The Framedeck - A modern, DIY, Linux powered slabtop

Date:
Mon, 16 May 2022 21:05:52 GMT

Description:
With a trackball. And a mechanical keybard. Oh, my.

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Theres been some pretty stellar home made / Do It Yourself hardware lately but this wow this one is pretty darned special.

The Framedeck is a slabtop (similar to the DevTerm or TRS-80 Model 100 ) style laptop, using the Framework mainboard.

And it is beyond gorgeous.

To complete the unit I added battery from the framework laptop, custom mechanical keyboard, wifi card, ssd storage, 16gb of memory, 7" IPS display and some speakers in the hopes of making a fairly useful computer.

The Specs:

Framework i5 mainboard + battery

16gb ram + 256gb storage (both expandable)

Stacked clear acrylic case with brass hardware

Wifi

Custom 36 key mechanical keyboard (Gazzew Boba U4 Silents)

Miryoku keymap

Repurposed Logitech trackball module

Stereo speakers

2 USB-C ports for charging/accessories

Fully supported with Fedora 34/35 + other distros

The GitHub page has the full parts list , design files, and a detailed tour of the build process .

Trackball? Mechanical keyboard? Running modern Linux? Oh, baby. Be still my beating heart.

Not gonna lie. I want this in my life. In a major way. Extremely big kudos are in order for the technical wizard behind this beauty . Get Linux Tycoon 3 , plus other goodies , with your Lunduke Journal subscription. Get 76% off
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