A Status Update on the MNT Reform DIY Laptop
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I like the idea behind it, but after owning a Novena, I have a couple of concerns that I would want addressed before I would commit any funding:
- The Novena has an i.MX6QP, and Firefox on it is all but unusable for it, as well as libreoffice. I would personally reconsider upgrading to the i.MX8 for a faster processor.
- Even though the Novena was open source, it did not keep up with 4.4 or 4.9, and had out of upstream patches for Linux. I attempted to keep up with patches, but I stopped having time for it after some upgrades broke hardware features on the Novena. I would want the board to %100 upstream so I knew I wouldn't have to worry about it.