12-07-2020, 07:55 PM
I don't own this device, so this is really just a few thoughts:
> The trackpad at first it was brutal.. and it still sort of is but its gotten better with software/firmware updates
I believe there has been some awesome work done within the Linux community to improve touchpads in generally, apparently this is entirely a software problem.
> The speakers suck, big time. Ive never heard speakers this bad ...
I believe there are some commands to improve this situation.
> And lastly the power delivery, though it works, it would have been even better if i can get this thing to charge quick/quicker being that the battery is 10,000mah
I believe there is no support for higher power delivery currently, which is why most of the devices charge so slowly. Hopefully they will be able to take what they learned from the soldering iron project (Pinecil) for USC-C power delivery.
And about your upgrades:
> A metal chasis: a more rugged/sturdy chasis to really make this thing take quite a beating, I'm ok if it gains a few pounds!
Don't underestimate also that this will dramatically increase the cost and difficulty of production. To build the entire chassis out of aluminum it needs to be machined from a single block, which costs in both time and materials.
Adding something to make the machine flex less on the other hand is a lot easier and is something they can, even without really adding much weight or size at all. You just need support in key areas to make this possible.
> A glass trackpad/a better trackpad: I think we can all agree on this
Or go further, I have been playing with the idea of using a 3 inch SPI touch screen as a trackpad. I think the ability to display things where you touch could be really quite interesting from a hacking perspective.
> Bigger battery
Consider shipping issues, etc. What may be more possible is an extendible battery where you attach it to the device.
> The trackpad at first it was brutal.. and it still sort of is but its gotten better with software/firmware updates
I believe there has been some awesome work done within the Linux community to improve touchpads in generally, apparently this is entirely a software problem.
> The speakers suck, big time. Ive never heard speakers this bad ...
I believe there are some commands to improve this situation.
> And lastly the power delivery, though it works, it would have been even better if i can get this thing to charge quick/quicker being that the battery is 10,000mah
I believe there is no support for higher power delivery currently, which is why most of the devices charge so slowly. Hopefully they will be able to take what they learned from the soldering iron project (Pinecil) for USC-C power delivery.
And about your upgrades:
> A metal chasis: a more rugged/sturdy chasis to really make this thing take quite a beating, I'm ok if it gains a few pounds!
Don't underestimate also that this will dramatically increase the cost and difficulty of production. To build the entire chassis out of aluminum it needs to be machined from a single block, which costs in both time and materials.
Adding something to make the machine flex less on the other hand is a lot easier and is something they can, even without really adding much weight or size at all. You just need support in key areas to make this possible.
> A glass trackpad/a better trackpad: I think we can all agree on this
Or go further, I have been playing with the idea of using a 3 inch SPI touch screen as a trackpad. I think the ability to display things where you touch could be really quite interesting from a hacking perspective.
> Bigger battery
Consider shipping issues, etc. What may be more possible is an extendible battery where you attach it to the device.