If we’re being honest with ourselves, we can admit that most of the cyberdeck projects out there lack a true purpose. People create them because they’re fun to build and cool to see in action, not necessarily to use for any specific application in the real world. But Paul Lagier’s new cyberdeck is an exception, because he designed it for 3D printing.

Specifically, Lagier intends to use this cyberdeck in his shop where he has a small print farm. He wanted to monitor and control the 3D printers there, while also having the ability to do CAD work without going to sit down at a desktop PC. This cyberdeck does all of that in a relatively small, handheld package.

The word “relatively” in that last paragraph is carrying a lot of weight, because this is much larger than a tablet. Heck, it is a lot larger than any laptop made in the last 30 years. It has a 15.6” touchscreen LCD, which matches what you’d see on a mid-size laptop, but it is much thicker (several inches) to accommodate the other hardware.