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How far down the rabbit hole do you want to go?
RISC-V is open specification for processor design, and some Cpus, like T-Head's C910 are published designs. The Roma laptop uses a SoC based on that, though I don't suppose it's readily available. There's also an SBC - the Lichee Pi 4A, and a tablet from Sipeed... But all these devices are cutting edge, and probably not for the general consumer quite yet.
I'd love for someone like system 76 or framework to make a RISC V laptop
Tbh, I think that’s the real next step. Some of these smaller user-oriented brands like S76, Star Labs, Framework, etc. will hopefully coordinate and start pushing ARM laptops a lot further. The power consumption benefits alone should be an excellent selling point.
Pine64 has a RISC V tablet
Wait really!? I need it
Just don't expect a smooth user experience yet, its' software is still very much WIP. Google hasn't even finished RISC-V support in Android yet.
That doesn't surprise me. Google probably won't get that done until 2034
I just got my Starfive Visionfive2 this week, and yeah... not as easy to use a Raspberry Pi just yet.