2019-05-19.log

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adjtmmntmn, ^16:40
mntmn__20h__: hi, are you interested in the “old” model or the up and coming one?18:45
__20h__mntmn, I don't care. I just want to have a complete open and modifiable laptop, which I can change on my own.18:46
__20h__I'd buy an old one too, if this helps the problem.18:47
__20h__Money is no problem for me.18:47
mntmn__20h__: if you have a bit of time, the best bet is probably the crowdfunding campaign. i’ll post a bigger update this week on the crowd supply page.18:53
__20h__mntmn, I have time. My Thinkpad Lenovo x250 will be the last crap I buy from Lenovo. Old Thinkpads allowed easy soldering and replacements.18:55
__20h__I have been searching for such a modifiable laptop for ages.18:55
__20h__Either some blobs are there or the peripherals are not many.18:56
__20h__But the reform laptop has all I need to easily migrate from my Thinkpad.18:56
__20h__It will be slower, but from then on, I have creative motivation to extend it.18:56
mntmnwe are quite far with the redesign, just waiting for some new sensors to confirm the new trackball design. then i’ll make the BOM for the new mainboard & we can nail down the pricing then18:57
__20h__mntmn, I got here and to search for an alternative because of one event, just topping the history behind it. I only wanted to replace a simple internal battery in the thinkpad. But Lenovo has authentication chips in their batteries, which showed me due to some bug that the original battery is fraud.18:57
__20h__I have this faulty Intel Wifi in here, which tells me that it supports wifi sniffing, but in reality just fools me.18:58
mntmn__20h__: the new reform has a very open battery system. you’ll be able to buy standard 18650 size LiFePO4 batteries for it18:58
__20h__mntmn, I'm in love.18:58
__20h__mntmn, do you want to marry me?18:58
mntmnhaha18:58
__20h__mntmn, really. I have no restrictions in buying expensive replacements. But Lenovo took my creative moment there by being restrictive.19:00
mntmnthat’s interesting19:00
__20h__And when the case is 3d-printable, it's very good. :D19:00
__20h__I once had the idea to simply put some RPis into an old big thinkpad case, connect them and just activate the cores on demand.19:01
mntmnit still will be, but the default case will be cnc milled now19:01
__20h__All open laptops so far only had chips with restricted and small RAM etc.19:01
__20h__mntmn, if you open the schematics, I can reprint parts.19:01
__20h__In the material I need.19:01
mntmnyes, the drawings and files will be in git19:02
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