Pilet: A modular tablet-console based on pi5 with 7-hour battery life

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29 points·ianrahman··7 comments

I love the look of this device. If it ends up around the price point stated or even a bit more I would buy one. Both for development and to support projects like this.

Linux in tablet form is really my fantasy tech revolution that I want to come true.

Just use a Surface Go? Tablet linux has been working well for years...

Without looking I'm going to assume that the Surface Go is not an open source hardware platform -- not to mention the fact that it's produced by a company that's been famously anti-open source for most of its existence.

I have used it on and off on a Surface Go, but I would prefer a dedicated device built with linux and open source in mind. Starlabs Starlite is the first tablet device that is a true daily driver with Linux (Pine Tab is not a daily driver in my eyes), and I am pleased to see more in the works.

Love the retro design, but from the looks of it, it's a heavy and fairly bulky item to drag around.

I know there is no Pi 5 variant of the compute module yet, but it seems like a safe assumption one is on the way — if your goal is to design something portable, I'm not sure why you would design around the full Pi form factor and not the compute module?

I believe the goal is to sell this as a DIY PI 5 project...

looks pretty cool, a bit like the SimulaVR devices. but 7 hours on 16000mAh sounds hungry

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