{"id":8042,"date":"2024-05-08T08:52:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T08:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=8042"},"modified":"2024-05-08T08:52:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T08:52:52","slug":"hands-on-look-at-the-macase-b21-a-diy-rugged-briefcase-laptop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=8042","title":{"rendered":"Hands-On Look at the MaCase B21, a DIY Rugged Briefcase Laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-178446\">\n<p>\t<!-- .post-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content description cf entry-content content-spacious\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08000644\/macase-b21-diy-rugged-briefcase-laptop.jpg\" alt=\"MaCase B21 DIY Rugged Briefcase Laptop\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"\/><br \/>If you\u2019ve always wanted to build a rugged briefcase laptop, there\u2019s the MaCase B21. This $400+ \u2018military chassis\u2019 includes a keyboard, 300W PSU, 16.1\u2033 LCD, 4B of DDR3 RAM, a G1630 CPU, and a 500GB hard drive, all in a package that weighs in at nearly 18-pounds.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-178446\"\/><br \/><iframe title=\"Building your own \u201cLaptop\u201d is Terrible and I LOVE it! - MaCase B21 Briefcase PC\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d7ponUdlFLw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Building your own \u201cLaptop\u201d is Terrible and I LOVE it! - MaCase B21 Briefcase PC\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d7ponUdlFLw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>Linus decided to equip his MaCase B21 with an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X 3D processor, a Gigabyte AORUS B6501 Ultra gaming motherboard, a Noctua NH-L12S cooler, 32GB of G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 RAM, an NVIDIA RTX 4070 graphics card, and a SilverStone FX600 Platinum power supply. Let\u2019s just say that things can get a bit warm, but for the price, it\u2019s definitely worth a second look. Interested? You can find several sellers on Aliexpress offering various configurations, with some being just the barebones briefcase chassis.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08001251\/macase-b21-diy-rugged-briefcase-laptop-1.jpg\" alt=\"MaCase B21 DIY Rugged Briefcase Laptop\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\"\/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08001259\/macase-b21-diy-rugged-briefcase-laptop-2.jpg\" alt=\"MaCase B21 DIY Rugged Briefcase Laptop\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\"\/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08001303\/macase-b21-diy-rugged-briefcase-laptop-3.jpg\" alt=\"MaCase B21 DIY Rugged Briefcase Laptop\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .post-content --><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-box\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1853b5eaa6dfc5d1a0bea01e24f2fb9?s=82&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1853b5eaa6dfc5d1a0bea01e24f2fb9?s=164&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-82 photo\" height=\"82\" width=\"82\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"author\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Author<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tBill Smith\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text author-bio\">When it comes to cars, video games or geek culture, Bill is an expert of those and more. If not writing, Bill can be found traveling the world.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-nav\">\n<div class=\"post previous cf\">\n<p>\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"230\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/07200610\/nintendo-super-famicom-console-headphone-jack-for-sale-230x230.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nintendo Super Famicom Console Headphone Jack For Sale\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/07200610\/nintendo-super-famicom-console-headphone-jack-for-sale-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/07200610\/nintendo-super-famicom-console-headphone-jack-for-sale-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/07200610\/nintendo-super-famicom-console-headphone-jack-for-sale-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/07200610\/nintendo-super-famicom-console-headphone-jack-for-sale-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/07200610\/nintendo-super-famicom-console-headphone-jack-for-sale-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/07200610\/nintendo-super-famicom-console-headphone-jack-for-sale.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> Hands-On Look at the MaCase B21, a DIY Rugged Briefcase Laptop<br \/>\n<br \/>#HandsOn #MaCase #B21 #DIY #Rugged #Briefcase #Laptop<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve always wanted to build a rugged briefcase laptop, there\u2019s the MaCase B21. 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