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* the [[SERVO]] port has a lot of testpads around it, should make it easier to solder onto | * the [[SERVO]] port has a lot of testpads around it, should make it easier to solder onto | ||
* half of the case is empty, great hackability potential | * half of the case is empty, great hackability potential | ||
* has a touchscreen, but no stylus is provided. USI pen from my [[Zork]] did not get recognized. | |||
Of note: Juniper has some hardware quirks, documented on the [[:Category:Kukui|Kukui]] page. | Of note: Juniper has some hardware quirks, documented on the [[:Category:Kukui|Kukui]] page. | ||
Revision as of 20:03, 12 April 2025
| Codename | Juniper |
|---|---|
| Baseboard | Kukui -> Jacuzzi |
Juniper is a 11" budget MT8183 aarch64 chromebook, advertised for (and I had to take out the marketing sticker out of the garbage twice for this): weighing ~1kg, having a "thin design", "Ultra-Fast Wireless Speed", "Up to 15-Hours Battery Life*", and "Greater Keyboard Travel Distance", whatever that means.
From things which may interest you more:
- excellent battery life, especially if you disable the latter 4 cores (A72)
- soldered on wifi/bt card (Qualcomm Atheros NFA324A-32H32). decent perf.
- XHCI controller, but on my device (sdomi) all ports are USB2
- only two external USB ports (1x USB-A, 1x USB-C) plus a 3.5mm jack
- several places onboard which look like additional USB lines. TBD.
- the SERVO port has a lot of testpads around it, should make it easier to solder onto
- half of the case is empty, great hackability potential
- has a touchscreen, but no stylus is provided. USI pen from my Zork did not get recognized.
Of note: Juniper has some hardware quirks, documented on the Kukui page.
Disassembly
12 screws hold the bottom cover; Be careful, as there are two screw lengths: the three longer ones go to the three holes near the hinges. After removing the screws, you'll need a pry tool (or fingernails) to pop the bottom cover.
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View after opening the case -
General view of the motherboard -
The USB-A/Volume daughterboard
Juniper also has a short summary page on postmarketOS wiki.
| Processor | Mediatek MT8183 |
| Memory | 4GB |
| Storage | 64GB eMMC |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
