I was really just thinking along the lines of someone hardcore enough to take on this type of project would be on Arch btw or straight up linux from scratch
@@thomasnuggets9719 nah, nowadays the "hardcore" people are all using NixOS
It actually looks so sick!
that's cool mr. dahmer
I loved your work jeffery !!! keep it up
For a second, I thought Jeffrey Dahmer was trying to sell me a laptop
Come to my house I'll let u play some video games😈
Between 2015-2019 or so, there were some very interesting attempts to make low-profile mechanical keyboards more mainstream among gaming laptops... BUT to my surprise recently I looked up laptops with mechanical keyboards in the current year, and there's literally no big name brand putting mechanical keyboards in their laptops...
Absolutely love this, subscribed and really hope to see more laptop mods!!!
It is still crazy to me that there is no laptop manufacturers that make laptops in this class sometimes. I get it is niche but there is definitely a group that craves it. Great job man loved the vid!
Bro looks like jeffrey dahmer 😅
real
Because he is😂
You feel like such a big boy now that you said that, huh? 🙄
As long as he doesn't kill me, good
Hope he's not gay
Dude the direction and creativity in this video is far more impressive to me than the actual modification of that laptop.
0:11 I hear beeping. Fix your mic
I don't hear any beefing,must be a notification from someone's phone
@@mr.cantillasz1912 it's more like a constant buzz. definitely noticeable though, at least on headphones
Zzzzznnnnnnnnnnnn
Builds a Chad of a laptop. Runs Linux. Kings the whole thing. Someone said it already, you cooked. Also, your editing is F4acking Supreme!!!
I thought you got like 100k+ subs, you deserve more!
3:27 this made me giggle heartfully, and the anvil is an amazing touch! Tickles that nostalgic childhood funny bone when I was young
The severe case of "I want to keep my laptop running, and I will do it at any cost"
I am confident to say that I am also a patient of it
your voice is so relaxing and the added sound effects made this fun to watch :)
you are mad cooking
your laptop
This is insanely awesome. Hats off to you for making this vid and idea
May I suggest making some feet so the holes don't lay flat on a surface? And maybe if there is enough space inside, you might be able to add some super low profile fans in pull config so the heatsink also loses heat more efficiently.
If I did it, I'd probably used a 2 mode wireless and wired low prof keyboard and use a design which allows for disconnection of the keyboard. So when I have to take it out, I'd just slide it out and used it on my phone wirelessly. Then, after its done, I'd just need to slide it back into the laptop and place on a piece with a locking system.
oh btw i subbed :)
I knew you ran Linux as your OS before you even showed your screen. This was awesome, dude.
That scooter hit really shows in the editing
I wish laptop engineers went for a design like this to improve the cooling, ports selections and other things, especially for high-end laptops, the only thing you need is a mesh panel to prevent dust from going into the fans and it'll be great.
Watched this at 3am, oh boy!
But seriously, great work, this gives me so many ideas on what future projects ideas! Awesome job!
Honestly not too bad! You can do so much more nowadays with companies like PCBWay.
this video was a pure treat to watch
I love how YT now is recommending me this wholesome channels with lots of potential
the design is actually so cool, worth the time spent 🔥
This is one of the best looking laptops i have seen in years. Thin laptops are cool but a thick laptop with cool things like a big battery or a mechanical keyboard are cooler. Also the clear bottom is like icing on the cake.
highly underrated channel, nice work!
Was looking up laptop stands for my MacBook Pro at 3:30am, and youtube recommended THIS to me...
And somehow I'm not disappointed in the SLIGHTEST! 😃
Even though I have no intention of doing this project, this was beyond entertaining! 😁
Oh the things I'd do for a laptop with a keyboard like that and a trackpoint. Unspeakable things.
Big ups dood. Looks good! Making me want a Toshiba Satellite CDT430 era machine with a OLED screen and 4090 in it...
0:51
I'm in the same situation - my W and Q keys are dead on my laptop keyboard. I wish all laptops had mechanical keyboards, making repairs more affordable and convenient. Instead of replacing the entire keyboard at a high cost, we could easily swap out individual keys. Hopefully, this becomes standard in the future.
holy crap. that actually looks really good in the end. am impressed.
I love the little whirring noises in the background of your voice whenever you speak.
The creativity overall should be appreciated mate 🔥
The lack of music for most of the video gave me a unique sense of serenity 😌
please dont change your video style, this is absurd I love it
Only halfway through the video and am already liking and subscribing. This is top tier content. Thank you 💞.
I like the editing and the humor and the computer
The way you edit your video is so satisfying. Keep it up
Just subs here.
I don't know about anyone but the ports being at the front of the laptop is kind of cursed, but this is a great build and I'm blown away by the amount of effort this took and how much focus this dude has. SUBBED!
Amazing video. Very nicely presented too. One thing I'd suggest - the louder bits are REALLY loud compared to your voice. I think a bit of compression would make it easier to listen to. Felt jumpscared a few times in this video
Transparent bottom will probably come in very handy if something comes loose inside. No more "Oh, no, something is rattling inside, is it bad?!" stress.
No joke that's the sickest custom laptop build i've ever seen, no competition. I'd wanted to do a similar thing with mine, custom lower frame to accommodate as many 21700 5ah cells as i could fit. it was both kinda funny but also frustrating seeing you encounter so many of the issues i figured i'd run into. subbed af
I must say the motherboard mod does a great job on the thocciness of the keyboard. great job.
what did I just watch. The editing is too good Bro. and the engineering looks super complicated. you got a good sense of humor. 👍
It would be the project I needed to save my very old notebook, but the prices at which things arrive in Brazil make the project unfeasible, I can't afford it and the notebook will be broken until it no longer works.
I love how wet your mouth sounds come through on that mic, really gives it that chef's kiss of "good thing this guy's an engineer because I think he'd be a serial killer if he didn't have this kind of stuff to keep him busy"
The power button being a mechanical switch is awesome
Old school cyberpunk vibes! Awesome!
really good editing man keep up the work , subbed 👍
90s called
They approve your work
Can we get a full length video of all the documentaries you made? Engineers like me would be willing to watch completely through it. Great video anyway!
Ahhh! the final product is so cool, awesome, simply divine.
Daaaaaamm, this might not be perfect, but having the skills to pull that off is impressive
I love the transparent back btw, maybe with some tints could look even cooler
new sub!
This is actually quite good, don't know why every brand keep trying to make the laptop slim in exchange of the performance
You could totally get a job at Framework just out of sheer willingness to make something that delights enthusiasts
That's crazy, nice job bro! Could you imagine going to a library and typing a loud keyboard on a laptop, that would be crazy. The base looks like an old thinkpad.
That keyboard's stabs need something soft in there (bandaids are popular) to reduce the rattle. I have some gauze from leftover medical supplies and stuffed the right amount in (too much will make the stab stiff) and it's way quieter. I'm not too picky about keyboard noise but it made a huge difference on my hand-me-down prebuilt's spacebar and backspace keys (and I make a _lot_ of mistakes, so those two keys are the critical ones). Might need some re-stuffing until the material settles if you're using something loose.
This is probably the best video I've seen this year