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Mostly entertaining myself: used for retro emulation gaming, web surfing, remote admin over ssh, music (10h of battery), watching videos, tinkering with an exot
by bigbugbag 11y ago
Mostly entertaining myself: used for retro emulation gaming, web surfing, remote admin over ssh, music (10h of battery), watching videos, tinkering with an exotic platform.
Being asked for input about what features it should have beforehand was very nice. 10 hours of battery is something I really enjoyed while on-the-go. Having a keyboard is convenient and a major upgrade from my previous handheld (gp2x), along with the ability for homebrew apps. The software repository is great. SDXC support, 2 slots.
It is a little too thick to my taste, the OS is not designed for a small touchscreen and feels awkward at times, I had an issue with the analog sticks sensitivity on the desktop (pyra has improved sticks).
Keep in mind that the pandora was not intended to be a consumer product but a limited run by a community member for a community of handheld enthusiasts of a device made to address perceived flaws in the GP32 and GP2X handhelds. The objective was to grow from a handheld gaming console to a fully capable pocket computer running on opensource.