CrowPi2

I don't know about you, but I've grown very fed-up with Windows 10 and the HP laptop I run it on. Endless feature updates - even though I don't want them - add to the overall bloatedness of Win 10.

Since developing portable and mobile stations with the Raspberry Pi 3B+ and 4B, I've seen just how much better than Windows machines the Pi is.  Update at your discretion, pick and choose what you want and don't want.

If you're younger or more fashion-conscious (like my daughter), then a single board computer with wires coming out of it everywhere isn't very appealing.  In fairness, these wires are a bit of a nest, and can sometimes become irritating.

Pi -top for the 3B+.  Almost perfect, but a little expensive, and no camera.

 

So, what's needed is a proper Pi laptop.  The (expensive) Pi-top has been available for a while, but doesn't seem to have been wildly successful, probably because those who are most likely to use a Pi can make a laptop themselves - or just put up with the wires between salvaged laptop screens and cheap keyboards!

'There you go, son!  A nice alternative to a Windows laptop'.  How many fathers are like this man, and how many kids are fed up with us all?  Image: Arstechnica.

Thankfully, the folks at EleCrow are just about ready to launch CrowPi2, which looks like a very nice integrated package that will appeal to anyone who wants a clean laptop, without the wires!

 

The preorder website is a little clunky at the moment, so I will leave it a while.  But, if you fancy an affordable special gift for yourself this Christmas, maybe this is the thing to get?

Disclaimer: I have absolutely no relation to CrowPi, and had never even heard of it until today.