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1. minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Jun-2023 21:32:13 JST minute

   MNT Reform 2023 refresh:
   — 2x-3x performance with A311D module
   — better mechanical Keyboard V3
   — better Motherboard V2.5
   — better battery protection
   — steel Port Covers
   still Open Hardware!

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Jun-2023 21:33:49 JST minute

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     photo CC BY-SA 2.0, wallpaper attribution: Bismuth by Kurayba, source https://www.flickr.com/photos/48503330@N08/36654572286

   • /dev/loop0 (loop0@freeradical.zone)'s status on Friday, 16-Jun-2023 21:44:00 JST /dev/loop0

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     @mntmn is it possible to buy this version already from the website?

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Jun-2023 21:44:00 JST minute

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     • /dev/loop0

     @loop0 yes, if you select CPU Module: RCM4 A311D in the options, you will get exactly this. the shop photos and description will be updated next week. https://shop.mntre.com/products/mnt-reform

   • Deadly Headshot (dheadshot@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Jun-2023 22:28:25 JST Deadly Headshot

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     @mntmn
     Has the keyboard lost some keys though?

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Jun-2023 22:30:19 JST minute

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     • Deadly Headshot

     @dheadshot yeah

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Jun-2023 23:04:43 JST minute

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     • murdock

     @murdock a bunch faster, because 6 cores and 4 of them are A73, and better GPU. you can find some benchmark numbers here https://shop.mntre.com/products/mnt-reform-cm4-processor-module-adapter

   • murdock (murdock@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Friday, 16-Jun-2023 23:04:44 JST murdock

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     @mntmn nice! looks like the processor is a banana pi cm4? How does that compare to a raspberry pi 4 w/same ram? Has battery life changed?

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Jun-2023 23:06:51 JST minute

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     • murdock

     @murdock also, battery life is a bit better than with imx8mq, but need to do a real long term measurement

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 17-Jun-2023 06:28:34 JST minute

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     • max_power

     @max_power yes, we will do that soon!

   • max_power (max_power@chaos.social)'s status on Saturday, 17-Jun-2023 06:28:36 JST max_power

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     @mntmn Could you sell the just the Motherboard as well?

   • 𝐩fᵣ (pfr@social.sdf.org)'s status on Saturday, 17-Jun-2023 22:58:40 JST 𝐩fᵣ

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     @mntmn how does it perform compared to the LS1028A?

     Also, why is the DIY kit is the same price as the pre-built version?

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 17-Jun-2023 22:58:40 JST minute

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     • 𝐩fᵣ

     @pfr currently the diy kit is the same amount of work for us to prepare. the a311d is maybe 2-3x faster than ls1028a.

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jun-2023 20:21:33 JST minute

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     • 𝐩fᵣ

     @pfr because it is open hardware (electronics sources published), can be used blob free (caveats apply), has 16GB ram, can use eGPU

   • 𝐩fᵣ (pfr@social.sdf.org)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jun-2023 20:21:34 JST 𝐩fᵣ

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     @mntmn in that case, given the LS1028A is a more expensive module, why would someone choose it over the A311D?

   • carlosgonz (carlosgonz@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 19-Jun-2023 06:07:48 JST carlosgonz

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     @mntmn

     When start shipping? Will be FSF RYF?