Can you take a DIY Laptop on a plane?
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About a year ago I needed a laptop for travel and decided to make my own out of parts I found online. When I first took it with me on a plane, which I'd not been on since before 9/11, I was very worried what the TSA was going to think about my box full of wires and bits...
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CASE: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
SCREEN: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
ATOMIC PI: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
PI POWER: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
KEYBOARD: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
USB HUB: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
USB EXTENDERS: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
KEYBOARD CABLE: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...
MOUSE: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
ETHERNET EXTENDER: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
WIRELESS ANTENNAS: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
STANDOFFS: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06...
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I think some airlines would consider that as a sort of bomb.
It's been mentioned a couple times that it depends a little on your name and skin tone, which is sad, but true in some cases. Most airports now have a nifty scanner that looks through things and color codes them (nifty tech, really) and people are told to leave their laptops/etc in their bags. If it draws suspicion they can ask me to remove it and demonstrate, but as it usually was outside my bags as its own case most TSA agents would only comment on how interesting it looked, as it would be open. I think the idea is if I was being sneaky it would be suspicious, but being open, honest, and yes, white probably got me through sometimes.
That's a sweet little deck. Back in the day my friend and I talked about making a "lunchbox PC". He ended up making a portable PC out of a plastic toolbox. No screen, but 100% *portable*. It's great what you can do these days. A battery might have made it harder to get on a plane if it was over 44000(?) mAh.
Batteries are one of those weird items they don't like to have in the cargo hold, but you can only take so much power into the body of the plane. Would be hard to explain exact mAh to a TSA agent on a custom built laptop and for this design it was less about in-travel usage as it was for end usage like hotels where power is readily available.
Title of this video should have been “How to guarantee a cavity search when travel” 😁
My experience wasn't that bad, actually, but as I've mentioned in other replies it probably has a bit to do with my general appearance and boring name than with TSA's ability to recognize a threatening device. Or, I just got lucky a lot.
i liked the part where you told if you can carry it on an ariplane,thank you
You’re welcome. It wasn’t as exciting as some people might expect, but it was rather foolish of me to go through several international airports with it. I think under other circumstances things may not have gone well for me!
this looks cyberpunk af, awesome
Cyberdecks are core Cyberpunk fare. Wouldn't even have them if it wasn't for Neuromancer. Thanks!
I mean TSA wouldn't be none the wiser if you brought a propane pipe bomb in the airport inside a briefcase
Probably not, but I'd not been on a plane since before 9/11 so I had no idea what the issues would be so it was a concern of mine.
ARE YOU RUNNING WINDOWS 95 FOR CAD!!!! WHAT IN THE HELL!!!
Windows 98 on an VM running Truespace 3.0. More of an old 3D Modeling suite, but it’s easier than Blender, I don’t need all the features, and I found an old conversion program to go from Truespace files to stl for printing. So… yes!
@@encouragingthingsthat's the funniest shit I've seen today
@@Determinator21 Oddly enough, I had to run it on Win98 VM because it wouldn't work on Windows 10. It works on Windows 11 just fine so no more VM needed.
oh my god… My jaw dropped and I actually went like “WHAAAT?” when I saw you had less than even 100 subscribers!!! I’m not even close to finishing the video, but I can say it is great quality man. I’m so glad I found another geek/tech/tinker type channel to enjoy. Also, the DIY laptop looks awesome.
Thanks a bunch! It's a relatively new channel and I'm not making any one particular thing so I'm unsure how channel growth will work, but I appreciate every sub and comment, regardless!
This DIY Laptop runs off wall-wart power as there's no battery in it. This saves issues with airline travel and batteries aren't really needed for this as it's designed for "end of trip" usage.
Solar charger and high density ion batteries?
That is an option, but there may not be enough room in the case. Still, it doesn’t stop someone from using a bigger case if needed.
I think LiION USB powerbank would be ok for flight so long as it is bought form the shop (i.e. not home-made), is not altered, is detachable and you can demonstrate, that it functions correctly during boarding security check. Whether it is stored in the case or outside is not specified anywhere in the rules AFAIK. And you have to keep the powerbank in your handheld luggage.
the 5 min crafts life hack royal free music is killing me
I’ve been doing some experimenting with my channel content to try and find out what the best balance of talking, showing, and ambient noise is. In these early videos when I wasn’t speaking there was no sound recorded so sone background music seemed appropriate. Later videos have more ambient noise and less music.
This do really look like a bomb tho
But it also looks like a laptop. Schridinger’s case; you won’t know until you open it!
You have inspired me to pursue knowledge in making electronics! God bless you!
That’s what this whole thing is for! I’m glad I could help you out. Good luck and don’t get discouraged!
Looks like a bomb: "all good sir"
Doesn't look like a bomb: "it's a bomb"
Well, if you are trying to take a bomb on you'd probably make it look as not-bomb like as possible.
@@encouragingthings Unless reverse psychology. XD
Someone should definitely use a framework laptop motherboard to make one of these!
Not a bad idea. Since case-style Cyberdecks can be made out of any modular parts there would be no reason not so except possibly cost.
It's a neat idea for certain, but you spent $300 (current prices) on the parts to make this when you could have bought an 11.6" Lenovo Thinkpad off Amazon for $99.
True. The parts for this were bought a while back and they were a little cheaper then. Though, even then it was still slightly cheaper to get a Chrombook or similar, but the fun is in the building and making it your own and sometimes that's worth a little extra. Especially since customizable laptops are now becoming popular and are very expensive as an alternative to pre-made machines.
You don't build a cyberdeck because they are practical. Some people just like tinkering and having something unique. Custom cars, bikes, motorcycles are a big market because of this.
This is very neat, well done! Kinda remind me of a laptop that i made 4 years ago while i’m still in high school, it was using a lattepanda232 sbc, which has a same processor as the atomic pi, but smaller, the case was made out of stainless steel and has like 10 18650 batteries, so yeah it was pretty heavy, but hey its got the job done and took me to college
Sometimes all you need is something to get you there.
Really nice to see something other than a raspberry pi!
I have one if those on this channel, too! But, yes, there are a ton of SBCs out there, big and small, for all your computing needs!
Ayyee, I have a similar project that I built for mobile split screen gaming, managed to cram a laptop screen, a full atx power supply, an old itx motherboard with a socket fm2 CPU, 16gb off ddr3 and an rx590 that used to be my main gpu into an Amazon plastic briefcase. it's an absolute powerhouse and feels incredibly smooth on steam os, struggled to find any use for it but it's been really fun to put together.
It also looks like its powered by uranium 235, a.k.a. "unlimited battery life"
Technically true so long as you have a wall socket. I'm sure there's a reactor out there somewhere sending volts to the wall wart it uses!
Man bro that is cool. Glad to see how it came out finally.
Thanks!
Love my atomic pi, I have Windows 10 on there and it can handle Disney Plus quite a few steam games, including some modern ones but mostly games before 2005.
I rigged up a USB c 3 amp and can run it off of two 5 volt battery packs.
If you add a 5 volt mini fan you can reduce the heat sink to a tiny one.
Devil daggers runs full speed, that's pretty good on emulation. Dual boot Linux. It's my favorite DIY SBC for the price.
I looked at swapping out the heatsink with a fan setup, but didn't have the courage to do so which is why it all sits in a pretty chunky case to make up for the size. Luckily, though, that created enough room for packing in other bits and pieces.
@@encouragingthings it's a neat setup! I am still working on my case, currently wires everywhere and USB hubs lol.
@@devilwhale You can do it! It just takes time and patience! Let us know when it's done so we can check it out!
Please don't use any speakers and let it shout out "THE BOMB HAS BEEN PLANTED" while inflight...
No speakers though I did have a couple of cheap USB options picked out for later equipment. So for the moment it is a very silent thing.
It looks so cool!
Hope your channel keeps growing ^^
Thank you! Right now I have to take a short break as I have to move across the country on rather short notice, but once I’m settled I’m going to start right back up again!
@@encouragingthings Hope it all goes well!
Damn, I thought you were a channel with at least 50k subs! When I saw you had less then 100 my jaw dropped! Dang, your content quality is amazing and you earned yourself a sub! Hopefully you gain more subs soon because you deserve it!
Thank you very much! Hopefully I make enough interesting content to deserve so many subs!
this thing looks like a bomb bed idea
That's what I thought, but with the new TSA color scanners and general "meh" attitude I didn't get any hassle from it. Got more hassle for my wristwatch than this thing.
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bro imagine you are a grandma flying and some one pulling this out.
This one can only be used with plugs and is best in hotel rooms, but I think young people would be more concerned than a grandma. At least I would hope so!
thats me on the thumbnail!!!!
Love this!
Thank you!
You do realise a mini computer is about the size of a fridge.
It's not the size that counts, but how you use it!
i really like this!
Thank you!
That's pretty cool. Here my sub, hope you get big one day
Thank you very much!
some people can, some people can't
Sadly, this is more true than I wish it was. I think if I weren’t the color I am not only would taking it on a plane never crossed my mind, if it had I wouldn’t have made it very far. Even a name that’s not “correct” can be a problem for something like this.
I used a Raspberry Pi 400 connected to an iPad, the Pi simulated being an ethernet network and a keyboard (through USB gadget mode), and I connected to it through VNC (without having to connect it to any wifi) to use the iPad as a screen, and that was basically my linux laptop. It has been obsoleted and obliterated by the Steam Deck.
@@armamentarmedarm1699 With a keyboard, mouse and connected to an external display, pretty much like a regular Linux computer. Much faster than the Pi and comparable to my laptop (but maybe faster too because of the GDDR5 RAM). It feels more responsive and snappy than my laptop with Windows (I have to use windows on it for work reasons). I would consistently use it as a regular computer if I hadn't have to close the things to switch to gaming mode. In the future I'm sure I will be able to switch without having to close the apps (specifically when the wayland version of the desktop works without issues, it currently relies on Xorg while gaming mode is wayland).
My atomic pi had been a nightmare and it is collecting dusts on my book shelf now.
Mine was a bit of a nightmare too and took some time getting used to. Mostly don’t press the reset button as it’s mire than just a power cycle. Otherwise it works like a Raspberry Pi! Although getting a good power connector also really helps!
no limit to what you can do with this, (a 150$ laptop will crush it in every way possible tho)
Indeed! But it is awesome to have a custom made laptop! Nothing beats the feeling a cyberdeck gives you even if Chromebook is better overall.
Epic build :D
Thank you!
really like it
Thanks! Remember you can always build your own if you ever get the inclination!
took me a while due to mistake, but it works thanks
I'd love to put one of these together. Looks very cool
Should be fine I imagine as long as you aren't dark and swarthy (brown in complexion).
That’s probably what helped me as well, but you never know what will trigger the TSA!
sick dude
Thanks!
Sweet rig
Thanks! Luckily, it was also a super easy build. Literally anyone can do it!
This is pretty cool, though word of advice with making videos: add thin black outlines to your text, if it's not too much work. It's the same text-color format a lot of memes use because it's able to stay legible no matter what background they're over. Would really help the couple of times in this video where the white text was barely readable overtop the white paper.
But again, very cool. Might try doing it myself sometime for the funsies.
Thank you! I realized to late about the text and have been fighting with it in videos and thumbnails, but a simple black outline is perfect! These are the kinds of comments I really appreciate as they help me get better at this!
Looks like its gon be a bomb lol
But it also looks like it might be a laptop. Schrodinger’s carry-on: It’s both a bomb and not a bomb until you open it!
Yo nice video it looks really cool maybe next video try playing a video game on it like Minecraft
I usually end up playing Binding of Isaac or TIS-100. Doesn't handle much else very well I'm afraid. Even though it is x86 based it's still a small computer board.
Amazing. I think Linux can run well, but the plane security just hates DIY stuff.
When I started flying again they were still using old xrays and "take it out open it up" techniques, but a lot of the places now have full color 3D scanners that can look right through stuff and it's pretty detailed. The only time they stopped me was when my watch triggered an alert near my head in the body scanner. You just have to be careful about what it looks like and any batteries I think.
Weird. But I think a DIY smartphone would be worse.
@@RoxyJones532 Probably has something to do with size, contents, identifiable features, how bored the TSA agent is, and I hate to say there might be some racial profiling there which I'm not really subject to.
Looks like a fun build, have you been using it?
Yeah! I used it when I travelled to Vegas for my training and on the road trip from Oregon to New York. Unfortunately, I lost my job so I’m driving back to Oregon from New York in a couple of days and it’s all packed up to go on the trip with me!
Does it run on a battery or does it need to be plugged in at all times
Also, using a latte panda would be more powerful however cost more, it’s also x86 and they have models with up to 8gb of ram and m.2 storage. It’s also a lot smaller.
Currently it has to be plugged in, but for my purposes this isn’t an issue. Although the Atomic Pi may not be the best choice it is what I had ob hand as I’d bought it for a different project that was never completed. Regardless, the case sets the component size and there’s plenty if room for everything. Thanks for the feedback!
I thought I was the only person still using Truespace3d for modeling. What version is that you're using?
TS3 on Windows 98. If I have my old PC set up I use that, but have a version of Windows in Dosbox-X I can use in a pinch if I don’t mind it being kinda sloggy. I always found it to be the simplest for basic model design and is closer to CAD than other standard modelers or even modern ones.
What’s up with the sticker placements? Lol
I like how old travel cases look with stickers all over but the case had some odd edges which made sticking them flat kinda difficult so I pit them in interesting, but stable locations.
u can upgrade it using a latepanda, is a mini powerful windows pc, but it costs 100€
Of course, but it might be more fun just to make a new one! I’ve been looking at other SBCs to balance cost vs functionality in what I want to do with it.
wow this is cool...
🙃 if you want to make a powerful one, you can go for some parts from framework laptop, but ya, it's pricy
It has some power. The Atomic Pi can run Windows 10 fairly okay. I just run Lubuntu for ease of use and recoverability, but being an x86 based machine instead of ARM it works a little bit better for some things than others.
Would they let it on the plane though?
They did! All four times. TSA just said “Cool” once. One guy looked at me funny because I had already opened it and he didn’t have to tell me to. And this was between Portland and Vegas so not tiny airports.
Amazing, and also surprising. I wanna make my own laptop so that's why I clicked on the video :D
@@pigeonprotagonist6357 It's all off the shelf parts so there's no reason why you can't! Plus you can design it a ton of different ways and different sizes. That's the best part.
I kinda wanna try this. It looks so cool but honestly I think itd be a waste of money because I know I wouldnt really use it. Anyways it looks like it was a fun build. hope TSA didnt give you too much of a hassle!
I had the same issue with building mine and I will admit I don't pull it out as much as I might a Chromebook or other cheap laptop, but when I need cloud access on a system I can trust this is my go-to and when I'm traveling I know it'll hold up to almost anything. if you ever find yourself in need of a long-term laptop that you control this is the way to go!
Hey if youd like more dutch stickers i can hook it up i work there lol
That’s amazing! I worked in an area that had a Dutch in the parking lot. Last one I had was about five months ago as I moved to the east coast. But now I’m heading back and one of the first places I’m going is back to Dutch to get some good coffee!!! Thank you!
Jest możliwość stworzenia programu, który porównuję języki i szuka podobieńst lustrzanych. Dzięki takiemu programowi byłbyś w stanie napisać nieskończoną piosenkę, na pewno gdzieś tam jest drugi sens. Można skleić dwie istniejące piosenki dwóch artystów poprzez taki program. Tam jest ukryty gad. Wystraczy połączyć wszystkie słowa bez spacji i przetłumaczyć w dwie strony na te języki, które istnieją. Tak samo można zamienić język pisany na cyfry i mówić w tym samym czasie językiem do porozumiewania, a w tle robić działania. Można też zamienić słowa na nuty, znaczy się literki.
sick mug
Thank you! I have a "few" different ones about. I tend to drink a bit of coffee now and again. You may see other ones in the background of some of my other vids as well!
@@encouragingthings I have the same mug. Great video, subbed.
@@DCJ Thank you!
The selfphobia is out of control with these people demanding they be accepted as something they aren’t because they can’t accept reality.
The fun part about reality is it's different for everyone! I hope your reality is going well for you right now!
"Bob the builder"
Well, if he can do it so can the rest of us!
try mAtx 1u suitcase
KEKW
TSA is lawless judge btw
what freedoms
full lid size (touch) screen
do you like iroquoise hair, try that kind of passive heat sink through the lid cover
I am from nigeria and i have been doing research on the raspberry pi kits for a while and i like this project please can someone send me a raspberry pi starter kit? This is mouth watering
Hey there! Glad you liked the video! In this case I used an Atomic Pi rather than a Raspberry Pi and as the rPi seems to be getting harder to find many people are moving to other SBCs that are more readily available liked the Rock. You may want to check out those kits as they may be more easily obtainable in your region! Good luck!
Speaking as an ex-airline securtiy officer who was tasked with identifying suspicious items that could go boom, my measured and thoughtful response to the question posed in the thumbnail is.........FUCK NO! Refrain (if you can) from taking home-made improvised devices like this on a plane (as either carry on or checked in luggage). Anything strange or bespoke looking, with circuitry or wires poking out is such a huge red flag that you could potentially close down the airport because of a suspected I.E.D. It doesn't matter that the item is harmless. Take a regular tablet or laptop. Something with shapes and circuitry that is familiar to anyone sitting at their display watching x-rays. Use your head. The improvised electronic device that you are attempting to fly with may indeed be fine, you can tell that to the thousands of people who just missed their flights because the airport had to be cleared. Be boring and predictable when it comes to flying. You can be creative on the ground. If you decide to persist with taking items like this be aware that at the very least you will be stopped. it will be inspected, and a full explanation of the item required. I suggest you make no sudden movements at this time :-) Just because there is no battery or explosive substance present doesn't mean that a device looking like this is safe. It could be interpreted as a component of an explosive device that could be assembled and completed while 'in-flight'.
Informative and not wrong. Considering how worried I was about being stopped even before I built this I’m not certain what possessed me to do so except a large amount of confidence. Still not sure why no one did stop me, honestly, but would definitely have felt crappy and very embarrassed if I shut down a major international hub. Great for road trips though!
@@encouragingthings Well you are brave indeed sir and you have a great gift for building things like this so well done there. Yeah as for not being stopped it's russian roulette. Here's an uncomfortable truth. The volume of air traffic in any country is so high that not every checked in bag is x-rayed. A sample is taken that amounts to anywhere from 1 in every 7 to 1 in every 10 bags. So yeah if you were a betting man (and a bad one too), the odds would most definitely be in your favour.
If security system is bad, that's a security system problem, not a user problem.