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   Daniel  writes:   
      
   > 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   
      
   Wellp, glad I didn't very far on my homebrew pi400 project. Now that   
   they quietly released the Pi500, I'll be focusing on that now.   
      
   I still have to watch the youtube reviews of it.   
      
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