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SBC laptop-like dock - CaptainZalo - 08-21-2019
The PineBook Pro is due to arrive Really Soon Now™, and I'm surely getting one. However, I find myself missing a lapdock-like solution. With the PineBook Pro and PineBook already equipped with screen, keyboard/touchpad, HDMI and battery, we're almost there. Add an input-board with signal converter for the onboard screen, an internal powered USB3 hub for external keyboard/touchpad/wifi and a dedicated port (USB-C?) to power an external SBC in a portable product, and you're there.
I see several potential use-cases:
- Portable KVM-machine for datacenter work
- Troubleshooting SBCs that usually run headless
- Pine64 SBC workstation
- Super-portable video editing workstation (add a NUC or equivalent mITX computer)
- A soberly priced (and available) alternative to PiTop
- Convert a PinePhone (or really any phone) to a laptop
Are there any other users on this forum that would buy a product like that from Pine64?
RE: SBC laptop-like dock - CaptainZalo - 09-02-2019
Am I the only one that want said product?
RE: SBC laptop-like dock - Kochise - 09-04-2019
No, I'm on it already.
https://www.razer.com/projectlinda
https://newatlas.com/concept-fujitsu-lifebook-2013/21183/
https://www.instructables.com/id/Smartphone-Powered-Laptop/
https://mirabook.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/project_updates
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nexcomputer/nexdock-2 ( http://nexdock.com/ )
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andromium/the-superbook-turn-your-smartphone-into-a-laptop-f
( https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-99-android-laptop-smartphone-powered-superbook-to-ship-next-year-after-3m-kickstarter-success/ )
RE: SBC laptop-like dock - yogo1212 - 11-05-2020
necrobump inc
this is what i'm thinking about when reading the keybard thread!
something that gives the pinephone
- a decently sized keyboard with a normal layout
- a bigger screen with a proper backlight
- a trackpoint maybe
- a dangerously giant battery that lasts for weeks
- a few more usb ports
there's probably still space for a 2.5" hard drive.
slide in the pinephone, have a laptop.
pogo probably isn't enough for display I/O and audio is probably easiest to forward electrically - so i imagine there being problems with attaching to usb and the headphone jack.
i haven't found anything more like this on the forum.
is it really that niche or is the time not right?
RE: SBC laptop-like dock - yogo1212 - 11-06-2020
I did find something on a second attempt - been using the wrong keywords.
"Lapdock" seems to do the trick.
The Nexdock looks very much like what i was thinking of.
Of course, i would enjoy something that's tailored to the PinePhone much more :-D
On the other hand, a mould for the phone would interfere with custom back covers and for the same reason using the pogo pins is probably undesirable.
RE: SBC laptop-like dock - nightranger73 - 11-06-2020
(11-06-2020, 01:30 AM)yogo1212 Wrote: I did find something on a second attempt - been using the wrong keywords.
"Lapdock" seems to do the trick.
The Nexdock looks very much like what i was thinking of.
Of course, i would enjoy something that's tailored to the PinePhone much more :-D
On the other hand, a mould for the phone would interfere with custom back covers and for the same reason using the pogo pins is probably undesirable.
I've had a NexDock... a couple of years ago, supporting them on indiegogo campaign... crappy plastic design and it stopped working in a couple of week. That said, I was carrying it over in a simple bag, with a pi attached to it with velcro but still... it stopped working after a couple of weeks...