See saveitforparts' video on making a cyberdeck for some ideas

Portable compute, as-modular-as-possible I/O, easy access to internals on the fly Physical switches, hinges for opening case…

Tough suitcase-like enclosure with asymmetric depths (thinner top for display/compute, larger bottom for keyboard + storage…)

Dedeman valiza aluminium

• 425mm x 285mm xx 120mm
• approximately 40mm top depth for display / 80mm bottom depth for storage
• tough enough
• not water resistant

fully 3d printed case

bend some sheetmetal into what we need

Power consumption is a priority because of portable portability constraints.

An ARM device makes the most sense, however for x86 compatibility low-power variants exist such as Intel Atom CPUs.

Needs to be rugged, ideally water resistant

Capacitive touchscreen is preferred

https://scp.y2k.diy/