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   minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 05:43:03 JST minute

   state of the mnt desktop reform prototype. it's a box with some electronics integrated into the side panels that turn the laptop motherboard into a standalone computer with upgradeable cpu/ram modules. need to order all the components to have blinkenlights and button etc now, and decide on final material options.

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     minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 05:43:03 JST minute

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     now i need to understand how much material quality/polish people want in the case parts vs how much they're willing to spend. i would love also a full aluminum case with nice anodizing but it'll be spendy. the current approach is to have an economical version with 3d printed main case (need to get quotes for various materials now) and lasercut 2.5d alu top plate with countersinking is pretty affordable now.

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     minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 05:43:03 JST minute

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     so we can probably get the main case 3d printed from recycled PETG in slovakia (so EU) for around 27 euro per piece at a low batch size of 50, and the aluminum plate would be like 3 euro. with port pcbs and thermal pad we would arrive at maybe 45 eur bom, so with 30% margin and 20% vat we could arrive at something between 70-80 eur sale price (depending on labor and how much else is in the kit, i guess we put in the thread inserts and rest is DIY)

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     minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 05:43:03 JST minute

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     classic reform motherboard 3.0 is around 140 eur BOM (at 100x batch) with all its expensive components. rcore (rk3588 module) is also quite costly at low qty. complete computer BOM would be around 450 EUR for 16GB and 550 EUR for 32GB (remember this is all without labor and package). sale price would end up ~ 710 EUR for 16GB and 870 EUR for 32 GB machine incl vat.

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     minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 05:45:06 JST minute

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     • qwazix

     @qwazix could be another option but has bad heatsinking properties, so would require some other heatsink. with the current solution, this large alu plate is a cheap and effective way for cooling

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     minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 05:45:07 JST minute

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     (opinions welcome!)

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     qwazix (qwazix@bananachips.club)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 05:45:07 JST qwazix

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     @mntmn not a potential buyer so my opinion might be worth zero, but I loved the original reform's acrylic cover and since this can be hung to a wall, maybe it makes even more sense here.

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     minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 05:45:15 JST minute

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     • gkrnours

     @gkrnours has vesa mount!

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     gkrnours (gkrnours@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 05:45:16 JST gkrnours

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     @mntmn any thought on having vesa mount? So it can be fixed on the back of a screen