Does the trackpoint work like an old IBM thinkpad? If so this would be a really neat computer.
It’s called a nipple. And yes.
We call it the clito in France, I have one on my Lenovo keyboard
Do you have one? The Thinkpad trackpoint was great but no other company that put a “nub/nipple” on their laptops was as good. I think IBM put a lot of effort into that device and whatever knockoffs Dell, HP etc were using were clumsy and uncomfortable in comparison.
Are netbooks making a comeback?
With RISC-V and ARM I hope so. In the past I feel like they were too bloated and it made them feel worse than a tablet or a laptop.
Man, I hope. I haven’t had as much fun on a computer as I did with my eepc701.
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Hmmm I wonder if it’s possible to hack together that tiny keyboard together with a Steam Deck…
Does RISC-V have security benefits since it is open source? Is it easier to detect hardware backdoors if it is used instead of x86 or ARM?
RISC-V instruction set (ISA) is open source. But the actual implementation (microarchitecture) has no such obligations. And among the implementations that can run Linux, none (that I know) are open source designs.
With regards to hardware backdoors - no, closed source RISC-V implementations are not easier than x86 or ARM to audit for security.
I think the CPU chips themselves are closed source but the architecture is open under MIT so this means anyone can close them
Does it run GNU/Linux?
Debian supports risc-v
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Known as the Lichee Console 4A, the laptop features a display size of just 7 inches, 16GB of memory, and an LM4A TH1520 processor.
Despite its small size, the Lichee Console 4A packs the features and functionality that you’d generally expect from a mainstream x86 laptop in this price range: LPDDR4X memory, 128GB of eMMC storage, and an optional external NGFF SSD.
Display-wise, the video resolution of the 7-inch display is 1280 x 800 featuring capacitive touch touchscreen support, plus a mini HDMI port for external monitor output.
There’s also a 2MP front camera that should suffice for basic web calling.
Additionally, there’s also a microSD slot reader, which can expand the device’s storage on top of what it already has.
Other miscellaneous specs include a battery capacity of 3000mAh, RedPoint (seemingly a copy of Lenovo’s TrackPoint), a 72-key keyboard, an aluminum outer shell, and a weight of 650 grams.
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How well can it play Minecraft theoretically?
Geekbench score is not bad
Not at all?
Why do you think that?
You would have to get a special version of lwjgl for it to even run on risc, and this thing doesn’t have any dedicated graphics hardware. The one guide I saw had Minecraft running on similarish hardware at 2fps.
Ah I see, would it be able to run a minecraft server?
I would say yes, but probably not for a lot of users. Minecraft isn’t inherently threaded, and the individual cpu cores on this aren’t super fast (though pretty decent). Another bottleneck would be the io speed, which I have no clue on. Also, why the hell would you run a server on a new laptop when you can buy one of their other pieces of hardware for cheaper?
Oh fair enough. I was trying to think of fun projects for it
Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.
Any estimation on the battery life?
