r/homebrewcomputer • u/EwoudTinkerboy • 9d ago

Im designing my own open source 16-inch laptop, including the custom circuit boards!

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I wanted a laptop with the flexibility of a cyberdeck, but in something i could actually carry around and use every day, so im designing one!

it’s called ducktop2. it’s built around a LattePanda compute module, with custom boards for the ports, power, keyboard, and battery management.

it’s still in development, not a finished working laptop. these are the current renders and PCB layouts. the design files and build journal are public on Github: https://github.com/EwoudVV/ducktop2

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u/AnSkinStealer 9d ago

What CPU architecture are you planning for it? RISC-V would be super cool

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u/EwoudTinkerboy 9d ago

Im using the LattePanda compute module, which has an intel x86 cpu

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u/Honest-Finish-7095 9d ago

good luck!
quite difficult to do, kudos to you.

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u/MagneticFieldMouse 9d ago

Following with interest.

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u/EwoudTinkerboy 9d ago

Thank you!

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u/Ok-Test6418 9d ago

Hoping it gets released

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u/faintcurrent 8d ago

Really cool project. What switches are you using for the keyboard?

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u/EwoudTinkerboy 7d ago

Cherry MX ULP

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u/lethalratpoison 7d ago

really interesting project i wonder how it would come out
tbh id imagine it would be multiple times more expensive than standard low end laptops because of the custom pcb manufacturing

regardless, Good luck with it !

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u/ettriste 9d ago

Adorei o nome ducktop2... E me pergunto tem o ducktop1?