MNT Reform is an open hardware laptop, designed and assembled in Germany

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Post by speckx » Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC

MNT Reform is an open hardware laptop, designed and assembled in Germany
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Post by boesboes » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC

I've been looking into switching away from apple and try to buy more EU based services and products.

I love the concept and might just buy one to support the project, but I want something sleeker for my daily use. So I'm considering slimbook & tuxedo atm as buy-from-eu options.

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Post by yashasolutions » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC

Looks really cool!

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Post by ehnto » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC

Can you fly with stuff like this? I only wonder because of the battery setup. Very cool, I would personally use a regular track pad over the ball as I prefer as little mouse interaction as possible and it would stay out of the way better.

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Post by megasquid » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC

ehnto wrote: post #4

Can you fly with stuff like this? I only wonder because of the battery setup. Very cool, I would personally use a regular track pad over the ball as I prefer as little mouse interaction as possible and it would stay out of the way better.

Have multiple times no problems.

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Post by dlahoda » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 9:06 AM UTC

boesboes wrote: post #2

I've been looking into switching away from apple and try to buy more EU based services and products. I love the concept and might just buy one to support the project, but I want something sleeker for my daily use. So I'm considering slimbook & tuxedo atm as buy-from-eu options.

Where do you want it to be produced? Assembly is not production, essential parts production is.

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Post by olgierd » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 9:08 AM UTC

ehnto wrote: post #4

Can you fly with stuff like this? I only wonder because of the battery setup. Very cool, I would personally use a regular track pad over the ball as I prefer as little mouse interaction as possible and it would stay out of the way better.

Off the shelf LiFePo4 18650, marked capacity - not at all sketchy. 8 cells are way below the carry-on limit of 100 Wh.

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Post by silon42 » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC

As it's not very small, it would be a lot cooler if it had a full no compromise TKL mechanical keyboard.

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Post by irusensei » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC

I think 1450 EUR for a 16GB RK3588 is hard to justify. Is the Rockchip open to begin with?

I'd go for a framework using the Roma or CIX boards if I wanted to go for an "open hardware but not really" goal.

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Post by exitb » Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC

It's an interesting concept, but perhaps a bit financially and environmentally wasteful, when you can get a 10 year old ThinkPad for 10% of the price that will perform roughly as well as this one. We don't need to bring more low-powered laptops into this world.