Cyberdecks evolve from laptop clones into personalized pocket devices

Cyberdecks—custom-built portable computing devices—are shifting from hobbyist replicas of commercial laptops toward single-purpose tools optimized for individual workflows. Affordable components like Raspberry Pi and custom PCBs, paired with design-sharing communities on TikTok, enable builders to skip the miniature-laptop model and instead construct devices matched to specific tasks. This reflects a broader fragmentation of computing form factors away from universal devices.