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MNT Pocket Reform is coming!

Here are all the technical details that are nailed down so far: mntre.com/media/reform_md/2022

You can also sign up for email updates on the project at the end of the page.

Ana Dantas returned for industrial design. The snazzy 3D art was done by Philipp Broemme. Illustrations by Anri Hennies.

25 comments
theruran 🌐🏴

@mntmn I really like that you support some alternative operating systems. great work!

Bradley
@mntmn This looks like it does everything right that the Gemini PDA + PinePhone (keyboard) did wrong. So glad to see this.
Ding Dang Trevor Flowers

@mntmn Yay! I'm looking forward to getting to know this little friend.

ɗℯʃƕρʋ

@mntmn Out of curiosity, what is the key spacing on that keyboard? Is it choc spacing?

Because there are some purple anodized aluminium MBK keycaps coming...

straw
@mntmn is there an explanation on the price tag?
Niklaus 'vimja' Hofer

@mntmn Let me know when you start selling prototypes. Maybe this time I'll manage to be the first to run Gentoo on one of these things :D

Sir Garbagetruck

@vimja @mntmn

Yeah, you're doing gentoo and I'm doing void (and eventually hopefully openbsd) and we'll show up at Revision next year and ...

we really need a demo for it

(Since, you know, I'm obviously preordering one despite my not NEEDING one, and having these things that I don't have time for... or well I have to fix that and...)

liebach; ++ungood; // 🏳️‍🌈

@mntmn So cute!

Love the ortho keyboard, form factor, the color.

The white Choc switches though? Not exactly inconspicuous on the train/bus/etc. Hot swap, or will I have to start desoldering?

Sir Garbagetruck

@mntmn

Dammit I do NOT need another of these things that I will wish to use and not have enough time to mess with

When are preorders

Because we both know I'm preordering anyway

lina :bisexual_flag:

@mntmn i love the color, btw why is the screen part so thicc? What needs to fit there?

Ludwig Behm

@mntmn have you evaluated touchscreen options? I don't want to miss my touchscreens. Especially if they are so close to the keyboard!

pdt 🛸

@mntmn this looks just like what my tiny computing steps would have led to, only it's already here 10 years sooner. When will you ship? Can one order multiple main modules?

spooky blip 👻

@mntmn I don't think I see this on the KiCAD render you put in the blog post so I'll remark here: it would be extremely helpful for repairability purposes to put the USB-C ports (and especially the one that is power delivery) on a daughterboard or some other easily replaceable medium we could buy spares of

Source for my feedback: my phone currently only **barely** grips a charging cable because I got stuff jammed deep into the port, and it's not feasible to source replacement USB-C ports for it

spooky blip 👻

@mntmn BUT that's shadowing the bigger comment of the day which should be: congrats on bringing this idea to the masses! It'll be awesome to see it come to live!

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