Charity auction for Ben Heck's PS3 laptop

by Andrew Yoon { Apr 19th 2008 at 12:30AM }

Remember Ben Heck's magical PS3 laptop? Well, now you can buy one -- provided you have the cash. Currently available for $8000 on eBay, 100% of the proceeds will go to charity: the National Cancer Coalition. The laptop will come signed and well, free shipping will be thrown in. Not that it really matters when you're already shelling out this much dough.

[Via Joystiq]

Tags: ben-heck, charity, ebay, laptop, ps3

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

emaxximus @ Apr 19th 2008 12:51AM

That laptop looks like it weighs about 30 pounds

rockeranimefreak @ Apr 19th 2008 12:57AM

some Sony Exec will probably buy it... unfortunately...

kevin @ Apr 19th 2008 1:03AM

that laptop becomes a desktop its prob. pretty damn heavy

anthonyjh @ Apr 19th 2008 1:08AM

In related news, I have a kidney for sale for $8,000!

Dahk @ Apr 19th 2008 1:29AM

Eh really? $8000 for slicing up yourself? =/

Here I am willing to shave my head... for an Aston Martin.

Nerdkiller @ Apr 19th 2008 5:03AM

Try selling some of your liver, that way, it'll grow back, go under the knife again and sell some liver. You'll be super rich in no time.

Ty @ Apr 19th 2008 2:03AM

Is... is that... styrofoam?

Mike @ Apr 19th 2008 3:11AM

lol it amazes me what people buy on ebay..and at how much, 8,000+ dollars? People must have money coming out of their ass.

You realize how many ps3 systems you could buy for 8,000 dollars? lol

I guess some////MOST people are born stupid.

R_Shackelford @ Apr 19th 2008 11:20AM

Up to $17k now.

CJLopez @ Apr 19th 2008 1:59PM

I can't believe there's people buying this for $17k, i'd rather buy a PS3 and modded myself, xDDDD

highman888 @ Apr 19th 2008 11:53PM

That laptop really is a bad idea, not only is the price rediculous, but I'm 100% sure it could be damaged very very easily, unless he has some magic memory foam that can protect a ps3 from an accidental drop or something (doubtful) It probably overheats like a mofo too, who in their right mind would buy it, thankfully there are tons of retards in this country who will.

James @ Apr 21st 2008 12:58PM

I take it from the retarded comments above that not too many PS3FB readers are crossovers from Engadget? Ben Heck is well known for creating *carefully designed* *well planned* portable versions of consoles. The point is not to make a commercial-grade product that a lot of people would want -- it's a clever hack that "hardware people" (e.g. computer engineers like myself) will appreciate for the challenges he faced and solved. He doesn't just take a PS3, build a box around it, and slap on a screen. He takes the whole thing apart, re-routes all the connections, and makes as clever a package as the parts he's given allow. I'm sure he's not dumb enough to e.g. give it insufficient cooling or a fragile housing.

Also, WTF is up with the "I could buy 10 PS3s for that kind of money" comments? The point is not to buy a PS3, the point is to a) own a unique conversation piece and b) help out a charity in the process. It sounds like a lot of the commenters totally *missed* that point.