HP announces a mini-PC inside a keyboard - HP EliteBoard G1a

https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/desktops/hp-eliteboard-g1a-next-gen-ai-pc-ces-2026

This is something that HP has showed off at CES.
It's a PC inside a keyboard, a la Raspberry Pi 400/500.

HP EliteBoard with a mouse
::: spoiler Specs in this spoiler

Category Specs
OS Windows 11 HomeWindows 11 Pro
CPU AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 PROAMD Ryzen AI 5 340 PROAMD Ryzen AI 5 330 PRO
GPU Up to AMD Radeon 860M integrated
RAM Up to 64GB DDR5-5600 SODIMM
Storage Up to 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2Up to 512GB encrypted PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 (SED Opal)32GB eMMC v5.0 (Ryzen AI 7 350 only)
Ports (Detached Cable) 1x USB41x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
Ports (Attached Cable) 1x tethered USB41x USB41x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
Connectivity MediaTek RZ616 Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.3MediaTek MT7925 Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth 6.0
Audio Stereo speakersStereo microphones
Power Configurable 32Whr battery (3.5+ hours)65W USB-C GaN power adapter
Dimensions 358mm x 118mm x 17mm1.49 - 1.69 lbs
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It's a form factor that I'm pretty interested in personally, especially paired with some lighter weight HMDs like the xreal glasses.
It could also work in tandem VR headset, but maybe not as useful since the most used ones already have compute in them.

There's also the alternative of the Bento (github) made by the cool @michaelthatsit (twitter) which is a documented DIY project to transform Steam Deck into a keyboard PC !

Bento PC with AR glasses and trackpad

Anyone else interested in this ?

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ada@piefed.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 238d

Are you keeping up with the Commodore, 'cause the Commodore is keeping up with you

atropa@piefed.social · 5 pts · 238d (1 reply)
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GreyCat@piefed.social · 2 pts · 238d

Haha I guess that might be true.
Is it also the case for their PCs though ? As long as you can put linux on it I thought it would be fine. Also, RAM and SSDs are replacable in this board.