The Framework Laptop has been a godsend for do-it-yourselfers. Not only does the modular design allow for quick and easy repairs, but the swappable motherboard also provides a robust platform for all sorts of outlandish builds. Numerous tinkerers have used the modular motherboard design to create their own cyber deck to design. You don’t even have to buy the whole laptop to do it!
DIY benefits has taken that to the next level with this three-screen laptop. Dissatisfied with the lack of screen space and poor ergonomics of most laptops, they used their skills to cobble together a portable cyberdeck workstation.
The material list for this is actually quite simple. The build uses three displays (a 4K 120Hz panel and two iPad Retina displays) and a pair of Adafruit adapters powered by custom DisplayPort cables that were cut open and had wires soldered directly on them. They then 3D printed the case in parts (the bed on their Prusa wasn’t big enough for the case), punched and glued everything together, and created an elaborate standard system.
The result is not so much a laptop as a portable computer intended to be folded and used on a desk with a keyboard and mouse at the correct ergonomic height. And to top it all off, the whole project is open-source, so you can create and modify it yourself. I like these kind of weird designs.
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