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initial impressions: the keyboard is far better than any laptop keyboard I've used before, but the stagger on it is different from my thinkpad so it's really throwing me, plus there's an annoying key between A and ctrl; I really need to remap the whole layout.

it runs wayland out of the box, which I've never used before. sway looks nice but I couldn't even figure out how to get it change the layout to dvorak. I need to load up exwm, but xorg is suppossedly only experimentally supported.

the trackball is real nice but I want to try swapping the switches out for clicky ones. using it in scroll mode is way too sensitive out of the box; gotta try adjusting the sensitivity.

the range on the wifi is really low compared to my old thinkpad.

I gotta say the chassis on this thing is more solid than I expected, especially compared to the Novena. the hinges feel as strong as a Thinkpad.

the assembly process was pretty easy, all just screws and cable connectors.

they keep saying Wayland is ready for prime time but reality keeps disagreeing

MNT Reform lifehack: haven't gotten around to remapping your keyboard firmware yet? try this hardware hack to no longer get bothered by that pesky key between A and Ctrl, or the one between Z and Shift.

ok, finally remapped my reform kb. that was easier than expected. however, the firmware does not support layers yet, so I will have to add that to the codebase before my own replacement kb would be feasible.

@technomancy Sweeeeeet.