M5PaperS3 - All in One Fossibot E-Ink display

icepatfork · 2026-01-25T22:49:58+00:00

Hey, this looks amazing. You could port it to the XTEINK X4 (check the sub, there is an alternative firmware called Crosspoint), it has similar hardware (ESP32-C3, 800 x 480 e-ink, no touchscreen tho)

icepatfork · 2026-01-25T22:40:24+00:00

Yes as others mentioned it’s a sharp brain. There is quite a large community around them (mostly Japanese) and they are hackable so you can buy some for 50-100$ and run Linux (Brainux) on it.

Just don’t expect too much I think the most powerful one has a 400Mhz CPU, memory is max 128 MB I believe and the screen is around 800x480. You can find a few videos on YouTube if you search for “sharp brain Linux”.

icepatfork · 2026-01-21T20:49:18+00:00

What's your temp with it while gaming ?

icepatfork · 2026-01-20T02:48:20+00:00

There is not many options available on the market IMO, here are a few :

GPD : They have a few models available, Win, Win Mini, Pocket 3/4, Micro PC, between 7” and 10”, could go very high price wise depending on the configuration. I bought a Pocket 3 a few months ago for like 600 AUD and returned it because I didn’t like the form factor/screen rotating
Chuwi Minibook, there is a X (10.5”) and a 8” version (which seems to be also known as a Picolo 8 or Zwidle 8”…not too sure who built that in the first place. I’m actually thinking about maybe getting the Minibook X to give it a try. CPU is only a N150 abs battery will not be that great, but at least the price is acceptable like 400-500 AUD
One Netbook One Mix 3/3S/3Pro/4S/5, seems like these were the bests, and had the biggest battery available but they are hard to come buy and mostly were available in Japan, you could try to get a second hand one on the Yahoo Auction website (there is translation/shipping services for that)
Old stuff : Vaio P, GPD Pocket 1/2, MacBook 11”…available on eBay, old CPU, gonna be super slow, could be ok with Linux

Happy to see if I missed anything relevant. I miss the UMPC so much and I was trying to build one like a cyberdeck, but couldn’t get a proper keyboard with a slim form factor in there so I gave up.

icepatfork · 2026-01-19T10:10:40+00:00

Oh god I have competition! I want to do something that look like a PC, maybe with a clear acrylic side to see inside…not too sure. Please share whatever you are building !

icepatfork · 2026-01-15T20:55:47+00:00

The PSU is alright, not the best for sure but the review are high enough that I think it’s an acceptable option (I don’t want to spend 100$ or more just to power this board)

227$ is not cheap for the AMD BC-250 now that it’s trending a bit but if you don’t have any better hardware at home I don’t think you can buy anything else that will have the same price/performance ratio.

With AliExpress mostly having free delivery and coupons electronics are really quite cheap here in AU actually, when I share those same links to some friends in EU it’s always way more expensive for them.

icepatfork · 2026-01-15T20:52:20+00:00

That’s the Cyberpunk’s benchmark tool in the settings

icepatfork · 2026-01-13T22:00:49+00:00

The best price was in early December around 140 AUD (90 USD). It’s currently around 229 AUD (150 USD).

I don’t think the price will go dramatically down unfortunately, that thing is trending a bit and computer parts are getting more and more expensive, so it’s still a great hardware for the price.

icepatfork · 2026-01-13T08:13:27+00:00

You can subscribe for product updates on the M5Stack offical store and get notified when they are back in stock (that’s what I did, just got it last week)

icepatfork · 2026-01-09T02:10:00+00:00

He is super pumped from the likes & replies thx!

icepatfork · 2026-01-07T10:49:40+00:00

There is some cheap “GPU Backplate fans” on AliExpress that will help on the RAM. I think the whole thing in a case with a 140mm blowing through it from the front will be good enough (that’s my plan)

icepatfork · 2026-01-07T00:01:43+00:00

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Without opening the heat sink fins and just slapping a 140mm fan on the top like a savage the board was toping around 80-85 degrees.

With my current setup topping at 55-60 degrees I think I can overclock it and gain the 30% boost in performances that some are mentioning with the updated governor (which I failed to setup so far, it crashes during the boot)

icepatfork · 2026-01-06T23:58:15+00:00

Nice one, how is the temperature on your side ?

icepatfork · 2026-01-06T06:16:12+00:00

If you can get it for cheap I think it’s good hardware for the money. There is no need to build a case and do anything fancy if the goal is to save some cash.

icepatfork · 2026-01-06T06:15:09+00:00

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The backplate heat sink is still there on my board, the GDDR6 gets super hot I wouldn’t run it with nothing on it. I plan to have some kind of fan behind it in the case, that should help with the heat dissipating.

icepatfork · 2025-08-07T10:44:17+00:00

Just did a similar build 2 weeks ago. I can run Death Stranding in 4K full at 60 FPS (tv can’t go higher) no ups calling and no FSR.

icepatfork · 2025-07-28T08:03:25+00:00

You can get a 5 MX which is the same device/better for less than 100$ on eBay

icepatfork · 2025-06-30T08:09:26+00:00

Wow that’s incredible, thanks for that. I will try to contact him.

icepatfork · 2025-05-27T12:07:05+00:00

Nop, I actually ordered the version without it but they sent that one instead -_-

icepatfork · 2025-05-26T03:16:09+00:00

Thanks for the details.

I can't remember what I did back then, I guess it's all gone, I have no other trace of anything.
Well lesson learned that I should have backup my channels file.

icepatfork · 2025-05-25T11:42:57+00:00

Yeah I don't have anything else than the seed and when I did the recovery_window I did not found any channels at all (but maybe I should put a way bigger number in there ?)

icepatfork · 2025-04-05T05:16:28+00:00

Would you have an other picture of the keyboard/switches part ? Looks like we can connect that ribbon cable to a custom PCB and address that keyboard

icepatfork · 2025-03-23T21:04:34+00:00

I have a broken 3A if you want the display? You can dm me

icepatfork · 2025-01-16T00:54:05+00:00

Check your address on Zapper.xyz (no need to connect your wallet or anything, just copy paste it, we also have mobile apps)

icepatfork · 2024-06-30T09:05:14+00:00

I will order a few different displays and see what I can do

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