honestly, this would probably be much more appealing to the masses than mnt reform, atleast speaking from formfactor pov. when you shop a laptop, its supposed to be portable, lightweight and easy to carry. I dont see the reform gaining too many points there :p
<sad_plan>
I think I could see myself using this laptop tbh
<midfavila>
idk reform is plenty portable
<midfavila>
unless youre judging by like a backpack laptop slot in which case mmmnmhm
<midfavila>
but yeah
<midfavila>
that one is definitely more conventional
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<sad_plan>
perhaps im judgemental to its formfactor. seeing how thick it is. how much does it weigh even?
<midfavila>
like maye 4lbs
<midfavila>
maybe*
<midfavila>
maybe
<midfavila>
ig if youre a biceplet that could be an issue but i take it to work on my bike in a messenger bag and honestly my bike lock is heavier
<midfavila>
significantly so
<sad_plan>
4lbs isnt *that* bad. I mean, it could be double that
<sad_plan>
tbh, my acer laptop probably isnt that much lighter
<midfavila>
4lbs is pretty good
<midfavila>
i think the uconsole approaches a pound
<midfavila>
just handfeeling it
<sad_plan>
I havent weighed mine, but 4lbs doesnt sound too bad for such a thick laptop
<midfavila>
so ye
<sad_plan>
damn
<midfavila>
tbf tho the uconsole is a brick
<midfavila>
gonna be even moreso once i cram 4 more batteries in there
<midfavila>
21Ah here we come >:3c
<sad_plan>
a forum post says uconsole weighs ~450g
<midfavila>
454==1lb
<midfavila>
so right on the money
<sad_plan>
which is.. probably 4x ish the regular phone weight
<sad_plan>
yep
<sad_plan>
how many batteries doest it come with? 2?
<midfavila>
yeb
<midfavila>
2 18650 lipos in parallel
<sad_plan>
neat
<midfavila>
someone on the forum modified the battery board to have four more terminals
<midfavila>
i already get a full day out of the uconsole on a single charge
<midfavila>
with the screen on all day
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<sad_plan>
not too bad. even on regular phones, that can be tough
<midfavila>
yeb
<midfavila>
also keep in mind that it runs a full fat ubuntu
<midfavila>
so sysd/networkman/modemman/pulse/etc are all running too
<sad_plan>
yeah, it could probably run somewhat leaner if it ran something less than full fledged ubuntu
<midfavila>
a leaner, better-optimised image with proper suspend support would probably fare a lil better
<midfavila>
ye
<sad_plan>
yep
<midfavila>
im hoping to get back to fiddling with it soon
<sad_plan>
yeah
<midfavila>
i wanna rebuild the base image from source, then try to get a plain debian