LAMINA ONE is the most advanced and versatile digiplate to date. It started from three problems I wanted gone.
The weight. A plate that carries a laptop, drives, a hub and a battery is heavy before you add anything to it. LAMINA ONE is machined at 6 mm and weighs 775 g. I took material out wherever it wasn’t carrying load, and it still has 159 × 3/8"-16 and 40 × 1/4"-20 threaded holes.
The lid. Clamps that grip the edges of the laptop stop the screen from closing. UNIA clamps engage the laptop’s ventilation opening instead, so the lid closes completely with the clamps still on.
An integrated quick mount. Fixed holes decide where an accessory can go. LAMINA ONE has four integrated rails and includes two Rail Collars. Thread a collar onto the 1/4"-20 end of a magic arm, slide it into a rail and lock it. The arm goes wherever you need it along the rail.
LAMINA ONE: the plate
The plate is 7075-T6 aluminium, black hard anodised, for 14" and 16" Macbook Pro's. It has an integrated Arca Swiss dovetail, plus Arri and SmallRig anti-twist holes where you’d expect to need them. The solid edges around the laptop are usable surface space, and the vents sit only where airflow matters.
The two Rail Collars are left in raw machined silver so they’re easy to find in a kit bag.
UNIA: holding the laptop
All laptop plates clamp the laptop on the palm rests, and the lid stops closing. UNIA clamps engage the laptop’s ventilation opening instead, so the lid closes completely. A clamp slides onto the plate’s diagonal corner rail, you position it against the vent, and a thumbscrew underneath tightens it by hand.
To remove the laptop, loosen one clamp. To pack, leave both on and pack the plate as it is.
ELLIPSE: one base, four interfaces
ELLIPSE is a compact base that carries an Arca Swiss dovetail, 3/8"-16, 1/4"-20 and a baby pin in a single 38 mm body. It weighs 176.7 g. It’s built around a superellipse, which removes material wherever it isn’t doing structural work (the full story is here).
It fixes to the plate with the included 3/8"-16 countersunk screw. A removable stainless steel 3/8" stud stops it rotating.
PATAS: legs that stay on
PATAS are four folding aluminium legs that mount to the plate. They fold flat to 16 mm for transport and deploy to 76 mm, and an elastic core holds them in either position. They don’t come off to pack the plate so you won't loose them.
ARKA: carrying it
ARKA is a shoulder pad that attaches directly to the plate. Its moulded EVA foam spreads the load across the shoulder, and it weighs 98 g. A CNC-machined aluminium plate fixes it with a 3/8"-16 screw and a stainless steel anti-rotation pin, so the plate holds its orientation while you walk.
For fast packing, remove the pin and ARKA works with Wedgie or Kondor Blue Mini Lock quick-release systems.
V-Lock Universal Mount: power
The V-Lock Universal Mount takes a V-Mount battery. It’s made for the LAMINA and xLamina systems and works with any digiplate system, so a battery doesn’t need its own cart or its own bag.
NIDO II: the hub
NIDO II holds the Satechi 4-Port USB-C Hub with Power Delivery on the back of the plate. The ports stay reachable and the hub is protected.
It’s SLS-printed in 3201PA-F nylon in Charcoal Grey with a shot-peened finish.
HAMACA II: the drives
HAMACA II is an elastic SSD holder for up to three stacked drives. The elastic holds them by tension, so drives go in and out without tools and don’t rattle loose. It’s printed in the same Charcoal Grey nylon as NIDO II.
NODO: the cables
NODO is a small routing point that holds up to two cables of up to 5 mm each. It lets them run under or across the plate, and it doubles as an attachment point for our cable holders. It’s sold as a pack of two.
NATO Rail
LAMINA ONE’s Rail Collars replace the fixed hole or NATO clamp as your mounting interface, so most rigs won’t need this. NATO Rail is for when you already own NATO-standard hardware and want to keep using it on the plate. It’s CNC-machined aluminium with dual spring-loaded safety pins to lock the clamp, and it mounts with two 1/4"-20 screws.
Where to start
You don’t need all of it. This is our minimum build:
- LAMINA ONE, the plate
- ELLIPSE, the base
- UNIA, the clamps that let the lid close
- HAMACA II, for your drives
- NIDO II, for your hub
- V-Lock Universal Mount, for power
Each part after that fixes one specific annoyance, so add them as you meet them:
