my dad taught me how to build my first computer when i was 12 or something. bought second hand parts off ebay and taught me what to check to make sure everything worked together. i wasnt some whiz kid but i doubt playing with one of these when i was 8 would have made it any easier for me.
I think this product could be more helpful, if they gave you more options to customize it, like putting in the ram, or screwing in things instead of the drag and drop that this is, I think raspberry pi is a good challenge for kids
well, things do get smaller however, that just means you can pack more into the space, and like upgrading your furniture in you house, people tend to swap things out for Bigger and Better. and not just better. like. sure, you could replace your old 2 seat couch for a new high quality 2 seat couch, however, the room can support a 3 seat couch in the space so might as well fill all the available space to make the most out of the room.
It is small if you compare it with last generation. The performance it gets per square centimeter is actually quite nice. But yes, its size can get a bit scary.
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu To be fair, for 300$ I don't think you can really start a production line of a barebones system like this. Especially considering there're windows tablets in the market for a similar price that yes, are much more powerful, but they don't allow you to extract their components like this. Plus they're Chinese companies, with a scarily cheap manufacturing cost. My point is, you could definitely pull out a device that has better specifications than this at a similar price. However, making it into pieces you have to put together, and then developing some software oriented to kids would be out of the equation if you want to maintain the price tag at the same time. At least that's how I see it. You actually have to pay for innovation.
I feel like this is particularly good for right now with kids learning from home. Imagine putting together one's own laptop (as a 6 or 7 year old) and then being able to do work on it.
I'm 11 and can build a PC (probably), been working on it. A pc without installing RAM, storage, all that stuff, not worth it. Besides that laptop is so bad.
20 years ago, you COULD build a laptop. For a time there were generic cases and boards. If you look at some of the old Gateway and Dell models of the time, you'd notice they were in the exact same case. They also started to use the same kind of small form factor drives, which led us to having basically standardized optical drives for laptops, until we basically have now abandoned them now entirely.
I remember buying a Kano product running a custom version of linux and was a raspberry pi model b. Around 5 months after, the OS failed to boot and got stuck in a boot loop so that weekend we went to a Rasbperry pi store and bought and sd card with a different version of linux. I then fell out of love for the product and didnt touch it for a year. Recently I have reinstalled that version of linux and gave it to my neice. She absolutely loves the product and uses it everyday.
I am buying this for my 12 year old cousin because she desperately needs a windows computer. She told me even if it has 20 mins of battery life and a super slow processor, she would be over the moon. This will be above her expectations
i wouldn't call it building.. if this is what building a device is.. then all the smart phones that had removeable batteries... were you building your phone
You definitely can but thats not the point of this, its more of a STEM project for younger kids that introduces them to the basic principles of coding, not to be a fully functional budget rig
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5:47 back in around the 2000s, most laptops actually had processor sockets. I remember my first laptop in around 2002 came with a standard Celeron installed, that I replaced with a standard desktop P4.
@@DorperSystems No, but many years later is started to just turn off from over-heating. I fixed the issue by replacing the heat sink compound with better stuff, and cleaning the fans.
If you really want to build your own laptop, I believe the closest you can get available currently would be a Framework laptop where EVERYTHING is modular so you choose what features you want and can even change out your I/O ports any time you wish. They even allow users to upgrade their processor and mainboard by changing them out themselves.
I have been waiting for more reviews of this product! And its so nice to see a review from a name i trust! Thank you Austin and Matt! 😉 (also i have the original version of this computer, witch actually runs on a custom version of Linux, that one has a lot more to do, you literally have to put everything on the screen, no joke there is nothing besides the lcd control panel. So check that one out if you want more of a challenge)
I remember watching the Raspbery Pi version in EvanTubeHD channel back when i was little. It is more challenging like you have to put the Raspberry Pi in, the speaker, the memory, the OS pretty much almost everything
I love this idea! I would love to build and spec out my own laptop. Would be expensive likely, but it could be sold as a bare bones rig, and you add memory, storage, processor, maybe screen? And you could either have the processor and heat sink be pre-built so that the most important heat components are smaller and integrated, where the normally removable is easily swapped out or in as you upgrade.
Oh yeah, clear baxk designs are just really nice. There's this laptop called MNT reform which also has a transparent back panel and you can see your batteries and motherboard and ram etc etc. It just looks nice
I used to have one of these. It actually had a bloated razzberry pi version. Granted it was a bit older but still, im glad they decided to start adding windows to it.
Honestly, a mix between this and the thoughtbook would be nice, so we can have basically laptop parts (for energy efficiency) or even desktop parts, with anything we want from both worlds, with only some extension cables, to fit everything in neatly. Sure, we'd need some thin powersources, but it would most definitely be doable, and also possibly cheaper than trying to get everything ultra thin and ultra light. Basically, you would need to make a suitcase-like PC case designed to keep the components safe during transport, and make it fairly lightweight and sturdy. Definitely doable. Sure, you might need to make a few proprietary things, like using an air pump instead of a fan to cool the parts, taking air through one side and expelling it through another side, but it wouldn't be all that difficult, all things considered. Someone just needs to put in the time and to advertise it properly.
Is This Is the main channel now, the content in this channel is getting better than the main channel. Plus i want a podcast with austin, matt, ken and josh on random topics. Would be awesome
Heyy, I got a Kano Raspberry Pie for my 12th birthday a couple of years ago! Pretty sure you just pay extra for the Kano "OS" that comes pre-installed that I had to delete for Raspbian to actually do anything, but would 10 out of 10 recommend for younger kids to get them into building and coding! The OS has pretty restrictive Parental Controls, which is one of the main reasons I deleted the OS, but is, again, a good reason to get the product from the viewpoint of a parent seeking to bring out curiosity and creativity in their child!
www.pi-top.com/products/pi-top-3 Here is a more adult version of what you're talking about. It's a raspberry pi in a laptop shell that you get to put together yourself, and it does a similar thing with teaching coding. I built one when I was in high school
As for adult versions of the Kano, you can take one of those super cheap hp clinic office desktops from Walmart and do upgrades with them. My mom got one back in 2017 for 95 dollars. It was a steal of a deal. Or you can get a cheap dell. For the price of this Kano, you could get either one of them, and a side of parts and program parts and such. Maybe make a all-in-one compact pc with those desktops like a cyber punk or something.
my problem with that is that it makes it seem like you are actually creating the image with your code, but i know that even the start, it would need an array to create that circle design. its still extremely simple, but it seems kind of strange they would start with that, instead of making something simple like shapes and lines, and not a fake design that takes more code.
yeah... i wouildn't call this building it.. its plugging in a battery and speaker.. which tbf u don't need for a laptop to run anyway... you could literally just plug the power brick into the usb c port for the power bank and it'd probably work completly fine.... Core components of a computer are CPU , Ram, Motherboard and some form of power.. I guess if your cpu doesn't have an IGPU then you need some sort of display adapter but some motherboards can be run headless... and with the QCODE leds it's easy to tell if a computer has posted without a screen output sooo u don't need anything else for a computer to boot... not even storage, as it'll boot to bios
of course you wouldn't just leave them to their own devices once you get the thing. you're supposed to teach them and learn with them. that's what education is. stop with the doomsaying just because it's a simpler product. vtech used to be a thing before and taught kids about laptops and computers with way less actual content about what an actual computer can do. if it inspires a child to learn more about computers, learning coding and eventually stepping into more serious PC-building ventures, then great! objective achieved. but don't discount future generations because things are being streamlined so it'll be easier to get into.
Also, I think yous may have overlooked this a little bit as a cool home experience with a parent and child. I think though it could have been better done on their end, asking them to get an adult to help them put in say the memory or sd card etc, and have them explain that to the kid as you build it. AND as for "installing" windows, they easily could have had Kano do a different first boot thing, where the Kano walks kids through an installation and why and "choose" some things. Like when it opens up it will say "Hello --name", background/wallpaper art, etc. Make it like a tutorial in a video game you HAVE to do to move on.
It is possible to get a larger SD card and clone the original over to the new card. Basically, clone the partition then, increase the partition size on the new card. I've done it before and, it works like a charm. Use Linux to do it though! Much easier!
There is an active market out there for pc parts because there are many people who build their own computers (most of the time, specifically for gaming) and it saves a lot of money rather than buying a pre-built computer. I know with laptops it’s a different story because everything has to elbe so compact but I think it can work. I can unscrew the bottom of my ROG and switch out the SSD. I know many things are soldered on but I don’t think that necessarily has to be the case.
So fun fact when I was in school and when we learned to type they put cardboard boxes over the keyboards and fabric so you couldn’t see them and that’s how we had to learn. In the 7th grade
they need a kano with ryzen and rtx 3000 series lol... i am a huge fan of connecting the battery by usb-c... these days it even seems like the power for a cpu could be delivered by a usb-c cable.. keep the same cpu socket for data and just change up the number of usb-c per power requirement.
Even if there would be a "real" customizable laptop, I still wouldn't buy it and here's why: 1) The motherboard, cooling, speakers, GPU and all sorts of internal cables would need to be custom made for each seperate component. 2) Not only would it ne thicker, but also heavier and would lose in asthetics 3) Upgradeability - If you want let's say to upgrade the CPU to the latest version, you would need to replace the whole motherboard which basically means disconnect every single thing and then reconnect it (in Intel case at-least). 4) Battery - just like we saw in this video, the battery would be larger since it would require a special layer around it for protection It definitly sounds cool but you lose a lot of the things that defines laptops.
my dad taught me how to build my first computer when i was 12 or something. bought second hand parts off ebay and taught me what to check to make sure everything worked together. i wasnt some whiz kid but i doubt playing with one of these when i was 8 would have made it any easier for me.
i mean if you built your first computer... this is ALOT easier than that....
I took apart my first desktop and put it back together when I was 8 lol
@@kazekai8 you had a pc when you where 8?
I think this product could be more helpful, if they gave you more options to customize it, like putting in the ram, or screwing in things instead of the drag and drop that this is, I think raspberry pi is a good challenge for kids
This ready made stuff is good to learn on, but not a build
This isn't "building a pc" this is plugging in a speaker and power adapter!
Ok who cares? It’s a starter tablet to build for kids ok.
@@venus_fuzeowner I care, so not I know not to watch everything
it's a toy, right?
@@jameswave7832nuh uh
@@jameswave7832yes
Austin: "This is for children"
Also Austin: "Matt you already f***ed up"
Also Austin: This has a internal SD card *proceeds to forget that EMMC Flash Storage exists*
Yet y
I have been subbed to you since u. Mmmmmmmmmm 30 subs
@@trevordoesrandom3409 thanks!
@@trevordoesrandom3409 I've been subbed to you for a long time too 😊
"As technology advances, things get smaller"
*looks at the rtx 3090* Hmmmm
That gpu is huge, lol
well, things do get smaller however, that just means you can pack more into the space, and like upgrading your furniture in you house, people tend to swap things out for Bigger and Better. and not just better.
like. sure, you could replace your old 2 seat couch for a new high quality 2 seat couch, however, the room can support a 3 seat couch in the space so might as well fill all the available space to make the most out of the room.
Well, the transistors themselves got smaller, there's just more of them. Also, the (FE) PCB got way smaller, only the cooling system is huge.
It is small if you compare it with last generation. The performance it gets per square centimeter is actually quite nice. But yes, its size can get a bit scary.
LOL
"let's take a look at the specs of this kids laptop" Austin 2021
Someday they'll make a $300 kids tablet that doesn't have totally crap specs.
(That's not meant as sarcasm either I'm serious)
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu To be fair, for 300$ I don't think you can really start a production line of a barebones system like this. Especially considering there're windows tablets in the market for a similar price that yes, are much more powerful, but they don't allow you to extract their components like this. Plus they're Chinese companies, with a scarily cheap manufacturing cost.
My point is, you could definitely pull out a device that has better specifications than this at a similar price. However, making it into pieces you have to put together, and then developing some software oriented to kids would be out of the equation if you want to maintain the price tag at the same time. At least that's how I see it. You actually have to pay for innovation.
Laptop came in 2018
@@pittsburgh_.centralu
I feel like this is particularly good for right now with kids learning from home. Imagine putting together one's own laptop (as a 6 or 7 year old) and then being able to do work on it.
I'm 11 and can build a PC (probably), been working on it. A pc without installing RAM, storage, all that stuff, not worth it. Besides that laptop is so bad.
@@JaketheMotorhead no one fucking cares bozo
When recommendations are faster than notifications:
"There's no adult version of this, where you can build it up.. like SSD, ram"
It's called a PC
shut up
@@yusuf3489 chill man :/
@@khonarr and they were making a joke lol
A LAPTOP IS A PC AMD A PC IS A LAPTOP
@@CommandJellyBlued I could've changed it to desktop from PC but who gives a f
7:45 the battery is batterying
-Austin Evans 2021
20 years ago, you COULD build a laptop. For a time there were generic cases and boards. If you look at some of the old Gateway and Dell models of the time, you'd notice they were in the exact same case. They also started to use the same kind of small form factor drives, which led us to having basically standardized optical drives for laptops, until we basically have now abandoned them now entirely.
i have a gateway pc
@@MasterOfNoobClan OH MY GOD ACTUALLY SHUT UP AHHHHH
"Mom can I get the new Surface?"
Mom: "We have a Surface at home."
The Surface at home:
LOL
My mom probably: You have the floor right
@@dinkarfowkar999 I was gonna say the kitchen counter, but man you right. 😂
@@lepotato135 thanks XD
Matt: "Cool, Charging Brick"
Also Matt: "The speaker is mono..."
Me: **Facepalm**
I remember buying a Kano product running a custom version of linux and was a raspberry pi model b. Around 5 months after, the OS failed to boot and got stuck in a boot loop so that weekend we went to a Rasbperry pi store and bought and sd card with a different version of linux. I then fell out of love for the product and didnt touch it for a year. Recently I have reinstalled that version of linux and gave it to my neice. She absolutely loves the product and uses it everyday.
Austin: The battery is batterying
**attach just a battery and a speaker**
BUILD YOUR OWN LAPTOP KIT!
I am buying this for my 12 year old cousin because she desperately needs a windows computer. She told me even if it has 20 mins of battery life and a super slow processor, she would be over the moon. This will be above her expectations
i wouldn't call it building.. if this is what building a device is.. then all the smart phones that had removeable batteries... were you building your phone
Yeah this more disappointing than i thought no wonder it’s made for kids
Years ago I remember this coming out and I was like: “what kid would want this”
Honestly, as a kid, I would have loved this!
Probably me, because of the programming part
I wanted a raspberry pi back then xD
Austin: "This is like teaching you a basic level of coding"
Coders: Austin, this is Python
@Uriel if it works, it works. It's not like python is scratch 2, it's a practical language. You don't need to write everything in assembly.
kind of, this is a cheap version of python
I think you meant lua
print(helloworld)
@@xanderplayz3446 nah, i think python 2 -- print "hello world"
Me using my phone and adding a 1 TB SD card
For 300$ you could gwt a lotta parts from the second hand market and build a PC that actually works lmao
You definitely can but thats not the point of this, its more of a STEM project for younger kids that introduces them to the basic principles of coding, not to be a fully functional budget rig
@@sircampbelltenson7297 this is still just a piece of shit. You can find coding somewhere else
I'm such an Austin and Matt stan. You guys are great. Like one time Austin responded to me on twitter and I've been debating on getting a shirt made to have my own limited edition merch.
Also make more merch.
8:36 THAT IS NOT HOW YOU PRINT HELLO WORLD! IM SO TRIGGERED
5:47 back in around the 2000s, most laptops actually had processor sockets.
I remember my first laptop in around 2002 came with a standard Celeron installed, that I replaced with a standard desktop P4.
did your computer melt down afterwards from installing a P4?
@@DorperSystems No, but many years later is started to just turn off from over-heating. I fixed the issue by replacing the heat sink compound with better stuff, and cleaning the fans.
@@bobingabout haha that's crazy. never thought a desktop p4 could survive in a laptop. those things get hot.
These are definitely some grade school level educational worthy devices.
If you really want to build your own laptop, I believe the closest you can get available currently would be a Framework laptop where EVERYTHING is modular so you choose what features you want and can even change out your I/O ports any time you wish. They even allow users to upgrade their processor and mainboard by changing them out themselves.
“Yewtube, what it dew? it’s your boy, Steph”
Since this is more simple than a laptop, and they label everything, I'd like to see you try to upgrade this if possible lol
I'm 14, my mom bought me this thinking it was a gaming laptop that I could build. The only thing you can upgrade is the storage. Nothing else
the older version of this kano had a lot more diy but it ran off of a modified raspberry pi 3, not even a 3b.
this video is the equivalent of maxed out level players in a game playing the beginning levels
I have been waiting for more reviews of this product! And its so nice to see a review from a name i trust! Thank you Austin and Matt! 😉 (also i have the original version of this computer, witch actually runs on a custom version of Linux, that one has a lot more to do, you literally have to put everything on the screen, no joke there is nothing besides the lcd control panel. So check that one out if you want more of a challenge)
I remember watching the Raspbery Pi version in EvanTubeHD channel back when i was little. It is more challenging like you have to put the Raspberry Pi in, the speaker, the memory, the OS pretty much almost everything
I love this idea! I would love to build and spec out my own laptop. Would be expensive likely, but it could be sold as a bare bones rig, and you add memory, storage, processor, maybe screen? And you could either have the processor and heat sink be pre-built so that the most important heat components are smaller and integrated, where the normally removable is easily swapped out or in as you upgrade.
Check out the Framework laptop bro!
I had their first generation of it and it was more of a "build your own laptop" style
11:30 flash storage is essentially an embedded SD card using the same cheap flash storage
That is it. I am getting this for my little sister she likes to have a hybrid this is a cheap hybrid. She is 15 on her 16 birthday.
ooof shes a bit old for this. and it may not do what she needs it to do depending on what she does
Is it just me? Or does anyone else really appreciate the clear back design?
Oh yeah, clear baxk designs are just really nice. There's this laptop called MNT reform which also has a transparent back panel and you can see your batteries and motherboard and ram etc etc. It just looks nice
I used to have one of these. It actually had a bloated razzberry pi version. Granted it was a bit older but still, im glad they decided to start adding windows to it.
Honestly, a mix between this and the thoughtbook would be nice, so we can have basically laptop parts (for energy efficiency) or even desktop parts, with anything we want from both worlds, with only some extension cables, to fit everything in neatly. Sure, we'd need some thin powersources, but it would most definitely be doable, and also possibly cheaper than trying to get everything ultra thin and ultra light. Basically, you would need to make a suitcase-like PC case designed to keep the components safe during transport, and make it fairly lightweight and sturdy. Definitely doable. Sure, you might need to make a few proprietary things, like using an air pump instead of a fan to cool the parts, taking air through one side and expelling it through another side, but it wouldn't be all that difficult, all things considered. Someone just needs to put in the time and to advertise it properly.
12:36 2 years later: Framework Laptop... You predicted the future : )
Is This Is the main channel now, the content in this channel is getting better than the main channel. Plus i want a podcast with austin, matt, ken and josh on random topics. Would be awesome
I have the very first Kickstarter Kano kit. It used to be way more involved.
How was the process for yours?
Heyy, I got a Kano Raspberry Pie for my 12th birthday a couple of years ago! Pretty sure you just pay extra for the Kano "OS" that comes pre-installed that I had to delete for Raspbian to actually do anything, but would 10 out of 10 recommend for younger kids to get them into building and coding! The OS has pretty restrictive Parental Controls, which is one of the main reasons I deleted the OS, but is, again, a good reason to get the product from the viewpoint of a parent seeking to bring out curiosity and creativity in their child!
now this just make every computer repair mad
Kid: Puts case on*
I BUILT A COMPUTER
www.pi-top.com/products/pi-top-3
Here is a more adult version of what you're talking about. It's a raspberry pi in a laptop shell that you get to put together yourself, and it does a similar thing with teaching coding. I built one when I was in high school
As for adult versions of the Kano, you can take one of those super cheap hp clinic office desktops from Walmart and do upgrades with them. My mom got one back in 2017 for 95 dollars. It was a steal of a deal. Or you can get a cheap dell. For the price of this Kano, you could get either one of them, and a side of parts and program parts and such. Maybe make a all-in-one compact pc with those desktops like a cyber punk or something.
Reminds me of the Socrates learning computer from the 80s
my problem with that is that it makes it seem like you are actually creating the image with your code, but i know that even the start, it would need an array to create that circle design. its still extremely simple, but it seems kind of strange they would start with that, instead of making something simple like shapes and lines, and not a fake design that takes more code.
2:20 I see you Austin. I know this look. lol
I miss optical drives in laptops. I would build my own laptop and include that in it. This way, we can watch Blu-rays on road trips.
It's been possible to build your own laptop for years. It's called clevo shell.
Just to make sure they pronounce it correctly.... it's "BessBuy" :)
It really is pronounced like that.
This is actually pretty damn cool!
Specs say it has emmc storage expandable with a micro sd card.
I still think this things a genius idea for versatility. I’m half tempted to get one and change it to be a bit better looking
if i bought that i would take apart the thick stuff and make the tablet/laptop more thin
If this is what kids of the future think "build" means we are all doomed, well more doomed anyway
yeah... i wouildn't call this building it.. its plugging in a battery and speaker.. which tbf u don't need for a laptop to run anyway...
you could literally just plug the power brick into the usb c port for the power bank and it'd probably work completly fine....
Core components of a computer are
CPU , Ram, Motherboard and some form of power..
I guess if your cpu doesn't have an IGPU then you need some sort of display adapter but some motherboards can be run headless... and with the QCODE leds it's easy to tell if a computer has posted without a screen output sooo
u don't need anything else for a computer to boot... not even storage, as it'll boot to bios
I was about to type up a comment saying that this isn't building or assembling for that matter, it's just plugging in a speaker and a battery lol.
of course you wouldn't just leave them to their own devices once you get the thing. you're supposed to teach them and learn with them. that's what education is. stop with the doomsaying just because it's a simpler product. vtech used to be a thing before and taught kids about laptops and computers with way less actual content about what an actual computer can do. if it inspires a child to learn more about computers, learning coding and eventually stepping into more serious PC-building ventures, then great! objective achieved. but don't discount future generations because things are being streamlined so it'll be easier to get into.
Theckquickie:Why u can't build a laptop
This is:I built my own laptop
"Ringaling the Dingaling" nice choice of words austin
This looks like it could have been the Framework laptop, version 0.1 ......... before they started thinking about it.
Years ago OCZ sold a laptop you could put together yourself.
8:40 that sounds like the voice synthesizer on a Nokia Symbian phone
Dude that thing is thinner than the chrome books that my school gives us
Build your own PC but all I do is plug in two components. Weak Sauce. My 10 yr old built a full PC. It's not hard.
2 years ago I remember being fascinated by this thing. I wonder if it could run windows xp though.
Windows Xperia is ollld
Depends on the processor and if it has Legacy boot mode.
How bout the mainframe?
even as a kid I'd feel like I hadn't really 'built' anything after putting this together. Basically just plugging a few things together
In this episode of This Is, Austin discovers a compiler.
We just left DOS and are now back in real UI world
I think the "adult" version is buying a broken laptop and fixing it.
Guys, I know this sounds crazy and all, but I THINK he built a laptop.
Hm idk man
idunno man, seems like he built a laptop instead
Side note: the battery does NOT work as a power bank. I tried...
You bought this?
@@MayankJairaj yes
@@abcd124 cool! And retailing at?
@@MayankJairaj $300 i think
wow i remember some of these laptops from youtube vids
Also, I think yous may have overlooked this a little bit as a cool home experience with a parent and child. I think though it could have been better done on their end, asking them to get an adult to help them put in say the memory or sd card etc, and have them explain that to the kid as you build it. AND as for "installing" windows, they easily could have had Kano do a different first boot thing, where the Kano walks kids through an installation and why and "choose" some things. Like when it opens up it will say "Hello --name", background/wallpaper art, etc. Make it like a tutorial in a video game you HAVE to do to move on.
Matt should have said "Only you Kano if you can build your own laptop."
they need to simulate the 24-pin struggle
Up next: we built an *AIRPORT* from *SCRATCH* (Sponsored by Lego)
Did he just ask me if I want laptops to be as customizable as desktops like he doesn't already know the answer?
Spend an extra $75 to finish snapping together your own computer. That's rich.
Now you need to build a GAMING LAPTOP
As a kid a celeron does not cut it neither does an I9 but a Ryzen 9 5950x does
I thought this was the austin evans channel but then when i saw both of them. So... just discovered another channel.
It is possible to get a larger SD card and clone the original over to the new card. Basically, clone the partition then, increase the partition size on the new card. I've done it before and, it works like a charm. Use Linux to do it though! Much easier!
you know you can actually buy kit computers like this.
clevo makes these.
Actually, there was more parts to snap in on the older Kano™ computers.
There is an active market out there for pc parts because there are many people who build their own computers (most of the time, specifically for gaming) and it saves a lot of money rather than buying a pre-built computer. I know with laptops it’s a different story because everything has to elbe so compact but I think it can work. I can unscrew the bottom of my ROG and switch out the SSD. I know many things are soldered on but I don’t think that necessarily has to be the case.
They actually sell a version of that where it's a desktop PC and that uses a raspberry Pi 3
So fun fact when I was in school and when we learned to type they put cardboard boxes over the keyboards and fabric so you couldn’t see them and that’s how we had to learn. In the 7th grade
there were barebone laptops many years before. you can buy your own cpu, memory disc drive, hdd etc... so this is definitely not the first
they need a kano with ryzen and rtx 3000 series lol... i am a huge fan of connecting the battery by usb-c... these days it even seems like the power for a cpu could be delivered by a usb-c cable.. keep the same cpu socket for data and just change up the number of usb-c per power requirement.
Even if there would be a "real" customizable laptop, I still wouldn't buy it and here's why:
1) The motherboard, cooling, speakers, GPU and all sorts of internal cables would need to be custom made for each seperate component.
2) Not only would it ne thicker, but also heavier and would lose in asthetics
3) Upgradeability - If you want let's say to upgrade the CPU to the latest version, you would need to replace the whole motherboard which basically means disconnect every single thing and then reconnect it (in Intel case at-least).
4) Battery - just like we saw in this video, the battery would be larger since it would require a special layer around it for protection
It definitly sounds cool but you lose a lot of the things that defines laptops.
My tiny pc building brain: WHAT IN TARNATION IS THIS!?!?!
12:32 That's how laptop was designed 10 years ago and rip we can't upgrade stuff anymore on our laptops
Building the ultimate kano?!
I saw this at Best Buy and was like.
It’s a raspberry pi but a laptop
Ah, the build a bare laptop project
Just watched a constipation ad for this video......wtf 🤣
Austin, build the ultimate gaming laptop
Hey Austin I got a challenge for you. Turn that laptop into the ULTIMATE LAPTOP with external specs and breaking down the hardware and software.