Lucie / minute (@mntmn@mastodon.social) i'm unfortunately not at FOSDEM this year, but: — @cas@treehouse.systems probably has a QCS6490 powered MNT Pocket Reform at the @postmarketOS@treehouse.systems table — @liaizon@wake.st just traveled there all the way from berlin by bus (AFAIK they're mostly there for fediverse stuff, but surely don't mind to chat about MNT related things as well)

Stop by the @postmarketOS stand if you want to check out the pocket reform!

#postmarketOS #mntreform https://mastodon.social/@mntmn/115983522861734248

MNT Reform Motherboard 3.0 brings PCIe speed boost, USB charging to the modular, open source laptop The MNT Reform is a modular laptop with an open source design and open source software. While it's hardly the most powerful laptop available, those features make it one of the most customizable... and now there's a new customization option. MNT is now selling a new version of the laptop's motherboard, which brings support for USB-C charging and increased the number of PCIe 3.0 lanes available to the NVMe slot from one to four, which means SSDs should offer much faster read and write speeds.

MNT Reform Motherboard 3.0 brings PCIe speed boost, USB charging to the modular, open source laptop #Mnt, #MntPocketReform, #MntReform, #MntReformMotherboard, #Modular, #OpenHardware

https://shop.mntre.com/products/mnt-pocket-reform

This looks like a really fun computing device that you can open and replace components in the long run. It comes at the price of more bulk, but at least someone's doing purple aluminium computers here

#mntreform

Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (43/2025): Plasma 6.5 and more LINMOB.net is a blog about LINux on MOBile devices. With the PinePhone (Pro) and Librem 5 shipping it is back to report on GNU+Linux on mobile devices.

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (43/2025): Plasma 6.5 and more

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-43-2025/

#Plasma #KDE #PlasmaMobile #postmarketOS #Mobian #FuriOS #FurilabsFLX1 #MNTReform #UbuntuTouch #Lomiri #Debian #SailfishOS #Fairphone #LinuxMobile

RCORE V2 is a 2nd-gen RK3588 module for MNT Reform laptops The MNT Reform line of laptops are hacker-friendly computers that are designed to be modular, repairable, upgradeable, and customizable. At launch the MNT Reform and MNT Pocket Reform both shipped with NXP i.MX8M series processors, but since the processor is part of a removable module, MNT has also offered other options including modules with Allwinner A311D, Layerscape LS1028A and Broadcomm BCM2711 chips.

RCORE V2 is a 2nd-gen RK3588 module for MNT Reform laptops #Crowdfunding, #MntReform, #Modular, #ModularLaptop, #Rcore, #RcoreRk3588V2, #RcoreV2, #Rk3588

A photo of an MNT Reform laptop with two of the trackball keycaps replaced by newly 3D printed ones.

Detail picture of the 3D printed trackball keys of my MNT Reform laptop. Print quality seems good, but that was mainly because I reduced layer thickness and print speed, and also did quite a bit of post-processing with sandpaper.

Today's #3dPrinting project was to fix my #MNTReform laptop's broken trackball keycaps.

I could, of course, just have bought a replacement set from #MNTResearch (it's just €20), but since the STL files for the keycaps are publicly available on the […]

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Lilbits: Europe’s new Ecodesign rules for smartphones and tablets, Samsung’s new Exynos 2500 processor, and postmarketOS 25.06 The European Union's Ecodesign rules for smartphones and tablets took effect on June 20th, which means that devices in those categories will need to meet certain repairability, upgradeability, battery life, and software update requirements. Some critics say the rules don't go far enough, but we're already starting to see some device makers announce updates in order to meet the new requirements.

Lilbits: Europe’s new Ecodesign rules for smartphones and tablets, Samsung’s new Exynos 2500 processor, and postmarketOS 25.06 #Dragonwing, #Ecodesign, #Eu, #Europe, #EuropeanUnion, #Exynos2500, #Lilbits, #Mnt, #MntPocketReform, #MntReform, #MntReformNext, #Postmarketos, #QualcommQcs6490,…

Argh...

I forgot to turn off the OLED module on my #MNTReform laptop, and now the battery status display has burnt in...

Replacements are cheap, thankfully, and this might finally be an excuse to also order a faster SoM....

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I just spent an unreasonable amount of time trying to figure why real-time clock, sound, and power-off on my MNT Reform laptop with A311D SOM did not work any more after updating the kernel to (a custom build of) #Linux 6.12.

It seems that the Device Tree file shipped with the upstream kernel […]

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"Being highly performant, modular, and upgradeable, #MNTReform Next gives you more freedom than any other #laptop. Swap modules, print your own case, customize your keyboard. Since we are committed to #openhardware, all sources are public." […]

MNT Reform Next is an open-source, RK3588-powered modular 12.5-inch laptop (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software The MNT Reform Next brings the Rockchip RK3588 processor to the modular laptop series. It retains the open-hardware nature of the older MNT Reform and

MNT Reform Next is an open-source, RK3588-powered modular 12.5-inch laptop (Crowdfunding)
—CNX Software

#mntreform #crowdfunding #openhw

So, let's say I would want a tablet, with the goal of using it with a touchscreen optimized Linux and not with Android.
What would my best options be?
The Pinetab2 certainly has too weak hardware.
I wish there was something like a tablet using the #mntreform computemodules.

MNT Reform Next crowdfunding campaign is live (open source laptop for $1099 and up) The MNT Reform Next is a laptop with a 12.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel matte IPS LCD display, a mechanical keyboard with RBG backlit keys. It's also designed to be a modular, customizable, and upgradeable notebook: it will initially ship a Rockchip RK3588 processor and up to 32GB of LPDDR5 memory, but since those components are on a user-replaceable system-on-a-module (SoM), the processor and memory can be changed or upgraded.

MNT Reform Next crowdfunding campaign is live (open source laptop for $1099 and up) #Crowdfunding, #Mnt, #MntReform, #MntReformNext, #OpenHardware, #OpenLaptop, #OpenSource

MNT Research Unveils the Slimmer, More Powerful, But Just as Open MNT Reform Next Laptop Gone is the trackball, in favor of a more traditional trackpad — delivering a considerably more modern laptop aesthetic.

MNT Research has unveiled the new MNT Reform laptop, now slimmer, more powerful, and just as open! 💻✨ Exciting times for tech enthusiasts! #MNTReform #OpenSource #TechNews 🚀🔧

www.hackster.io/news/mnt-res...

MNT Reform Next open source modular hardware laptop sequel unveiled — expected to hit Crowd Supply soon The original open hardware laptop is getting an upgrade.

Exciting news! 🎉 The next-gen MNT Reform laptop, an open-source modular marvel, is set to launch soon! 💻✨ Check it out! #OpenSource #ModularTech #MNTReform www.tomshardware.com/laptops/mnt-...