RO Laptops 2021

With ref to the 2021 London Show – what is the situation with regards to RO Laptops?

We were demonstrating a Lapdock that works nicely with the Pi 4, and can power a Pi 4 with a WiFi HAT for about five hours with I no problem. You can see a picture of it here

The specs for the Lapdock are:
Backlit 84 key keyboard
Integrated trackpad
Mini HDMI in
Full range of EDID screen modes
Full HD 13.3in IPS screen
Stereo speakers
360° hinge
Works with other 5v boards with suitable cable.

We also had a lightly used ARMbook for sale, being sold on behalf of the owner. Given that these are now as rare as rocking horse poo, I think that now production has ceased, these are the best available offers at the moment.

Not sure if perhaps this is an option?

Original pinebook stock is rare now – I do technically have a couple of dev units here.

At the show, we were demonstrating the 14" (IPS, 1080p) Pinebook Pro which has a newer, faster CPU, UK-friendly keyboard, aluminium body and so on. Hopefully available early in the new year. You can see it briefly in my pre-show talk at http://www.rcomp.co.uk/youtube

That being said, although not native, many folks still prefer our RISCbooks for mobile use, which marry Windows and RISC OS via emulation etc. Performance isn’t wildly different to native, and whilst you miss out on things like Iris, most other programs work fine, and wireless works automatically.