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Quick photo of the FPGAArcade Replay board inside the X500 Plus, loads of space for messing about
the reasons for the inversion are:By positioning the motherboard on the right you have the following benefits:1) You can have an expansion slot, I think this is a BONUS, you don't have to rely on onboard graphics2) Usually you use the mouse with your right hand so when you open the DVD or insert the cards you don't have it in the way3) Being the motherboard on the right the LEDs would foul it so they moved to the leftThe keyboard, like everything else, in the case is a generic USB keyboard.The reasons for it are:It's cheap (£10-14)It's low profile (consider that I worked my backside off to get the best possible angle on the X500) so ergonomically it is the best we could do.It's easily replaceable (as long as they keep producing them).It's full size, it has lots of keys and some extra ones for volume, sleep etc...It comes in black or white and it has the same finish as the plastic I useI have tried my best to use as many off the shelf available parts (keyboard, power switch, LEDs, screws etc...) to keep the cost down, the expensive parts are:The plastic, sides and topThe aluminium, cut, bent, punched and powder coatedThe custom LED windowsThe custom brackets for the DVD/Card readerThe keyboard holdersthose are the VERY expensive parts, the rest is generic stuff.Like I said, if we reach 50, the absolute minimum to put an order in and I can get some money back, I have a couple of ideas that might be of interest...
D*mn, I thought it said X500 Plus Black Edition Porno Video, gotta read more carefully...
