The most distinct part of making an epaper laptop is obviously the screen. And picking a screen for this project was always going to be one of the most critical decisions. The biggest available panel I could find with a somewhat reasonable price was a 10.3” Waveshare panel that also shipped as a separate HDMI screen. Since the panel would always be a big expenditure having the comfort of knowing I could always fall back to just using…
Ever since I got my first ereader twelve years ago I’ve wanted an epaper laptop. The allure of a laptop which would work in direct sunlight and has incredible battery life has always drawn me. Sure, laptops have come a long way in the past twelve years, especially the battery life aspect has gotten much better. But there’s still nothing which beats epaper when it comes to the direct sunlight application. Whether or not I…