[Arm-netbook] 15.6in laptop progress

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 8:14 PM, Simon Kenyon <simon at koala.ie> wrote:
> most laptops these days have dispensed with a lid lock.
> imho this is a good idea.
> so i respectfully suggest that you dispense with it.

 yeah i thought about how to achieve a lockless lid, and with the
available materials i concluded that it would not be practical right
now: notably, it would require custom-machined metal parts or to
source parts and to redesign the laptop casework based around those
parts.

 (a) sourcing parts takes time (b) custom-machining metal parts costs
money (c) chances are high that sourced existing parts would not fit
the unusual design (d) even using high-strength magnets there is no
available space to fit the magnets into the lid without weakening the
plastic lid surround to the point of impracticality.

 so, logically, with all other options eliminated for various reasons,
a lid lock is the sole remaining option.

 's'the way it goes, simon.

l.