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Notes

  • microSD card is needed for setup, but not for operation, it boots from SSD.
  • I also use an old wireless mouse that I had, until I find something else to use (trackpoint? trackball? touchpad?), but touchscreen also works. Maybe keyboards with built-in touchpad/trackball will work, but they are wider, so don't exactly fit my plan of building a laptop.
  • Display can't be powered from RPi's USB power (not enough juice), so it needs two power adapters (one comes with LCD, one with RPi). I use UPS hat only as UPS -- it can power RPi from the battery, but not LCD :( Looking into powerbanks now.
  • Mechanical keyboard has MX Blue-clone switches; very loud, but nice :)
  • RPi has 4 USB 2.0 ports. 1 is connected to LCD touch, 1 to SSD, 1 to keyboard. Which leaves us with 1 port to connect something else — mouse or YubiKey. Will probably need a USB hub to have a free port or two.
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