In car PC?

[Learner Driver]

Anybody managed to fit a PC in a car? That would be a nice toy. There's a lot of mini PCs around and cheap wifi cards so it seems like it could be done. Biggest problem is power I guess. Just imagine, go out for a drive and you don't have to leave your PC behind!

 

[jerpers]

Back in my 'boy racer' days I did consider something like these:

http://e3io.com/car-pc-2-dim-in-dash

 

[BennoWilson]

I did fit a fully functional windows 7 PC in my 106GTI a few years back. Had it mounted under the dashboard, and it only got power on ignition.
Had it hooked up to an 11 inch (i think) touchscreen. Worked a treat.

 

[Learner Driver]

http://e3io.com/car-pc-2-dim-in-dash

How easy are they to customise? Is it a sealed box or can you change parts in it?

 

[Learner Driver]

I did fit a fully functional windows 7 PC in my 106GTI a few years back. Had it mounted under the dashboard, and it only got power on ignition.
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Power on ignition was what I was thinking. Did you have any problems with it powering off without the proper shutdown procedure? How long did you run it for?