Lifehacker reader rocky.colt.tumtum tipped us off that he was building a Pi-powered portable PC, complete with multiple USB ports and a 2TB drive, back when we asked for the best Raspberry Pi cases. He's since documented his build process, and shown you how you can build one of your own.
He documented the entire process over at Instructables, along with all of the parts and components you'll need to make the whole thing work. The finished product is a slightly-bigger-than-palm-sized complete computer, with a Raspberry Pi at its heart but enough ventilation to keep everything inside cool, a USB hub, a 2TB external hard drive for all the storage you might need, an external reset switch, and more. He calls it Mjölnir, and we can't blame him.
He used a simple die-cast aluminum electronics enclosure for the outside, an off-the-shelf hard drive, and cables and connectors you can get anywhere (or may already have.) You'll definitely need your soldering iron and drill for this build, but when you're finished, you'll have a portable PC you can use for anything and that can go anywhere with you. He uses his as a go-anywhere media center, for example. Hit the link below for the full walkthrough.
Mjölnir - The Portable Media Computer | Instructables
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