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I’ve added my name to preorder list, happy to pay premium for a laptop with high build quality and hardware. Please don’t screw up the keyboard. Please. And

I’ve added my name to preorder list, happy to pay premium for a laptop with high build quality and hardware. Please don’t screw up the keyboard. Please. And a fingerprint reader would be welcome addition if possible.

nrp 6y ago
Keyboard feel was high on our list of priorities. We engaged one of the bigger keyboard suppliers and worked with them on a custom one with 1.5mm key travel. We've built a fingerprint reader into the power button using a just-released sensor that has been performing really well in our testing so far. We're seeing False Reject Rates lower than the typical fingerprint readers built into laptops while keeping the right False Accept Rate.
- ceocoder 6y ago
  Awesome! Best of luck and please let me know if you want someone to dogfood things as an outsider. My email is my HN username
- ndiddy 6y ago
  How is the trackpad? Does it support Windows Precision? What material is it made out of? How does it compare to an Apple trackpad?
  - nrp 6y ago
    It's a Windows Precision Touchpad with a matte glass surface, and it feels pretty good!
    - ndiddy 6y ago
      Thanks for the info!
    - skavi 6y ago
      There doesn’t seem to be much space left for a large battery. Do you have any estimates on capacity?
      - robotnikman 6y ago
        Now I'm curious if extra batteries will be possible to plug into the modules
        kieranl 6y ago
        technically possible as all 4 ports support usb-c PD, but the modules are not big enough to support any reasonable capacity. It is a path to connect something like a slice battery that you could attach to the bottom however!
        GordonS 6y ago
        I've never heard of a "slice battery", but I'm guessing you mean a thin, wedge-shaped battery than would sit underneath the laptop? If so, wouldn't rising heat from the battery be a problem?
      - nrp 6y ago
        We integrated a 55Wh battery, which is pretty typical for 13.5-14" notebooks.
        GordonS 6y ago
        Will the internal layout (and thermal characteristics) allow for a larger battery, perhaps at the expense of ports/expansion slots?
- mtm 6y ago
  Any plans to support movable keycaps? I'd love to actually have the physical keys match my Colemak layout
  - bscphil 6y ago
    Agree, this would be awesome.

nrp 6y ago

Keyboard feel was high on our list of priorities. We engaged one of the bigger keyboard suppliers and worked with them on a custom one with 1.5mm key travel. We've built a fingerprint reader into the power button using a just-released sensor that has been performing really well in our testing so far. We're seeing False Reject Rates lower than the typical fingerprint readers built into laptops while keeping the right False Accept Rate.

ceocoder 6y ago
Awesome! Best of luck and please let me know if you want someone to dogfood things as an outsider. My email is my HN username
ndiddy 6y ago
How is the trackpad? Does it support Windows Precision? What material is it made out of? How does it compare to an Apple trackpad?
- nrp 6y ago
  It's a Windows Precision Touchpad with a matte glass surface, and it feels pretty good!
  - ndiddy 6y ago
    Thanks for the info!
  - skavi 6y ago
    There doesn’t seem to be much space left for a large battery. Do you have any estimates on capacity?
    - robotnikman 6y ago
      Now I'm curious if extra batteries will be possible to plug into the modules
      - kieranl 6y ago
        technically possible as all 4 ports support usb-c PD, but the modules are not big enough to support any reasonable capacity. It is a path to connect something like a slice battery that you could attach to the bottom however!
        GordonS 6y ago
        I've never heard of a "slice battery", but I'm guessing you mean a thin, wedge-shaped battery than would sit underneath the laptop? If so, wouldn't rising heat from the battery be a problem?
    - nrp 6y ago
      We integrated a 55Wh battery, which is pretty typical for 13.5-14" notebooks.
      - GordonS 6y ago
        Will the internal layout (and thermal characteristics) allow for a larger battery, perhaps at the expense of ports/expansion slots?
mtm 6y ago
Any plans to support movable keycaps? I'd love to actually have the physical keys match my Colemak layout
- bscphil 6y ago
  Agree, this would be awesome.