RP3 Mini Laptop

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This is my take on the Raspberry Pi 3 laptop. I drew inspiration from several other designs on TiV, so a huge shoutout to them for sharing their ideas. I wanted to keep the Ethernet and USB ports intact, so I didn't remove any components from the Pi 3. To avoid folding the ribbon cable, the screen will be mounted upside down. You can easily flip the screen in the Pi 3 by adding some code. Most of the extension cables will be hidden under the keyboard. I'm still working on this post, so bear with me for now. I'll try to update it as soon as possible. Here are the parts you'll need: 1. Raspberry Pi 3: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b/ 2. Adafruit Kippah kit without touch control: https://www.adafruit.com/product/2454 Note that the Kippah ribbon cable retainer is extremely fragile. 3. 40-pin connection cable and its connector: https://www.adafruit.com/product/2098 4. Battery charger booster: https://www.adafruit.com/product/2465 5. 5" display: https://www.adafruit.com/product/1680 6. Keyboard: https://www.adafruit.com/product/3601 7. Enable switch: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075RC6TFB/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 8. 26650 Lithium ion battery, 3.7V RCR123A, 8000mAh: https://www.ebay.com/itm/8000mAh-26650-Battery-3-7V-Li-ion-Rechargeable-Battery-Cell-For-Torch-Flashlight/312602259312?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3D6062325cbc674d96be4a9031145e868a%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D263690918371%26itm%3D312602259312&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851 For flipping the screen (remember, it'll be upside down), check out this guide: https://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2017/11/how-to-rotate-the-raspberry-pi-display-output/ For setting up the Kippah, follow these steps: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-dpi-display-kippah-ttl-tft/installation Note that you can't do this with Noobs loaded - you'll need to load Raspbian Stretch with desktop software instead: https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/