Small PC with trackball that can be remodeled with open source 'Pocket Reform'
Crowdfunding of a small notebook PC ' Pocket Reform ' developed by German hardware maker 'MNT Research' has started. Pocket Reform is a notebook PC packed with keyboards and trackballs that emit light in a small body equipped with a 7-inch display, and is characterized by free disclosure of circuit diagrams and firmware codes.
MNT Pocket Reform - Our Campaign is Now Live on Crowd Supply! | Crowd Supply
Pocket Reform looks like this. The display size is 7 inches and the resolution is 1920 pixels x 1200 pixels. The keyboard is arranged in a grid pattern and uses a mechanical keyboard. In addition, the key switch can be selected from 'Kailh Choc White' with a click feeling and 'Kailh Choc Pro Red' with a linear push feeling.
The mouse pointer is operated with a small trackball.
Pocket Reform provides CPUs and memory in replaceable modules, and high-performance modules are scheduled to be released as CPUs and memory advance. The module installed in the standard state is equipped with Arm's CPU '
The storage is equipped with 128GB eMMC. It also has an M.2 slot and a microSD slot, so you can easily increase your storage capacity.
The external connection terminal is equipped with a PD compatible USB Type-C port, USB Type-C port, microSD slot, Micro HDMI port, and ix Industrial port.
The OS uses Debian, and the standard desktop environment is GNOME.
The main body, such as the keyboard and display, can be disassembled separately.
Also, at the following link, the design drawing of Pocket Reform and the source code of the firmware are released and can be freely modified.
Reform / Pocket Reform GitLab
Pocket Reform accepts contributions until April 27, 2023 at the link below. The target amount is $ 135,000 (about 18.2 million yen), and at the time of writing the article has already collected more than $ 100,000.
MNT Pocket Reform | Crowd Supply
https://www.crowdsupply.com/mnt/pocket-reform
The investment plan looks something like this. 'Supporter Pack' where you can get T-shirts and stickers is $ 50 (about 6700 yen), black Pocket Reform 'Pocket Reform Black' is $ 899 (about 121,000 yen), you can get purple Pocket Reform 'Pocket Reform Purple ” is $ 969 (about 130,000 yen).
'Pocket Reform Hyper Black', which is a set of black Pocket Reform, 1 TB SSD and sleeve case, is $ 1299 (about 175,000 yen), and the purple set 'Pocket Reform Hyper Purple' is $ 1369 (about 180,000 5000 Yen).
The 5G antenna is $ 3 (about 400 yen), the M.2 standard 4G LTE module is $ 140 (about 19,000 yen), and the ix Industrial cable is $ 34 (about 4,600 yen).
The EU standard 60W charging adapter is $ 27 (about 3600 yen), and the American standard 60W charging adapter is also $ 27 (about 3600 yen). The plan to get the USB Type-C cable is $ 9 (about 1200 yen).
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