Got my MNT Pocket Reform. It’s definitely unlike anything else I’ve used, part good, part headache. The keyboard is a nightmare — no bumps on F and J, and every key is just a small concave circle, so shift, space, enter, backspace, all of it feels exactly the same. The build is solid, nicely balanced, screws are easy to find and open, so no complaints there. But even turning it on is an issue. Supposedly there’s a standby switch, but I can’t feel one anywhere. There’s just a hole on the left side that looks like a SIM eject slot, but sticking a tool in feels like it would just sink straight through.
#mnt #pocket #hardware #linux
aaron
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cerement
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(only found an image of the keyboard, and the image alt is the image’s URL)
Hyper: bottom-left corner key
Enter: middle-right key
(also @mntmn is active on Mastodon)
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I've got the mnt pocket reform booted, but have already managed to trash the image by trying to bypass the currently inaccessible setup wizard, so investigating other potential avenues to configure the system.
It's not all doom and gloom though, as from this experience, I can confirm that the mnt team, at least @mntmn is very helpful and want MNT products to be accessible!
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