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Suggestions / Re: Keyboard backlight

« on: April 16, 2016, 04:13:40 PM »

The Spanish/Chinese Slimbook has a backlit keyboard available for lots of languages:

https://slimbook.es/pedidos/componentes/teclado-slb15tc-comprar

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Suggestions / Re: Display?

« on: April 16, 2016, 04:08:40 PM »

Maybe both options could be offered, glossy and matte?

I found this page (in Spanish) quite interesting:

https://slimbook.es/tutoriales/slimbook/77-detalles-de-nuestro-anti-glare-matte-skin

Ciao!

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Suggestions / Re: USB Type-C

« on: March 31, 2016, 05:05:16 AM »

I agree.

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Notebook chassis / Re: Aluminum chassis

« on: March 25, 2016, 02:50:35 PM »

Who does produce Librem's chassis?

https://puri.sm/librem-15/

This Spanish business uses a Chinese chassis; single components can be bought:

https://slimbook.es/pedidos/componentes

It would be interesting to contact the manufacturer.

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Suggestions / Re: Hardware Kill Switches

« on: March 25, 2016, 02:45:34 PM »

+1, I like this idea.

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Notebook chassis / Re: Wooden chassis

« on: March 25, 2016, 02:24:47 PM »

OK. I find their chassis quite ugly, but I'm curious to read their reply.

I see a possible problem with wooden chassis: heat dissipation.

(Actually Iameco's one shouldn't be affected since wood seems to be only under the motherboard.)

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Notebook chassis / Wooden chassis

« on: March 16, 2016, 08:14:01 PM »

Marked in another thread:

http://iameco.com/

Other nicer solutions? Maybe contacting a good carpenter with advanced design experience could be interesting.

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Notebook chassis / Re: Aluminum chassis

« on: March 16, 2016, 07:49:28 PM »

I think the Iameco design they prefer looks quite good

Wood is also a very fascinating material. I didn't know Iameco: quite interesting, but a nicer design would be appreciated.

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Notebook chassis / Re: Aluminum chassis

« on: March 16, 2016, 12:47:46 AM »

I am not sure its right for this product since the other hardware will be pretty expensive.

Even more so. Bigger is the budget, smaller (in %) became the difference between the costs. In any case we are speaking about a metal used for food and beverage packaging: it's more expensive than plastic, but it's not gold.

I think chassis design should be wonderful, to make the product attractive (obviously the content too must be better than the alternatives).

Maybe the same design (or similar/compatible) could be used for making chassis in various materials.

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Notebook chassis / Re: What about 3D printed chassis

« on: March 15, 2016, 05:38:10 PM »

http://rhombus-tech.net/community_ideas/laptop_15in/news/

Ugly, but I find the project quite interesting.

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Notebook chassis / Aluminum chassis

« on: March 15, 2016, 05:33:33 PM »

Hi,
has anyone considered an aluminum chassis? Do you know vendors of beautiful but unexpensive barebone PCs in aluminum?

Thanks!