[Arm-netbook] The opposite of the EOMA-68 laptop

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

tell you what, david: i have an idea.  would you like to do a "guest
update"?  basically pretty much exactly what you wrote, but published
on crowdsupply?
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crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68


On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 3:58 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
<lkcl at lkcl.net> wrote:
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> crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 3:48 PM, David Boddie <david at boddie.org.uk> wrote:
>> I'm more of a desktop user these days but even I can see the benefits of
>> a modular laptop design. It was something highlighted to me during my recent
>> reboot of my old laptop:
>>
>> http://www.boddie.org.uk/david/www-repo/Personal/Updates/2016/2016-08-07.html
>>
>> One thing that is highlighted very early on the EOMA68 campaign page is the
>> cost of getting a laptop fixed. Part of that is the need to return to a
>> single vendor or support company for repairs, especially when a laptop is
>> within the warranty period.
>>
>> It's not always the case that you get everything fixed at zero cost under
>> warranty, and there are always time costs and secondary expenses associated
>> with shipping a broken product back to the vendor.
>>
>> Anyway, I just thought it would be interesting to show the inside of a laptop
>> that probably blows through the EOMA-68 laptop's power budget several times
>> over - just check out that cooling solution! ;-)
>
>  i know, man... :)
>
>  you joined quite recently, i don't know if you've seen these:
>
>  http://rhombus-tech.net/community_ideas/laptop_15in/news/EOMA68_Libre_15.6in_Laptop_partially_assembled/
>  http://rhombus-tech.net/community_ideas/laptop_15in/news/PCB1_prototype_progress_26sep2015/
>  http://rhombus-tech.net/community_ideas/laptop_15in/news/PCB1_LCD_operational_14dec2015/
>
>  and although it's low-resolution, the video here gives a full walkthrough:
>  http://rhombus-tech.net/community_ideas/laptop_15in/news/Component_walkthrough_pre_assembly/
>
>  ... bit of a difference, eh?
>
> l.