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I am looking for a device that is in a laptop format, but does not have any CPU, HDD, or motherboard. I was hoping for a laptop-esque device to control a headless server with usb and vga/dvi connections to interface the keybo

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Interesting. Is this to be used with a single server, or frequently disconnected and used with other servers? Why is a small screen + usb keyboard not sufficient? – RJFalconer Nov 5 '10 at 21:09
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This is not something I've ever seen, but I can't think there'd be much market for it - most admins just remote into their servers! – Shinrai Nov 5 '10 at 21:11
I have 2 servers that are located in a location that does not have room for a permanent screen/keyboard/mouse. I generally remote into them, but there are a occasions when I need to work on the servers while physically in front of them. Also, I have a project that something like this would be very useful for. – sound2man Nov 5 '10 at 22:11
Oh, no, I totally agree it's a neat idea and a product that should exist. Just saying I'm not surprised if nobody's actually bothered making it. – Shinrai Nov 8 '10 at 16:51
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Your best bet is to look for a rack-mount keyboard/monitor, although you probably won't need the rack-mount feature.

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I have looked at these, but they are integrated into the rackmount, not a nice package like a laptop. – sound2man Nov 5 '10 at 19:34
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I haven't tried it myself, but KVM2USB sounds like it might be useful for this.

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That looks great, though the price is a bit steep. – sound2man Nov 8 '11 at 18:50
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