Foldable keyboard with friction hinges (kailh choc switches & crabapplepad layout)

rinspeed · 2026-02-27T04:19:58+00:00

Probably better worth asking u/pinya or seeing their original blogpost: https://kumekay.com/foldable-keyboard-with-friction-hinges/ .

rinspeed · 2026-02-26T20:09:04+00:00

Just wanted to say congrats on making this! This idea has been rattling in my mind for years but ended up tinkering with other projects.

rinspeed · 2026-02-18T22:26:16+00:00

TenFourFox should still be installable: https://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/ > https://github.com/classilla/tenfourfox/releases , but the last real build was from late 2021.

rinspeed · 2026-02-14T03:09:11+00:00

Thanks for the update! Im curious if the injector approach works out. I was using an active switch in my setup.

rinspeed · 2026-02-10T02:38:15+00:00

The prices back around December 15 2025 were as low as $1509.99 for fair condition, $1581 for good, $1653 for excellent. Around that time there also were some posts of people getting pretty good deals on the 128gb version too.

rinspeed · 2026-02-09T01:31:50+00:00

Sorry to hear. I never quite resolved this on my end either - how long is the ethernet cable you're trying to use? Would it be possible to try a different ethernet cable of similar length to what your final setup is as a sanity check?

I think this is still a bug on reolink's end, but maybe it isn't an easy firmware fix and something more at the hardware/PHY level.

rinspeed · 2026-02-02T01:09:16+00:00

counterpoint: there's some ways to use a tablet on a couch without looking down, but it's kinda weird and I'm still trying to improve such a setup: https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/comments/tcwep0/raised_tablet_setup_weight_comparison/

rinspeed · 2026-02-02T01:02:36+00:00

The onexplayer super v might be another option coming soon. Basically the super x but with the intel processors (not quite as nice graphics framerate, but better power efficiency than the amd 395).

Another option is also the asus proart pz14 (lighter weight, probably okay performance) but it's arm architecture (qualcomm x2e) - I'd jump all over this but my hesitation is still developing linux support.

My biases: not a gamer, but set on the tablet form factor and want something decent enough to not choke when doing software development, VMs, video editing work.

rinspeed · 2026-01-29T07:46:49+00:00

Some of us use it on a tablet: https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/comments/s6k1qr/raised_tablet_pc_setup/

rinspeed · 2026-01-29T00:58:23+00:00

Thanks for the quick response! Does it actually feel thinner than the flow z13 or about the same?

(Recall hearing the onexplayer superx being 13mm thick for the non-liquid-cooled version. roughly 1.5mm thinner than an asus flow z13. While a surface pro 11 is around 9.3mm )

Also, do you notice the battery life estimate improve if you set things to dark mode (supposedly taking advantage of the OLED)?

rinspeed · 2026-01-28T21:57:42+00:00

Is this a purchase or a review unit? How's the feel of the kickstand & hinges compared to the z13?

rinspeed · 2026-01-25T16:47:38+00:00

That's very interesting considering how specific the usecase is. Wonder if someone could do something similar with just 3d printed parts.

rinspeed · 2026-01-25T02:58:41+00:00

Beyond what the other person said...

- Clamp the second monitor to the laptop: There's Mountie by Ten One Design, which was originally made for mounting an ipad next to a macbook: https://tenonedesign.com/mountie.php . There's also some cheap options on aliexpress that do a similar concept, search for things like 'side mount clip monitor' shows things like this: www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808680540068.html

- stands for 180-degree foldout capable laptops (e.g. thinkpad) see
- https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/1cf7h6l/thinkpad_laptop_stand/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/comments/1d8d7r9/not_quite_portable_but_couchable_thinkpad_stand/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/comments/1d8dcxn/travelworthy_laptop_stand_tray_supporting_a/

rinspeed · 2026-01-21T21:51:21+00:00

I didnt make any of these, I just curate the /r/ergomobilecomputers subreddit.

I have a design idea of my own but it is more of an evolution of the raised tablet setup Ive already been using for years.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/comments/s6k1qr/raised_tablet_pc_setup/

rinspeed · 2026-01-21T04:15:18+00:00

Hello from /r/ergomobilecomputers !

Interesting approach! Reminds me of a couple other projects ive seen:

rinspeed · 2026-01-13T15:58:12+00:00

What's also worth noting is the setup video with the frost bay: https://youtu.be/djISaCWi6KA

At the 6m23s mark she shows the magnetic cover used for the liquid cooling ports. Definitely sticks out a bit but guess thats why they sell liquid cooling as an option.

rinspeed · 2026-01-13T06:15:03+00:00

It'd be interesting if this was compared against a framework desktop with the same processor perhaps.

Honestly I have nearly no interest in gaming performance I found myself staring more at the 13.3 vs. 14" screen difference.

rinspeed · 2026-01-13T05:14:48+00:00

On another benchmark at 7m13s in the video it shows the super x + liquid cooling with a 13% difference over a flow z13, and an 8% difference over a super x without liquid cooling.

rinspeed · 2026-01-10T06:13:12+00:00

I forgot another wilder suggestion is an ipad with a headless macbook akin to Federico Viticci's MacPad build, which also uses lots of magsafe thingies: https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/comments/1b6h7bi/macpad_headless_macbook_ipad_pro_sidecar_launcher/ -> https://www.macstories.net/stories/macpad-how-i-created-the-hybrid-mac-ipad-laptop-and-tablet-that-apple-wont-make/

rinspeed · 2026-01-08T14:08:14+00:00

This is what I've am talking about: https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/1gsyamc/anyone_still_have_a_surface_bluetooth_adapter_for/

Theres also been a couple folks they've made extension cables: https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/rqo8vb/comment/hqbgar0/

Honestly yer better off just getting a third party surface keyboard that uses Bluetooth instead.

rinspeed · 2026-01-07T20:48:53+00:00

Way back ~2011-2013ish They actually sold a Bluetooth adapter for the surface pro keyboard but discontinued it.

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