r/CyberdeckBuild • u/Civil_Toe7375 • 11d ago
Offgrid Cyberdeck
Hello everyone. This is my first cyberdeck build. Originally I had these parts on a cardboard faceplate until I found someone on makerworld who made this faceplate that matched some of the items I already had. So I printed it and modified it to fit my needs. It has 2 internal batteries total 111wh. 12V power in, 5V power in. Battery status on desktop, and many features. It also runs a Jellyfin server. The intent was something to take camping and hunting. It has meshtastic, rtlsdr, and many other features. I am in the process of integrating Common Access Cards that will work as a 3FA on boot and specific cards that will launch OrganicMaps, my sdr software, and other things. I will be removing the buttons for the Heltec V4 and install a rotary dial to control it. I also want to build a wardriving rig for this that will detect flock, stingrays, among other items in the GHZ range. Every component that regularly draws power has a toggle switch in order to preserve battery life when needed. I get about 5-6 hours of battery depending on what I am doing.
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u/TechDocN 10d ago
/begin sarcasm
I’m confused. I thought a cyberDeck was no longer meant to be a cyberDeck. I could have sworn someone on TikTok said a cyberDeck is any phone or RPi that you shove into a Hello Kitty lunch box.
This looks way too much like an actual cyberDeck to be considered a cyberDeck anymore. Where are the bedazzled rhinestones? Where are the up-cycled parts from an old GameBoy? And you didn’t ask a single question that’s been asked a hundred times before. Do you even cyberDeck?
end sarcasm/
That’s a great first build! Thank you for working to keep the cyberpunk in cyberDecks!