The whole idea behind this project revolves around the Raspberry Pi 500+ and a simple question: what if it had a screen of its own?

I paired the Pi 500+ with a 7.9-inch 400×1280 HDMI display and designed a custom two-part frame to hold everything together. One frame attaches to the Raspberry Pi, while the other holds the display. A hinge connects the two, allowing the screen to fold down with the keyboard just like a laptop.

The idea came from my own use of the Pi 500+. I was already using it with a USB microphone for voice-over recordings, and I felt that having a dedicated display would make the setup much more useful. The result is the Raspberry Pi 10,000, my take on a compact cyberdeck built around the Pi 500+.

For a version two, there are quite a few things I’d like to improve. I’d like to make the whole setup more portable by adding a battery pack, improve the enclosure, and incorporate more design elements into the frame. I’d also like to experiment with adding a third display to take the cyberdeck concept even further.

Overall, this project turned out to be a success, and I genuinely love how it came together. It was a simple idea but definitely one of the more fun builds I’ve worked on.

Thanks for reaching this far, and I will be back with a new project real soon.

Peace