# byrantech/laptop

anyon_e, a highly integrated, high end, open source laptop. Attempt the impossible.

Repository: https://github.com/byrantech/laptop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/byrantech-laptop
Homepage: https://byran.ee
Language: KiCad Layout
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: hardware, keyboard, laptop, linux, rk3588
Last push: 2026-03-29T22:18:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 57/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 74, release rhythm 35, longevity 58
- inputs: {"age_days": 825, "days_push": 157, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4166, forks 232 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:37.886551+00:00)

## What it is
anyon_e is a fully open-source, high-end laptop design built around the Rockchip RK3588 SoC, including KiCad schematics and layouts for the motherboard, ESP32-S3 embedded controller, wireless mechanical keyboard, and CNC aluminum chassis. It aims to prove that consumer hardware can be both highly integrated and repairable/open.

## Use cases
- build your own open source laptop
- learn laptop motherboard design with kicad
- design an rk3588 sbc-based custom computer
- study embedded controller firmware for laptops
- make a wireless mechanical keyboard with zmk
- open source hardware reference for thin-and-light devices

## When to choose
- you want complete schematics, CAD, and firmware to build or modify an open laptop
- you need a reference design for RK3588 boards, USB-C power delivery, or battery powertrains
- you're interested in learning end-to-end hardware engineering from a real project

## When to avoid
- you need a ready-to-buy, supported consumer laptop with warranty and OS support
- you lack SMD assembly and embedded development skills, since this requires advanced fabrication
- you need broad driver/software support beyond what RK3588 mainline Linux offers

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: embedded, developer-tools
- domain: hardware, embedded-systems, cross-platform
- platform: embedded
- tags: open-source-hardware, kicad, laptop, rk3588, pcb-design, mechanical-keyboard, embedded-controller, hardware-design, linux

## Member repositories
- byrantech/laptop (main) score 57

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:37.886551+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:22:46.282229+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/byrantech/laptop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:37.886551+00:00, sha 5689a27ad57e)
  - homepage: https://byran.ee (fetched 2026-08-29T09:13:25.988202+00:00, sha 484bfcbf26d0)
  - site_page: https://www.byran.ee/posts/creation (fetched 2026-08-29T09:13:25.990572+00:00, sha 8b74721406e9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.