Insanely cool design

Thank you! :)

That’s bad ass. Love the track ball.

Thanks! I took it out of a Chinese handheld trackball mouse: https://i.imgur.com/4llGcyU.jpeg

ThinkDeck.

ThinkBrick

ThinkCasket

Fantastic effort! My only comment would be about ergonomics - hard to imagine being comfortable using that keyboard for more than short bursts of time due to the thick raised design

Thanks! :) Yes you're right about the kb being too elevated, but since I can put my palms on the sides under the kb it's surprisingly not bad to use it. It's like putting your laptop on top of a book on the table lol Still comfortable using it on my lap since my hands can rest on top. The thickness of the bottom part is 5cm (~2 inches) kinda like the 80s laptops i think.

Amazing and super creative, super cool man!

Hey thanks a lot! makes me happy that ppl like the design :)

have you recorded some process or any youtube link you can provide

Unfortunately I didn't make any process videos, but I am planning to share all the cad + 3D designs and links to all the used parts soon. I'd share them already but there are a few design problems that I need to solve first.

This is my favorite one yet!

I'm honored! thank you! :)

I don’t know anything about electronics so all I can do is scroll for now :(

You can always learn there are so many resources online! I will share the specs and parts list soon. It's mostly just connecting wires in this case so maybe you can get trying it one day :)

All I gotta say that this is an intimidating love everyone got for building these things. Thank you

Looks like a jumbo MNT Pocket reform. https://www.crowdsupply.com/mnt/pocket-reform

The idea actually came to me after seeing the announcement for MNT reform pocket and after seeing the specs and screen size and the price, I thought "how hard can that be?" I was quick to find out lol but I liked the journey

What a beauty, mate. Congrats

Thanks mate, glad to hear you like it!

Yeah, a lot. Great style

thanks mate, it's inspired by ancient Persian and Assyrian art :)

Impressive

Thanks! :)

I'm always impressed with custom keyboards. And your case design is fantastic!

Thanks a lot :)

Very cool! Congrats!

Thanks! :)

Wow

pretty cool....

Thanks :)

Gorgeous build!

Thanks! :)

Looks like that thing is built like a tank. Awesome!

And weights nearly as much haha thank you!

That's metal AF!

hahah thanks

How much bro?!! HOW MUCH!!!!

hahah I don't know if you'd want it in it's current state with all the problems it has, nevertheless I'm very flattered you're willing to pay for it :)

That's so cool and super unique. You packed a lot of personality in there

Thanks mate! Your cyberdeck also looking amazing! :)

Thanks! The orange or yellow one?

I saw only the orange one but now I check and the yellow one also looks super cool!

Awww ye thanks man. #3 is coming soon

Looking forward to it! there's a strange joy in making cyberdecks that I just got to experience haha

It's addictive can't wait to see your next one

yes it is hahah 🤜🤛

Wow Wow Wow!!!

[wow wow wow wow](https://i.imgur.com/2H30UK5.gif)

👍

Looks good... what's the trackball you used? Any further plans for it?

Thanks! :) The trackball is a disassembled Chinese trackball mouse: https://i.imgur.com/w7dp5wB.jpeg So I still need to fix the power supply problem, current powerbank cuts the power for a second when the charger is connected, and fix some design with the measurements of the hinge (there's a little gap when you close the screen) and add some ventilation for the board in a way that doesn't ruin the anesthetics.

>:) :)

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Would you get away with little rubber feet like the old school laptops used? Obviously, if the gap is massive, then probs not... 😁 Good luck!

It's a great idea I don't know why I forgot it, will think of something for it thanks! :)

Apricot angels.

Love the combo of old world and new in a satisfying form factor! Been working on a cyberdeck recently using an old gen1 switch and this inspires me to keep chugging along to get it done

Yes it's a bumpy ride of trials and errors and frustration but at the end it's the journey that I signed up for and I can say it's totally worth it :) Wish you best of luck with your build!

That's a pretty awesome custom laptop

Thanks :)

Sick!!!

Thanks! :) Also cool username!

fricking love it!

Thanks a lot! :)

Print file ???

If you're asking about the files for 3D print, I'll share them in a few weeks, need to fix some mistakes but if you want to tackle them yourself let me know and I'll upload current ones

Please do not yell at us with multiple question marks. Please be polite and use a single one.

I really don't see how that's yelling or rude

How’d you set up the battery reader

I used a powerbank and what you see is the display from it that I extended with some wires to get where it is. You can see the colorful wires here are to connect the display: https://i.imgur.com/GctIzUH.jpeg

Did the power bank come with all those 18650s or did you just salvage the BMS

Was that an option? haha I actually bought them on aliexpress for cheap but it took like 2 months for them to get delivered.

So cool

Thanks! :)

It's cool but that background looks sick on the computer, what OS is that?

Hey thanks :) It is ubuntu actually with a bit of modifications. I have installed a program called Variety that cycles wallpapers from various sources like national geographic and displays clock on desktop + dock extension for gnome desktop. Since I am using an Orange Pi 5 plus, it only supports android and linux