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Some may say the resulting NX-Yamato, named for the most massive battleship ever constructed, ended up being too large. Wanting to avoid any problems down the line, he reasoned that the safest approach would be to make it so big that he wouldn’t struggle to fit everything inside. There was only one problem: he’d never designed and assembled anything like this before. Inspired by other builds he’d seen online, decided to build his very own cyberdeck. Posted in Cyberdecks, Raspberry Pi Tagged cyberdeck, luggable, mechanical keyboard, Raspberry Pi 4, RTL-SDR, voronoi Adding internal battery power is a logical next step, and now that the Pi 4 can boot to external drives, and SSD is also on the list of future upgrades.įor readers who might be getting a sense of déjà vu from this project, notes this design was inspired by the phenomenal Reviiser that released earlier this year. There’s still plenty of room inside the enclosure, which is good, as says there’s more goodies to come. The fact that it looks like some kind of alien biological life form only helps the retro-futuristic aesthetics. The PETG internal frame uses a Voronoi pattern that not only reduces the amount of time and material required to print it, but maximizes airflow. While the keyboard plate was milled out on a CNC, says the design of the HDPE body panels and rear polycarbonate viewing window were simple enough they could be done by hand on a band saw.
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As visually striking as they may be, few would argue that the small offset display that seems characteristic of most decks are ideal from a usability standpoint. Powered by the Raspberry Pi 4 and featuring a scratch-built mechanical keyboard to perfectly fit the machines’s specific dimensions, this is easily one of the more practical builds we’ve seen.
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The latest of these cyberdecks, a dual screen “luggable” reminiscent of classic computers like the Compaq Portable or Kaypro, comes our way from. Granted a Raspberry Pi is more often than not still onboard, but the overall design and construction techniques of these very personal computers has improved by leaps and bounds. It’s been fascinating to watch the development of bespoke mobile computers go from a few sheets of foam board and a Raspberry Pi into hardware that looks like it’s actually been transported here from an alternate reality.