Talk about loser..... Maybe he wanted to drive in the car pool lane and take his computer with him at the same time. Building a case from scratch might not be a bad idea though, designed to work perfectly in a space required and still cool effectivly. Still theres the time thing.
hmm...perhaps he's trying to get a job that is designed based? or get into a design based skool? i would certainly admit him if i seen what he/she could do. very impressive.