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How do you like the Daylight? Was considering getting one for reading/note-taking but the price is quite high compared to some other options.

Zambyte 1y ago
It's my primary mobile device; it's completely replaced my phone at this point besides GPS, and I don't even have a personal laptop. I just plug my ZSA voyager into it and use a bluetooth mouse and it becomes my laptop. I believe the primary thing that puts it above alternatives is that it can be very reasonably used for input (no noticible latency for typing or any finger / mouse inputs). The fact that they don't try to fight you / treat you as a child is a breath of fresh air for a modern device too. They have official recommendations for hacking on your device with custom ROMs and OSs. The biggest cons for me are: - without using the backlight, the battery lasts on the order of days vs e-ink which can last on the order of weeks or longer. With the backlight I can drain it in a day. - The display is not as reflective as traditional e-ink, so there are lots of lighing environments where e-ink can be comfortably used without a backlight, but the Daylight would be difficult to use. Natural outdoor daylight (as the name suggests) or well lit indoor environments are perfectly fine to get away without the backlight though. - The lack of a camera can lead to tricky situations sometimes. I have to use an alternative client for Signal (Molly) to be able to use it as my primary device, because the Signal app requires you scan a QR code to pair with a desktop. USB cameras are arbitrarily blocked too, I tried. For me, the fact that it's smooth enough to be able to watch videos without a hiccup, be smooth for any kind of input, and treats me like an adult out-weigh the cons. I use it more than any other computer, but I also don't feel the same attachment to it like I used to have with my phone. It's great and I highly recommend it if you can afford it.
- shrubble 1y ago
  Can’t you decode a QR code and then paste it over? Or will it take a USB camera as an addon for this temporary need?
  - Zambyte 1y ago
    > Can’t you decode a QR code and then paste it over? Yes, but that is intentionally rejected by the Signal app. > Or will it take a USB camera as an addon for this temporary need? See: > USB cameras are arbitrarily blocked too, I tried. The only way to use Signal and pair it with other devices is to use a different app without these arbitrary restrictions like Molly.

Zambyte 1y ago

It's my primary mobile device; it's completely replaced my phone at this point besides GPS, and I don't even have a personal laptop. I just plug my ZSA voyager into it and use a bluetooth mouse and it becomes my laptop. I believe the primary thing that puts it above alternatives is that it can be very reasonably used for input (no noticible latency for typing or any finger / mouse inputs). The fact that they don't try to fight you / treat you as a child is a breath of fresh air for a modern device too. They have official recommendations for hacking on your device with custom ROMs and OSs. The biggest cons for me are: - without using the backlight, the battery lasts on the order of days vs e-ink which can last on the order of weeks or longer. With the backlight I can drain it in a day. - The display is not as reflective as traditional e-ink, so there are lots of lighing environments where e-ink can be comfortably used without a backlight, but the Daylight would be difficult to use. Natural outdoor daylight (as the name suggests) or well lit indoor environments are perfectly fine to get away without the backlight though. - The lack of a camera can lead to tricky situations sometimes. I have to use an alternative client for Signal (Molly) to be able to use it as my primary device, because the Signal app requires you scan a QR code to pair with a desktop. USB cameras are arbitrarily blocked too, I tried. For me, the fact that it's smooth enough to be able to watch videos without a hiccup, be smooth for any kind of input, and treats me like an adult out-weigh the cons. I use it more than any other computer, but I also don't feel the same attachment to it like I used to have with my phone. It's great and I highly recommend it if you can afford it.

shrubble 1y ago
Can’t you decode a QR code and then paste it over? Or will it take a USB camera as an addon for this temporary need?
- Zambyte 1y ago
  > Can’t you decode a QR code and then paste it over? Yes, but that is intentionally rejected by the Signal app. > Or will it take a USB camera as an addon for this temporary need? See: > USB cameras are arbitrarily blocked too, I tried. The only way to use Signal and pair it with other devices is to use a different app without these arbitrary restrictions like Molly.