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The Astro Slide is exactly this. Although - good luck getting one. And once you have one, it's just OK. Missing some fit and finish both in hardware and soft

by RajT88 3y ago

The Astro Slide is exactly this. Although - good luck getting one. And once you have one, it's just OK. Missing some fit and finish both in hardware and software.

rrix2 3y ago
I dropped mine less than a foot and the display broke entirely, six months ago, and they never shipped the "protection pack" with extra screen protectors and a hard shell case. Their support has yet to reply, much less quote an RMA. :(
- RajT88 3y ago
  I am in a similar boat. That thing is relatively fragile, with no options for cases/screen protectors. I think the company is well on the way to going belly up. Too bad too, their devices all had promise, they just needed to have more iterations to get better. They were too small clearly to even produce a new iteration, they were all-in on new designs from the Gemini / Cosmo / Astro Slide and now on to ARM Linux computers.
xnzakg 3y ago
Having used a Gemini PDA from the same company (Planet Computers), that sure looks much more usable. The Gemini has a keyboard that closes onto the display, which on one hand does protect both the keyboard and the screen when closed, but makes for a really awkward experience when you need to use an app that only works in portrait mode. Was really quite nice for bringing around for coding or connecting over ssh. Can't complain too much about the hardware but the software could have used some more polish. The option to boot Debian was neat but felt like a proof of concept, stuck at an old version (though seems like some people managed to get it to update[0]. A phone later I ended up getting a Samsung foldable (currently typing this on a Z Fold 3) and while I prefer physical keyboards, a split keyboard on the inner screen works pretty well in my experience. 0: https://consummatetinkerer.net/upgrading-debian-on-a-gemini-pda/ https://consummatetinkerer.net/upgrading-debian-on-a-gemini-...
stuaxo 3y ago
I have one, but I'm pretty clumsy, and there is no Linux for it (will probably happen one day). If I drop this it will die and fat chance getting it fixed. If Linux arrives I'll use it as a mini deck-thing, Android itself is absolutely shite to use with a keyboard.

by RajT88 3y ago

The Astro Slide is exactly this. Although - good luck getting one. And once you have one, it's just OK. Missing some fit and finish both in hardware and software.

rrix2 3y ago

I dropped mine less than a foot and the display broke entirely, six months ago, and they never shipped the "protection pack" with extra screen protectors and a hard shell case. Their support has yet to reply, much less quote an RMA. :(

RajT88 3y ago
I am in a similar boat. That thing is relatively fragile, with no options for cases/screen protectors. I think the company is well on the way to going belly up. Too bad too, their devices all had promise, they just needed to have more iterations to get better. They were too small clearly to even produce a new iteration, they were all-in on new designs from the Gemini / Cosmo / Astro Slide and now on to ARM Linux computers.

xnzakg 3y ago

Having used a Gemini PDA from the same company (Planet Computers), that sure looks much more usable. The Gemini has a keyboard that closes onto the display, which on one hand does protect both the keyboard and the screen when closed, but makes for a really awkward experience when you need to use an app that only works in portrait mode. Was really quite nice for bringing around for coding or connecting over ssh. Can't complain too much about the hardware but the software could have used some more polish. The option to boot Debian was neat but felt like a proof of concept, stuck at an old version (though seems like some people managed to get it to update[0]. A phone later I ended up getting a Samsung foldable (currently typing this on a Z Fold 3) and while I prefer physical keyboards, a split keyboard on the inner screen works pretty well in my experience. 0: https://consummatetinkerer.net/upgrading-debian-on-a-gemini-pda/ https://consummatetinkerer.net/upgrading-debian-on-a-gemini-...

stuaxo 3y ago

I have one, but I'm pretty clumsy, and there is no Linux for it (will probably happen one day). If I drop this it will die and fat chance getting it fixed. If Linux arrives I'll use it as a mini deck-thing, Android itself is absolutely shite to use with a keyboard.