Pricey for non x86_64 laptop.
The cheapest option is € 1,200.00.You can choose between A311D and RK3588 SoC modules.
I'm not able to watch the video at the moment: is it ARM instead?
I think arm architecture are only going to become more prevalent with the success of the M line macs
https://shop.mntre.com/products/mnt-reform
The CPU features 8 cores: 4x fast Cortex-A76 and 4x efficient Cortex-A55.
Yes.
I think arm architecture are only going to become more prevalent with the success of the M line macs
I dunno. They have a long battery life (though somebody that is just having a large battery in the laptop). But...
This comes running Debian. If you're just running open-source software, like stuff out of a Linux distro, then you can use Debian's ARM build of everything. But if you're gonna run Steam on it, then you're gonna be running x86 code, and that emulation is gonna cut into battery lifetime.
EDIT: Cool, the trackpad is modular, and they even have a trackball option with mechanical buttons. Haven't seen those in ages.
EDIT2: Oh, that's also hot -- they just use standard 18650 batteries. You can just pick up more off Amazon or whatever and replace 'em.
8x owner-serviceable 18650 cells totalling 12 Ah/3.2 V. 5 h approximate battery life
Not huge battery capacity in total, but they say that the hardware is open-source. I wonder if there's some mod to stick more cells in somehow and clue the battery controller into the fact?
EDIT3: Oh, that's cool as hell. The firmware has its own little tiny display right above the keyboard independent of the main display. I'm kind of surprised that no other laptop manufacturer I've seen has thought of doing that.
EDIT4: Hah, awesome. It defaults to having swapcaps (caps lock and control swapped). I have to go through and do this on every computer that I buy.
EDIT5: The reviewer says that he likes their keyboard more than anything else he's used on a laptop -- they made the thing thick, so they've got space for it. goes looking Apparently they not only tell you the mechanical keyswitch type on the store page (Kailh Choc) but give you a choice of either of keyswitches (Brown or White). I'm not familiar with Kailh. Looking at Kailh's store, it looks like the whites are clicky, and the browns quieter -- looks like they have color conventions that follow Cherry's conventions.
EDIT6: Yeah, the reviewer liked mechanical buttons, but not the trackball. I wish they could put a Synaptics trackpad on there, but it sounds like they're only using open hardware, which might constrain them.
EDIT6: Hah, the reviewer swapped in his own Pi compute module, so I guess it's compatible with the Pis. listens further Yeah, the reviewer says that it should be possible to stick in a future Raspberry Pi 5 compute module.
Is is arm, and they charge a leg for it
RK suggests RockChip, which is likely to be ARM. But I haven't watched the video yet.
