I'm scratching my head at this Kickstarter, it's so close to what I want/something reasonable.
kickstarter com/projects/uhpilcl/worlds-first-built-in-split-type-water-cooled-gaming-laptop
I get having compatibility with the fastest computer parts out there, but why didn't they cover the mid range with an air-cooled 15"?
The "back porch" would be plenty to house a 4060LP, or a 4070 should work too. A ThinITX motherboard could be air cooled using a heatsink that comes off the front of the board and integrated into the contact frame screws. Then thickness in the front would be a bit more reasonable.
They should be competing more directly with their target market, not slapping a screen on an SFF case. Even minimal design language something like a Clevo would help a lot.
The amount of people buying the big one will be the same, but they would sell a ton more of a more reasonable system that was $500 with an air-cooled GPU instead of an integrated power supply. Switch to an external GaN with internal DC-DC (handily taken care of by a ThinITX PIO board.)
kickstarter com/projects/uhpilcl/worlds-first-built-in-split-type-water-cooled-gaming-laptop
I get having compatibility with the fastest computer parts out there, but why didn't they cover the mid range with an air-cooled 15"?
The "back porch" would be plenty to house a 4060LP, or a 4070 should work too. A ThinITX motherboard could be air cooled using a heatsink that comes off the front of the board and integrated into the contact frame screws. Then thickness in the front would be a bit more reasonable.
They should be competing more directly with their target market, not slapping a screen on an SFF case. Even minimal design language something like a Clevo would help a lot.
The amount of people buying the big one will be the same, but they would sell a ton more of a more reasonable system that was $500 with an air-cooled GPU instead of an integrated power supply. Switch to an external GaN with internal DC-DC (handily taken care of by a ThinITX PIO board.)
