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$2 WeAct Display FS adds a 0.96-inch USB information display to your computer

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swiftcoder wrote: post #134
0x457 wrote: post #35

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Touch Bar. Given that it was removed in 2021 I'd say - No. However, the issue for me with it was that it replaced a functional key that I want to be tactile. While it's nice to slide a finger to control brightness and volume... I still want actual Esc and co to be physical keys.

I think a large part of the failure was around how terrible that generation of MacBook keyboards were. Had they use the previous (or subsequent) keyboard, and put the Touch Bar above actual physical function keys... I'd be down to still have it around

Keyboards were so bad I've switched to using non-apple laptop with linux after a few months with touch bar.

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cvp wrote: post #76
adolph wrote: post #26

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Seeed Studio is pumping out somewhat smaller sized e-ink with relatively open hardware for Trminal use https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/09/06/reterminal-e1001-e10...

I’ve been super happy with the black and white version although I do wish the display was a little higher res. Great piece of tech though overall.

Did you load up the TRMNL software or something else?

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Post by swiftcoder »

0x457 wrote: post #171
swiftcoder wrote: post #134

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think a large part of the failure was around how terrible that generation of MacBook keyboards were. Had they use the previous (or subsequent) keyboard, and put the Touch Bar above actual physical function keys... I'd be down to still have it around

Keyboards were so bad I've switched to using non-apple laptop with linux after a few months with touch bar.

Good news is they've improved a lot in subsequent generations. But if you're happy with Linux, I'd stick with it :)

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Post by numpad0 »

reachableceo wrote: post #162
wewewedxfgdf wrote: post #66

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>>Between A5 and A4 in size Very expensive. For $59 you can get M5PaperS3 ESP32S3 Development Kit (960x540, 4.7" eInk Display, 235 ppi) https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5papers3-esp32s3-developm... Or you can get: https://lilygo.cc/products/t5-e-paper-s3-pro But these have 4.7 inch display. You can probably hack and repurpose old e-readers if you can be bothered with the technical pain.

Why is that expensive ? I’m genuinely asking. Considering the time / labor / troubleshooting etc to put something like this together yourself , plus cost of materials ? In my mind , the labor rate for a professional is a minimum of 1.00 per minute. This package would be essentially one hour of billable time at the (lowest) rate a professional would bill themselves out at. Presuming it’s FLO or at least some kind of s…

The ones linked are nowhere near A4 or A5 in size. They didn't bother to even look up and suggested you realistic options. A4 sized e Ink panels at sample prices are, idk, $2k? Most engineers would be relatively price sensitive in those ranges.

It's not rare these days for people outside Asia to have completely broken mental math of engineering man-hours required for a product or how extremely subsidized the products in their hands are. iPhones can be bought for $499 not because they've figured out AI design and robotic mass production over in China, it's because they're leaving $2k-4k per unit on the table to be blown away in wind. And ultimately it's because that money is only nicety to them, not vital.

Which means, if you do the labor on your soil, your local economy will demand that amount to be on table plus some, counted, bound, and placed under a weight.

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swiftcoder wrote: post #173
0x457 wrote: post #171

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Keyboards were so bad I've switched to using non-apple laptop with linux after a few months with touch bar.

Good news is they've improved a lot in subsequent generations. But if you're happy with Linux, I'd stick with it :)

I have it all now: MacBook, iMac, framework with Linux, pc with windows and Linux.
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