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This past summer was a good time to lower the power bill and overall
temperature of the den by transitioning to rpi`s for my computing
needs. The main pc was replaced by a pi400. Lovely, silent, low
power. Lovely.
Well, mostly so. I really don`t like the keyboard and question why they
went with it. The full sized keyboard is something I miss, you know,
with the full row of function keys, dedicated number pad, full sized
arrows, the pageup.down,insert,delete cluster. The keys themselves suck
- where they often fail to register key presses and I have to fix
spelling quite often. I had hoped that the keys would wear in and solve
the problem, but it really just seems to be bad design. Hopes are it`s
simply bad luck and a bad keyboard.
The problem is easy to solve by plugging in a usb keyboard, but it
defeats the appeal and purpose of the all-in-one design.
How hard would it be to rig the mobo into a full size keyboard shell?
Design a new lower shell of a chosen keyboard to accomodate the mobo and
port holes for 3d printing. A search online didn`t yield evidence that
it has been done yet. But if this thing with it`s massive heat sync can
fit in this small keyboard, it shouldn`t have issues fitting in full
sized keybord.
Found a teardown video and saw a custom ribbon cable utilized to connect
the keyboard to the mobo - so that`s a complication. After a bit of
searching, they utilized one of the four usb ports in the hub for the
keyboard logic.
Has anyone managed a similar project with the experience to share?
Daniel
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