i am tempted so strongly to build a FOSS laptop, with either an ARM or RISCV processor, and a model f ssk. you can buy brand new model f’s from modelfkeyboards.com, but they’re like $400.
it would be so dope to build something like that, with maybe a 3d-printed case, but i can’t justify that sort-of investment on a whim, lol.
please, help me justify a very, very poor financial decision.
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That would be cheap! Home made laptops are expensive or huge and barely portable. If you want a bit better and thought out, check out MNT Reform laptops: https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/31/mnt-reform-next-open-source-rk3588-modular-12-5-inch-laptop/
It starts at $1100
“expensive”, “huge”, and “barely portable” – throw in “impractical”, “ridiculous”, and “functional” and you’ve described my taste exactly
i used to bring a model m to compsci classes in high school because i was bored, and my prof didn’t mind lmao