This retro-looking Raspberry Pi-compatible computer kit is fully customizable
Currently crowdsourcing on Kickstarter and compatible with Raspberry Pi 4
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If you like theRaspberry Pi 400, here’s a cooler way to transform any single-board computer (SBC) such as theRaspberry Piinto a retro boombox-esque portable computer.
Set in an aluminum enclosure, theReady! Model 100has enough room to take any SBC or a Micro-ITX, and even theIntelNUC, with room to spare for batteries, monitors and other electronics.
The Ready! Model 100 is available in multiple variants, from a DIY kit to a fully assembled gaming computer that sports aAMDRyzen V1605B SBC, making it usable for all kinds of personal computing use cases.
Multiple variants
On the front, the chassis has space for a small ultra-wide 1920 x 480 resolution HDMI touchscreen and a 64-key programmable mechanical keyboard with RGB lights for every key. The ports of the SBCs break out on the back. The chassis has a dozen ports for HDMI, USB, Ethernet as well as four high-gain antenna couplers.
On the inside there are a couple of custom made 5w stereo neodymium speakers along with the PCB mounting plate that can fit the standard SBC. The kit also comes with additional support boards.
The modular system gives you the flexibility of removing or swapping out components and the mounting plates ensure that it can be assembled without any soldering.
The Ready! Model 100 is currentlycrowdsourcing on Kickstarter. The cheapest variant is the barebones Pro kit that gives you the maximum customizability and costs slightly less than $250. The assembled Neo Kit costs slightly over $350 without a SBC and $400 with a 2GB “Raspberry Pi-compatible” SBC.
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With almost two decades of writing and reporting on Linux, Mayank Sharma would like everyone to think he’sTechRadar Pro’sexpert on the topic. Of course, he’s just as interested in other computing topics, particularly cybersecurity, cloud, containers, and coding.
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