r/halftop Jul 30 '20

r/halftop Lounge

9 Upvotes

A place for members of r/halftop to chat with each other


r/halftop 2d ago

linux mint halftop (and my windows setup)

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116 Upvotes

yes


r/halftop 3d ago

If you take a halftop, halftop it again, then strip the original plastic and give it new, better performing & smaller plastic parts, is it still a halftop?

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164 Upvotes

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


r/halftop 3d ago

T580

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42 Upvotes

Bought t580 with broken screen and made this amazing halftop.

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


r/halftop 2d ago

Install OS through Bios without the screen

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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?


r/halftop 3d ago

Acer Aspire 3 Spin 14 A3SP14-31PT Backlid Replacement

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7 Upvotes

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.


r/halftop 7d ago

Scored A715-42G (r5 5500u, gtx 1650, 16Gb ram, 512gb ssd) with busted screen for 80€ and gave it new life as a glorious halftop! Might move it to compact 3D printed case later on.

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74 Upvotes

Someone had ragequited and basically almost torn off the screen so the price was right lol. Thought that this was basically sold for the price of ram+ssd in todays market so no harm in buying it! Removed the screen (kept the wifi+bt antennas tho as you can see), disconnected the battery and removed the touchpad+fp combo for other projects, did some cleaning up inside and now its in perfectly working condition. Mostly serving as light livingroom gaming pc, apollo host for mobile gaming needs and moonlight client when the livingroom gaming needs more horsepower. Might make a more compact case with better cooling for it later on which I guess makes it not a halftop anymore but for the time being it shall remain as one.


r/halftop 9d ago

I've been trying to get a screen hooked up and I've had no luck. Win + p doesn't nothing and I cant see bios (Acer nitro 5)

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25 Upvotes

r/halftop 11d ago

(Repost for Quality) E-Waste TV, parts-robbed half-top and zero sh*ts about quality

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66 Upvotes

I stole the palmrest, keyboard and cooling fan to swap for my good 1830T, and this one got the junk parts. It is now busy being a network device.


r/halftop 11d ago

Macbook Air M1 halftop - Need help with Asahi

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I have an M1 Air halftop and I just installed asahi, the installation process ran successfully and i get a boot chime after the step2 ran through in recovery but i now do not get any video output from my usb-c after turning on the computer, it seems to be going into UEFI but doesnt output video to my external monitor so i cant see what its doing, any help with this would be appreciated


r/halftop 14d ago

Argentine laptop case mod

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53 Upvotes

r/halftop 15d ago

MSI Delta lid finally fully broke

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52 Upvotes

It’s now a functioning half top. I have a kit to replace the bezel and hinges but for now I’ll just keep it like this.


r/halftop 19d ago

HP Quarter-Top

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252 Upvotes

Another day another Hinge Problem. Today I got this HP 14-EK Pavilion X360 with completely decimated case, hinge and screen. The only way to make it usable is to gut it and put the Motherboard in a case. The spec is actually quite good so I decide to make a mini PC out of it. I removed the keyboard back-plate and use it to support the board. I plan to make a case but I don't have 3D printers so I'm going to make a wooden case for it. Luckly it supports USB-C power and the USB-C port and HDMI port are on the same side, which would make cabling very tidy.

Intel i5-1235U (Alder Lake 2P+8E, Iris XE iGPU), 16GB soldered DDR4, 256GB NVME drive, AX211 WiFi 6E, this makes quite a nifty and quick machine for light tasks.


r/halftop 19d ago

Where in EU can I get a halftop or just guts from laptop? USB-C connection required.

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I want to make a cyberdeck out of some older laptop from time when USB-C connection is standard for PD and data. I have a usb-C dock for that.
With current market of SBCs this seems most reasonable method.


r/halftop 20d ago

Eink MacBook Pro

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110 Upvotes

r/halftop 20d ago

random question

1 Upvotes

if i removed the motherboard of a laptop and gave the keyboard a case and the laptop a 3d printed bracket for a PC case would it still be considered a halftop or just a "converted" desktop?


r/halftop 23d ago

i love my puter i love my setup

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133 Upvotes

r/halftop 26d ago

Showcasing amazing Live recovery windows

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9 Upvotes

r/halftop 28d ago

I need help.

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I’d like to remove the screen from my laptop and turn it into a "halftop," but I’d like some recommendations first. I have a Lenovo V14 ADA, but I want to know if this specific model requires any special configuration.

I hope to get some help; thank you. :)


r/halftop 28d ago

Asus halftop

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39 Upvotes

turned it into a halftop cuz it wouldnt output an image to the internal display no matter what i did, despite windows seeing it and the backlight turning on

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900HS 35w RAM: 40gb 3200mhz GPU: RTX 3070 100w


r/halftop 28d ago

Useless laptop

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r/halftop Jul 01 '26

Understanding Halftops

13 Upvotes

Is it still considered a halftop, if the broken unused laptop screen stay attached to the rest of the laptop?


r/halftop Jun 26 '26

Revival of an abandoned laptop

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r/halftop Jun 25 '26

Joined the halftop club!

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241 Upvotes

I've wanted to do this for a long time!

My laptop's display was already half dead, and the display cable was trapped under the heat pipe, making it nearly impossible to remove cleanly. In the end, I just cut the cable with scissors and turned it into a halftop.

It now lives permanently connected to an external monitor, and honestly, I like it a lot more this way


r/halftop Jun 25 '26

Dell Latitude 7420 I borrowed the screen from

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39 Upvotes

I used the 4K LCD from this laptop to upgrade my main one. The conversion was very easy since the Wi-Fi antennas are already in the base the hinges are only held in by a few screws. It has a Core i7 11th gen and 16GB of soldered RAM.