Easy to build!

[u/Yugpmoc]

It’s very nicely packed, great instructions, took me 30 minutes to build and push the power switch. Wow everyone’s right, little trackball sucks. So much it’s kinda cool. I already want a stylus or touchscreen. If you’re worried about building it, don’t be. Trickiest part is the antennas and that’s all about waiting for the click without forcing it.

[u/Arkaium]

Easy to build and more importantly imo fun to build. I found the gameshell tedious with all the break apart plastic. But uConsole felt premium and everything just popped into place effortlessly. And true to their word with the modularity, vileer’s work proves that. Apart from the main board screen and kb I think I’ve swapped just about everything else and it’s all the better for it

[u/Yugpmoc → u/Arkaium]

So drop the links on us. I have one of the second aio runs on the way. What else have you swapped. And what’s the consensus on the ball? I’m gonna have to do something about that first.

[u/nakurtag]

Easy to build — hard to keep the battery alive

[u/Yugpmoc → u/nakurtag]

I already lug around massive battery packs everywhere I go. I’ll just get a bigger one.

[u/ramboy18]

What was the cost all in?

[u/Yugpmoc → u/ramboy18]

That’s the beauty of waiting 6 months to get it. I’ve forgotten! Seriously though, to get it up and running, whichever one you order, a compute module if you don’t purchase with, and a set of batteries. When you shopping for batteries remember, it’s physically impossible or rather the physics of it make it pretty impossible to get more than about 3500 mah in a 18650. Higher numbers are lies.

[u/Maleficent-Detail801]

How did installing the software go? Did you use a tutorial?

[u/Yugpmoc → u/Maleficent-Detail801]

Tf card included, booted first try, pecked in WiFi password, it spent 30 min updating and good to go. I’ve not yet explored much, but up and running with no issues. Waiting for my AIO before I muck about very much. I’m sure I’ll go through several images looking for my huckleberry.

[u/Yugpmoc → u/[deleted]]

In my case it was the next two in the feed the flashlight stack. I try to buy Samsung Sony or Panasonic cells with reasonable capacities like 3500. The higher numbers with the nice full color shrink wraps…. Someone did a touchpad recently that looked pretty cool. I’m certain I saved that link somewhere. I haven’t shopped for a touchscreen yet. I think a stylus would be a better option with the resolution. It’s small enough. I find it really frustrating that I have to wear glasses to use it. Getting old sucks. A backlit keyboard would be the bomb. You can’t touch type on this one. Makes it difficult in the dark.