I ordered some parts from them a couple weeks ago to build my own custom laptop, and they’re finally on their way and I’m super excited! The article is missing this, but you can order hinges, keyboard (with or without case), trackball/-pad and all these things individually from them, and use them for your own purposes.
It is just mind boggeling how much MNT encourages hacking with their stuff. They even went and made a dedicated logo you can put on things that are made to work with the reform ecosystem / derivatives: https://source.mnt.re/reform/reform/-/blob/master/symbol-for-derived-works/mnt-based-reform.svg
You can also search for the founder Lukas F. Hartmann and find a couple interviews out there.
I want one of these so bad, but I just cannot find a way to justify it. I barely even use my Framework laptop anymore because I’m almost always at my desk at home with my desktop machine.
I’m in a similar situation since I started working from home. Every now and then I move to my laptop and work from my bed, for example if my wife has a meeting or something like that (we share the office 😥). But I’m always on my PC. My laptop has been relegated as the “distro-hoping” device now.
Did the Mutant Ninja Turtles grow up?
