Cioma Jun 30
josch
Presenting my lecture slides on the RK3588 MNT Pocket Reform beats having to carry the 17 inch Thinkpad from my employer around with me in my backpack (long-ish commute by bike and train).
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Show threadwerdahias (tired)Jun 27
@josch nice setup!
Show threadjoschJun 27
@werdahias Uh hai I meant talking to you -- I saw that you recently sponsored the upload of openrgb to unstable. Thank you for that! I have that creating funny rainbow effects on my classic Reform keyboard. Will let you know once I have a video to share. :)
Show threadwerdahias (tired)Jun 27
@josch yeah no worries :) recently I was more succesful getting new contributors to work on packages for Debian. I also probably should maintain less...
Show threadJonathan FredericksonJun 28
@josch Bike/train commute is exactly why I carry my Pocket Reform around too :) I need my work laptop with me too on those days, and it saves me from having to carry around two full-size laptops if I want a non-work device with me
Show threadMonospace MentorJun 30
@jfred @josch Is the Pocket Reform really so much lighter? It does look cute, but pretty chonky.
Show threadjoschJun 30
@monospace @jfred https://shop.mntre.com/products/mnt-pocket-reform says 1.1 kg still lighter than my thinkpad and definitely smaller.
MNT Pocket Reform Laptop - MNT Research Shop

MNT Pocket Reform is a 7" mini laptop that is fully open hardware. Customizable, upgradeable, repairable!

Show threadJonathan FredericksonJun 30

@josch @monospace It definitely depends on what you're comparing it to, yeah. It feels heavy in the hand because of how small it is length/width-wise (so it's more dense), but looking up some specs its weight is actually close to most models of the X1 Carbon which I'd consider an ultralight

And my backpacks typically only have one laptop pocket + my work laptop is large enough to fully fill it out, so fitting two full size laptops in a bag can be tricky even ignoring weight

Show threadThe Psychotic Network FerretJun 30
@josch ZOMG that thing looks so awesome, and then I looked at the price.
Show threadKate McDonaldJun 30
@nuintari @josch
Yup. It still looks awesome, but there's no way I'm getting one!
Show threadgigabitch ethernetJun 30
@josch whoa that looks amazing, i love tiny computers
Show threadjoschJun 30
@kirakira Let me pass that compliment on to @mntmn and the team at MNT Research who designed this beauty. ❤️
Show threadCuauhJun 30
@josch I want one exactly for that reason. Unfortunately, an iPad would be more useful for me at that price point.
Show threadKevin Karhan Jun 30

@josch makes total sense.

  • Showing some slides that most likely are literally PDF files doesn't requite much power and any halfway-decent #arm64 board should have enough pwer to shove that over a "micro-DVI" in 1080p60 ...
Show thread#1 Official delightJul 1
@josch it's so small..
why would you want that?
give it to me