Raspberry Pi Laptop: Great execution, terrible timing (Argon ONE UP)

Duration: 10:49

It's a pretty solid laptop, all things considered. But it launched into the worst timeline :(

My build included (some links are affiliate links):

- Argon ONE UP CM5 Laptop Shell for $400: https://argon40.com/products/argon-one-up-cm5-laptop-shell-main?_pos=16&_sid=a6a888f2c&_ss=r

- (Alternative) Argon ONE UP with CM5 8GB and NVME for $550: https://argon40.com/products/argon-one-up-cm5-laptop-core-system

- Raspberry Pi CM5 with WiFi 32GB eMMC / 16GB RAM ($210): https://www.pishop.us/product/raspberry-pi-compute-module-5-wireless-16gb-ram-32gb-emmc-cm5116032/

- Anker Nano II 45W GaN charger ($25): https://amzn.to/4qSybd9

- USB-C to USB-C Charging Cable ($10): https://amzn.to/4r3QrRa

Other things mentioned:

- GitHub issue for Argon ONE UP: https://github.com/geerlingguy/raspberry-pi-pcie-devices/issues/744

- NIMO 15.6" Intel N150 Laptop with 16GB of RAM ($399): https://amzn.to/46vUXzl

- Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 2 ($599): https://amzn.to/45O9V3y

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Contents:

00:00 - A Raspberry Pi laptop

00:42 - The worst possible timing

01:59 - Tear it apart

03:34 - Lack of support

04:08 - Hardware: USB-C, battery, speakers

05:27 - Use: Keyboard and trackpad

06:16 - GPIO on a laptop and other quirks

07:10 - Pi OS is not a laptop OS

07:33 - Battery life and sleep states

09:00 - BUT...

09:32 - Real-world travel test

10:07 - Right to repair and CM6 someday?