[Arm-netbook] 15in EOMA-68 laptop

[luke.leighton]

On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 5:41 PM, Simon Kenyon <simon at koala.ie> wrote:
> On 21/04/2013 10:12, luke.leighton wrote:
>> actually maybe it would be better to have 8 bolting points (4 corners,
>> 4 mid-points) then have a series of strips joining all of them together
>
> having taken apart a number of tablets and laptops that does sound like
> it is a tad over-engineered
> which all adds to the cost

 not necessarily... i don't honestly know, but laptops have nice
casework which is perfectly moulded into rounded shapes which add
strength.  i.e. you cannot rely on the screen itself to support
itself.

 the goal here is to see if it's possible to design something that can
be picked up by one corner and not crack the screen.... but *not* need
massive NREs on the casework.

 those laptops and tablets you've taken apart?  they will have been
designed according to a budget in some cases of a quarter of a million
US dollars.  that's not going to happen, here.

 l.