$150 modular Linux handheld Mecha Comet opens preorders — pocket SSH and Claude Code included
Paimaamu · x · 2026-10-26
Mecha Comet, a $150 modular Linux handheld computer, is open for preorder with 3,300+ builders signed up; an LTE add-on ships January 2027.
- Specs: NXP i.MX95 hexa-core A55 @1.8GHz, 4/8GB LPDDR5, 8 TOPS NPU, 3.92" AMOLED, 4100mAh battery, NVMe SSD slot, LTE Cat 4 module, swappable QMK keyboard and gamepad extensions
- The tweet quotes a builder who reverse-engineered a $60 used BlackBerry Q10 into a pocket device with a physical keyboard, SSH, and Claude Code — Mecha Comet is essentially the productionized version of that hack
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