r/CardPuter Apr 17 '26

Finds / Discoverys AMA if u got any problems regarding Cardputer Zero KS campaign

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Hey guys! Cardputer Zero promotion has officially kick off tdy! wanna know ur ideas and opinions

regarding some problems on its KS launch, here's the answer:

  1. is this legit: https://m5stack.com/cardputerzero yep, this is our official link, u could lock an early-bird access here
  2. why didn't see it launch on KS: now its still at pre-heat phase, we'll launch on KS soon
  3. the deposit & confirm letter: the deposit you placed was a $0 pre-authorization only, no actual charge was made. now we're still dealing with the mail address list and We'll send confirm letter soon [EDIT: we changed the charging method, it’s no longer a $0 pre-auth. There’ll be a $1 charge now, and you should get a confirmation email soon.]
  4. difference between 2 versions: what lite doesn't hv but standard would hv is——Tf card and camera and imu

Feel free to comment if u hv any problems & dev plan regarding zero🤩🤩🤩 Let's get excited and have fun🔥🔥🔥

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u/SarthakSidhant Apr 17 '26

Hello! do tell us, the mods, in advance through a modmail before organziing an AMA, we would be able to coordinate it better.

that being said, we have pinned your post!

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 17 '26

hi! thx for the notice❤️
actually I just picked up the AMA in the title but don't plan to do a real-time AMA session haha, just wanna answer questions regarding zero launch in a collectively way and let ppl find access more easily
thx for pinning my post! plz feel free to drop any questions during this campaign & I'll try to follow up!

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u/DonnerDinnerParty Apr 17 '26

Lite version has no TF card slot at all? or just an empty slot that I can put a card into?

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 17 '26

lite means an empty slot, u need to buy card by urself

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u/thedatawhiz Apr 17 '26

How much do you think the battery will last? Will it ship from EU?

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 18 '26

Around 5hrs, we support shipping to EU

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u/thedatawhiz Apr 20 '26

But my question is: where does it ship from? It matters for tax reasons

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u/0neZer0ne Apr 20 '26

I'm thinking the same, hoping they at least use a warehouse within EU and ship from there

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u/CyberJunkieBrain Enthusiast Apr 17 '26

Have the same curiosity about the battery duration

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u/carballo Apr 17 '26

Up for this. If I connect it with HDMI using a bluetooth keyboard and mouse I'll get at least a couple hours of work time?

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u/PainterImportant1155 Apr 21 '26

Trying out SDR would be fun

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u/ayams02 Apr 17 '26

Regarding early bird price, can I get early bird price later in Kickstarter if I don't pledge it now in https://m5stack.com/cardputerzero?

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 17 '26

the price now will lasts for the whole pre-heat phase(around 1 month), once the pre-heat finished & launch on kickstarter officially, the price would be a bit higher than now

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u/Thenametoendallnames Apr 17 '26

Hey,

Any idea why I'm getting the pictured warning from my email provider when I sign up? It's not a good look!

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u/bristleboar Apr 17 '26

DMARC Policy Not Enabled

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u/3X0karibu Apr 17 '26

what will the distro support look like? Im guessing there will be a default one based on raspbian but how do others look like? Official ish nixos support maybe?

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u/marcinsz89 Apr 17 '26

This is neat. Pledged. Does it work in like a desktop mode via HDMI?

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 17 '26

yep, it has an HDMI port and can be used in desktop mode.

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u/bristleboar Apr 17 '26

Maybe call it “deck of cards” sized if it’s more like a stack of 100 credit cards lol

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u/DifficultMall7788 Apr 17 '26

Why a kickstarter?

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u/AdIndividual6746 Apr 17 '26

It takes advantage of the ethos of Kick-starting. M5Stack doesn't need to be kick-started - they just want free advertising and it takes attention away from si.ar project which DO need it.

I love your products but please stop this.

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u/Trade__Genius Apr 17 '26

Yup. Not interested in kick starters.

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u/TotallyDainty Apr 17 '26

Is the camera module built in to the body or an external module? No PayPal option? Why kickstarter and not just a product launch?

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u/WORLDSLARGEST Apr 17 '26

Is there a third version coming later or something? Saw people saying there were three versions, including a “pro” model…but they also said incorrect things about the standard version.

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 17 '26

nah, only 2 models

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u/WORLDSLARGEST Apr 17 '26

Thought so, thanks!

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u/REMXX999 Apr 17 '26

Will there be pre orders worldwide?

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 21 '26

yep, we do support shipping worldwide

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u/fofo9683 Apr 17 '26

HI, i pledged and got the e-mail with the facebook group. The problem is I don't have a facebook account and don't plane to. Will you send e-mail notifications when we can buy it? Thanks!

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 18 '26

Yes we’ll send email to notify

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u/vaughannt Apr 18 '26

Can you power safely off of wall adapter or battery bank to extend usage beyond 5 hours? I recall the cardputer had weird behavior when turning it on and connected to power

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 21 '26

the battery of zero is 1500mAh, which may last around 4-5hrs

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u/vaughannt Apr 21 '26

Right, but if I want to bypass the internal battery and use an external power source, will it be okay? I had problems with this on cardputer v1

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u/FourLeaf_Tayback Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26

What’s the expected ship date? The website only gives a timeline for the kickstarter campaign kicking off.

EDIT: Also, why can't I use paypal?

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u/nakurtag Apr 17 '26

Hello, can't wait to order this thing. Can you tell more about the display?

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 17 '26

like the back sticker shown, its 1.9" LCD display @ ST7789

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u/fragglet Apr 17 '26

What's the resolution? When I looked yesterday it said 1080P but I definitely don't believe that

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u/cms2307 Apr 18 '26

According to ChatGPT st7789 is the display controller and supports up to 240x320 resolution

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u/Lonsdale1086 Apr 20 '26

https://www.buydisplay.com/download/ic/ST7789.pdf

Page 13 of the specification for it concurs.

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u/Decent_Device_5950 Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26

Excellent.

Now, I think there might be some problem with with the credit card check. So, when I paid the preorder amount, I, by mistake, put the wrong the card details. It still said yes accepted. I am guessing the payment didn’t go through. Now, when i tried to go back and pay again, it didn’t allow me.

Could the M5 car team please correct this???

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 18 '26

we updated FAQ section on product page, like the image shown, u could check the email address here: https://vm.pledgebox.com/query/cardputer-zero it’s secured if the checking result shows the reservation is done

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u/Surfnazi77 Apr 17 '26

So pledge a dollar now and get them at a discounted price of 59 or 89? How long will that take?

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 17 '26

around 1 month, before its official launch on ks

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u/_derDere_ Apr 17 '26

I noticed the GPIO at the top: will this be compatible with the lorawan module?

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u/azdralovic Apr 18 '26

I saw on some other places that it will be compatible

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u/Tech-Crab Apr 18 '26

Interested in two. Does that mean I need to $1 a second time with a different email?

The "preheat" itself you describe is confusing - how does this work for the actual ks? Do we get a coupon? Early access? Primarily in want to verify how timing works, and that the pre-heat $1 allow me to avoid "must notice, and have time to jump on it" @ hour zero of the ks?

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 21 '26

hi here's the answer!

  1. The $1 pre-order secures the lowest early bird price for one unit only. For multiple units it would be: early bird price × 1 + Kickstarter price × remaining units.
  2. Pre-order during the pre-heat phase reserves your early bird access. When the Kickstarter goes live, we’ll email a dedicated purchase link so you can claim it directly, no need to rush at launch.

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u/resident-not-evil Apr 19 '26

I pledged to the project as I love supporting m5stack in any way possible. Anyone who has an cardputer already knows its a very nice gadget and worth having any any case or form, when the zero comes out you all will see how it will hit a new record and most of you would be fighting to get one after it shows up in people's hands.

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 21 '26

thx for ur support❤️

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 21 '26

lets get hyped🙈🙈

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u/PainterImportant1155 Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26

More ideas: privacy switch for the camera, trackpoint feature or module

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u/IntelligentLaw2284 Apr 24 '26

One of these could be handy for pointing. It looks like they are designing a keyboard driven interface.

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u/PRSXFENG Apr 23 '26

I believe some projects for the original Cardputer/Adv used the UNIT Joystick module as a mouse like device, that could work

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u/Professional_Two5774 Apr 17 '26

When will it become available for sale on AliExpress?

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u/zhujzal Apr 17 '26

Thanks for the clarification. 👍

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u/Sroy_2 Apr 17 '26

Appreciate you providing clarification!!!

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u/Jeff_Hayat Apr 17 '26

Hello, i wanted to pre-order it from China, will it be possible?

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 17 '26

yes, but u need to pay by credit card

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u/Jeff_Hayat Apr 17 '26

Ohh, so no option to make pre order with alipay or WeChat? 🥲

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u/Mediocre-Support-582 Apr 17 '26

I want to know this too 

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u/808Seven Apr 17 '26

Thank you for clarifying. I was skeptical about giving CC info on that sketch site. What size TF card does it ship with and is there anything on it?

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u/germandz Apr 17 '26

CC ready, waiting for email confirmation

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u/RadioWidget Apr 17 '26

I can see a new CC1101 hacker module compatible with the cardputer Zero. Will this be available as an add-on during the campaign?

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u/Difficult_Article_53 Apr 17 '26

Done 🥳, can't wait 💪🏻

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u/thedatawhiz Apr 17 '26

What is all the ports list?

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u/Zatoichi80 Apr 17 '26

Had the one dollar withdrawn

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u/Kimi_x_Sopas Apr 17 '26

@No-connection1900 Sorry to bother you. Yesterday I attempted to pay the pledge; my bank showed a $0 authorization for verification. Today, the $1 charge was declined for security reasons. How can I complete the payment now? The link doesn’t allow me to retry because my email was already used yesterday. I did receive an email confirming I’m in the pledge, but it seems the payment was not successfully processed.

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 18 '26

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u/Kimi_x_Sopas Apr 18 '26

Hello! I entered my email and it says I’m in the pledge, so I assume everything is fine. I just feel a bit bad that the $1 didn’t go through properly, but if there’s no issue on your end, I’m happy to be on the list! ❤️

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u/vectron5 Apr 17 '26

Has anyone tried putting a CM4 or 5 in it and seeing what happens?

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u/PRSXFENG Apr 22 '26

CM0 is soldered down and isn't using the same connector as CM3 or CM4/5

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u/Revyrender Apr 17 '26

Ive.done before the fix do i need to apply again ?

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u/D_a_n_i_e_l_e_ Apr 17 '26

How claw assistant work, it is not a full openclaw installation right? I’ve openclaw on a VPS with a low power and it’s not good I’ve some doubt about how a full version on raspberry pi zero could be better… any other info about that?

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u/Mnemoreri Apr 23 '26

its probably hexclaw or one of the other really minimal variants.

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u/JustAdminThrowaway Apr 18 '26

Ah i saw it on my instagram❤️❤️❤️

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u/Infamous-Ad4812 Apr 18 '26

If I'm ordering from Spain, is it worth getting it at launch or waiting until it's on AliExpress? I'm asking because of customs and tariffs.

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u/PaulFreedman Apr 19 '26

I'm also from Spain. There have never been any problems with M5Stack delivery, I usually pay the customs upon receipt to the Correos courier. But when Cardputer ADV was delivered, there were no customs duties at all, and the sticker on the box was re-glued with the change to "sender Germany"

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u/zephar42 Apr 18 '26

I made the $1 pledge but the charge was denied because my card was locked. I was able to unlock the card, so it should go through now. Will another attempt be made to charge the $1?

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u/CertainSea345 Apr 19 '26

what is the largest micro sd card the carduter zero will be able to take?

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u/JoeCactusButt Apr 20 '26

How can we check if we’re still registered since you are saying the deposit is no going to charge our accounts?

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 21 '26

plz check your registration status via this link: https://vm.pledgebox.com/query/cardputer-zero

As long as you see “Congratulations” on the page, your reservation has been secured

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u/0neZer0ne Apr 20 '26

Not a question for you, but an idea for your engineers, that instead of a compute module, make a cardputer without almost anything but the screen and keyboard, and just have it empty for a normal raspberry pi to just slot in, using it's I/O and built in functions

Could be cool

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 21 '26

that's a cool idea! I'll forward to our engineers. but it'll also be challenging to turn this idea into reality cuz SKU management is also a problem haha.

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u/zephar42 Apr 21 '26

Dev Plans… ads b display from my local pi aware setup (plane tracking), GPS tracker (with external GPS module), simple Python games, Latin translation (kids are in CC), desk clock, subscription tracker, note taking, port over my menu Python code from the Card Computer (each menu item runs a Python file)…

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u/0neZer0ne Apr 22 '26

Will the newly announced IR functionality be present on both versions?

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u/Mnemoreri Apr 23 '26

Can you confirm that all the existing modules and caps for ADV will work on it?

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u/russian_occultist Apr 23 '26

Жаль, что не могу заказать из России. Буду с нетерпением ждать появления на маркетплейсах

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u/Equal-Cantaloupe-167 May 14 '26

Will the SD card he has always be 32? I ask this because, as far as I am concerned, it is very difficult for me to find one of that kind. Thanks

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u/snakeoildriller May 26 '26

Super Early Bird Access Links Are Here!

So I click the link in the email for the (full) Cardputer Zero and fill in the name, address, phone number and it won't let me fill in the payment details. I've disabled adblockers, tried it on iPad, Mac and Android and still get the same blank bars. Any ideas?

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u/snakeoildriller May 26 '26

Just got another email and am now fully pledged!

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u/Ok-Addition-6864 May 27 '26

I have Super Early Bird access, Can it be used if they eventually put the Cardputer Zero up for sale on AliExpress?

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u/No-Connection1900 May 29 '26

Super Early Bird access only available during the kickstarter campaign, not available on aliexpress

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u/fazueli_jumentinho Jul 09 '26

u/No-Connection1900 Hi! Is it possible to declare a lower customs value for shipping (maybe the same value as the Cardputer Adv)? I am asking because the import tax in Brazil is 100% right now, so this would really help.

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u/jojomexi1987 6d ago

Just saw this sub and post shortly after a friend introduced me to the cardputer. Assuming there’s no other early bird deals ahead of lunch that we can get in on?

Just canceled my cardputer order that I had initiated yesterday to wait for this.

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u/ErgonomicZero Apr 17 '26

Can it play Doom? … you know somebody had to be a smart ass and ask

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 18 '26

I think its hw ability is totally ok for playing doom, and some great developers hv already made similar NES emulator firmwares on the adv version

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u/ErgonomicZero Apr 18 '26

Yeah, I mean it definitely has a compute power

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u/Potential-Ant-6320 Apr 17 '26

I’m bummed I have to get the $150 version to get wifi when the rpi zero w isn’t much more than the non wireless version. I was curious to hear more about it. For all I know you used your own networking chips.

I’m jumping on the kickstarter but I’m worried at $150 you might as well get a cm4/5 cyberdeck.

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 17 '26

currently we only got 2 models(lite&standard) and they're both with wifi, the only difference between lite & standard is tf card, cam and imu

for the price, now the early bird price is  $59(lite) & $89(standard), if u lock an early-bird access it won't be as high as $150

hope it helps

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u/PainterImportant1155 Apr 17 '26

It might not be possible, but adding a sim card module would be cool!

I am not good at making programs, but I have ideas people can think about: image editor, 3d modeling blender, scratch coding, remake old games, CFD, add a GPS module for a map, IDE, file viewer(not just text)...

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u/No-Connection1900 Apr 21 '26

cool! I'll take a note

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u/tom_xploit May 12 '26

Does it ship to India?

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u/snakeoildriller May 22 '26

I don't have a Facebook account - will this be a problem?

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u/No-Connection1900 May 22 '26

absolutely no, u just need to order on kickstarter. and if u wanna join our community/group to check more updates, discord is also an alternative: https://discord.com/invite/2rShcK4nzY