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I don't understand how any neck holds up to sustained use of devices with this screen placement.

This is a common concern with this form factor, but I think there's a lot of variability between people on how comfortable they are with a "book reading" posture, such as required by a cyberdeck. It will work for some people, not so much for other people.

What do you define as "book reading posture"? Book at eye level, arms holding it up?

Well, I think most people read a book in one of two postures: (1) placing the book on a desk (2) sitting on a couch or bed, with legs raised, book resting on legs https://images.theconversation.com/files/361577/original/fil...

The Lisperati1000 can function in either posture. (I would argue that holding a book in front of you in the air is not a common way to read long-form books, due to arm fatigue.)

What exactly is a cyberdeck?

It comes from cyberpunk literature, where a "deck" is whatever portable device someone uses to access cyberspace/hack stuff/..., and has recently become somewhat of a catchall for DIY/customized/unusual "cool" portable computing devices that don't fit in the common laptop/tablet/... categories.

It has many different definitions, but in this case I mean a flat portable computer, without a hinge.

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