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Re: FrameBook

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Post by sspiff »

dlcarrier wrote: post #6

Wow, 64 GB of RAM. I'm really tempted to build a modern computer into an HP Jornada case. I really miss that form factor. It's pocketable yet has a usable keyboard.

I used to run Linux (JLime Linux) and NetBSD on those. I did prefer the bigger NEC MobilePro competitors though, but I spent so much time on those Jornadas in college.

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Post by zeagle »

This is pretty impressive! I'm always impressed with what one can 3D print to fit commercial products into a previous case! Modifying to fit the larger webcam module, battery in that way was neat too. Does the display connect via framework's cable without modification? I have an old motherboard running headless I was thinking of resurrecting but if I need to hook up a USC-C display.

Re: FrameBook

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Post by zeagle »

seized wrote: post #4

An ebook reader from Framework would be awesome....

I would imagine battery life would be poor vs an eReader. In case you seek the same: I used a boox onyx (12"?) and OK overall. Issues IMO were the display is very fragile & did it in in the end despite a case and pocket in the bag, color was a bit of gimmick, most importantly the resolution was not good enough read journals/PDFs/stuff like the guardian weekly via libby crisply without zooming in... but the rest was decent. I switched to a kindle scribe I got for 1/3 the price after but it can't read the guardian or anything like that unfortunately like an android tablet. So just a bulky eReader with meeting notes there. If it even just showed my daily calendar I’d be happy.

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Post by OJFord »

vrganj wrote: post #14
hedora wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is probably close enough: https://pine64.org/devices/pinenote/

610 Euros seems quite steep for an eReader.

Boox Note Air 5C is €530, Kindle Scribe also in the region. Pine does tend to have a bit of a premium spec for spec, presumably largely from (lack of) scale.

Re: FrameBook

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Post by metabagel »

They never actually say what the project is, LOL. I figured out that it’s to put the guts of a framework laptop into an old MacBook case.

Re: FrameBook

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Post by myself248 »

This is brilliant! The techniques remind me of a lot of my Toughbook modding, back in the day, which I did not document nearly enough.

I still have the shell of a CF-17 that's just begging for new guts... but I'd have to aim for something quite a bit lower-power as it's a sealed chassis with no provision for air cooling. Perhaps a CM4-based build...

Aaah! Why must other people be so productive! It gives me too many projects!

Re: FrameBook

#39

Post by s0rce »

asimovDev wrote: post #10

I’d love the same thing but with the titanium powerbooks / intels. What a beautiful design it was.

I liked my old magnesium Thinkpad T41p but it was a different aesthetic.

Re: FrameBook

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Post by olelele »

I had a black and white MacBook that was a Frankensteins Monster made out of at least 3 of these. It was around 2011-12 and I couldn’t afford anything else. I think I still remember how to disassemble them by heart… <3
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