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I dream of a lightweight e-ink typewriter. Sometimes I want to write without all the distraction of the "normal" devices.

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You might want one of these, then: https://getfreewrite.com/

$500 for a mechanical keyboard strapped to an eink display. Syncs with Dropbox. Sounds right up your alley.

Funny how they define it as a hardcore device for professional/serious use, and then define 'typical usage' as 30 minutes per day for purposes of being able to claim a seemingly absurdly long battery life.

But I guess "about 15 hours" sounds a lot less impressive than "3-4 weeks".

I'm actually intrigued by the concept but sweet jebus that thing is ugly.

Sounds like what you want is a TRS-80 model 100:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Model_100

Though maybe it's not quite as light as you were hoping (at least, not by modern standards)

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