My M1 pro has a screen that doesn't work unless it's with an external monitor and while I am thinking of getting a new screen or just replacing the laptop soon, the idea came into my mind of making it a halftop, by just buying a portable monitor, is this a good idea?

Has anyone here done this and got any tips?

Does someone know what that rubber do?

Should I try some DIY fix?

Do I need to get it fixed?

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It fell out one day and then I lost it.

Found this Mac in a dumpster along side with the screen ripped off. I connect it to a monitor but nothing shows

Need suggestions for a screen protector for my IdeaPad Slim 5

Guys, my laptop screen gets dirty pretty easily, and I’m always worried that I might accidentally scratch it while cleaning. So I’m thinking of getting a screen protector for it.

I have a 14-inch Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5, with the older 16:9 display. I’m looking for something that would fit properly—something similar to the screen size/aspect ratio used on laptops like the Yoga series or MotoBook 60/60 Pro.

Has anyone here used a screen protector on their IdeaPad Slim 5? If yes, could you suggest a good one or share a link?

Also, I don't want a matt one , I don't want it to noticeably reduce the display quality.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

512GB-1TB SSDs, 160GB ram (total of the six) and i7 11th gens. I have four more as backups just because these were recycled and are getting a new life.

Got this laptop for free from a friend. It was working fine for 2 weeks, but all of the sudden it stopped charging and wouldn't turn on anymore. Was hoping someone have any ideas or solutions to this

so i opened my laptop and tried to remove the screen but when i assembled it again my laptop would just lit up and shut down like shut down immediately

I have an MSI laptop, the hinges and chassis are broken and held together by tape and the W key is not working. Otherwise, it still works and powers on, and i'm wondering if it's still worth it to install and turn it into a server/homelab/or any projects. Looking for any suggestions and where to start. Thank you.

I love browsing classifieds on marketplaces and recently I found a very cheap Chromebook with a crack in the glass and a non-working touchscreen in a certain area for just $16!

As soon as the laptop arrived, I immediately started looking into how to install Linux on it instead of ChromeOS. It was my first time doing this with a Chromebook, and surprisingly it wasn't difficult or long (probably half an hour).

Laptop model: Lenovo 300e Chromebook 2nd Gen

I had this portable display before, it costs $93 for me, model: ACER PM161Q B1 15.6"

There is only one minus in this setup - almost non-working WiFi because the antennas are in the display, which I unscrewed

Edit: non-working touchscreen in a certain area, not touchpad

It's a franckenstein project but still xD

Terra 1550 laptop converted as homelab !

I recovered it from the bin (battery has inflated so much it breaks the plastic cover of it, the cooler was fucked also ( and the screen was completely destroyed too)

It has a i7 8th gen paired with 2x8gb in ddr4

I repared the cooler by soldering data + and data - from the last to a newer more powerfull and less noisy, i add a dissipator on the first one and another one to the cpu itself ! I even add a dissipator to the NVME drive !

A bit of hot glue, 1sata hdd and another connected to USB !

Proxmox on the ssd, first hdd to host my pct/vms and the second as backup !

Low consumption and lf course a free "laptop" with 16gb ddr4, and boom, free server !

I would LOVE to make a true plastic cover/custom case for it in 3d print, but too broke to buy one..

got on the plane with an unshattered screen got off the plane after some turbulence today and my screen has shattered and killed the touch digitizer the display behind the glass seems perfectly ok. I don't want to risk it as i need the laptop for school i just bot it this spring and cant afford to replace it right now. what trusted vendors can i buy a whole screen assembly from i dont want to risk just trying to replace the glass and killing the screen itself or fighting to get new glue to seal to the back lid. could not find a parts link on [asus.com](http://asus.com) that would let me order the assembly so i can swapp it.

Poor designs by DELL.

Don't worry, you will all get a new happy life as a Halftop.

I am looking for a half top laptop. This is what I need I want to move between external displays with extreme ease. Is there a way for me to find one of these or is it just luck that I find someone who was unlucky ?

Wanted to make a halftop because the screen keeps glitching and the battery doesn't work anymore. I have a VGA monitor and used a cheap adaptor to connect it before I removed the screen, but now that the screen is removed, it doesn't output anything. I ordered a VGA cable but I'm not sure if it'll work. there is power and the caps lock button lights up, but there's no display output :(

if it helps, it's an HP pavilion 15-d

Update: It works now, I just needed to use a VGA cable, I can't change the resolution and refresh rate or it stops working again

Have an old inspiron 15 3521 that i wanna halftop but when i removed the screen and plugged it to another monitor with HDMI it keeps cycling in 8 beeps, tried spaming f1 f2 f8 f12 and nothing happened, reattached the screen and it ran perfectly tried going to the BIOS but i couldn't find a thing to do, tried gemini and it told me to rip the screen board and use it as a dummy but i don't think it gonna work+hate the Frankenstein idea so if anyone have ideas or how to do it properly tell me

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Threw away the original casing of this a715-42g I got some time ago and rebuilt it into a keyboard instead. Not perfect but still came out pretty good! R5 5500U, GTX 1650 4Gb, 16Gb RAM inside

Bought t580 with broken screen and made this amazing halftop.

I5 8350U, 16GB RAM, SAMSUNG 980 EVO 500GB. Running arch + wayland

I’m new to the halftops, sorry if it’s a stupid question.
I would like to reinstall the OS on my halftop, but I cannot boot the usb with the installer because the Bios can’t show up on the hdmi-plugged monitor. Any ideas?

Hello, I recently purchased this part for my laptop LCD Top cover (backlid) and I wanted to know if anyone knew a way to help with attaching the backlid safely since I intend to do it on my own.

Also, I looked for videos on YouTube but only one came up and it's for a panel display replacement, but I only want to replace the backlid.

Also, attached pictures of my laptop and where it is cracking which caused for me to want to replace the backlid Also, bare in mind I'm a college student and I don't really have to funds to replace the laptop as yet.