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This is exactly what I've wanted for quite some time! Previous attempts at getting it have included a Gateway Handbook 486 (which got 10 hours on 4 AAs, but had
by blasdel 18y ago
This is exactly what I've wanted for quite some time! Previous attempts at getting it have included a Gateway Handbook 486 (which got 10 hours on 4 AAs, but had an atrocious LCD), and the OLPC XO-1. When the OMAP3 started shipping I wondered how long it would be before someone made a netbook with one -- it takes balls most people don't have to ship a non-x86 computer. This one hits it out of the park!
There are some unanswered questions:
* What's the ratio of battery capacity screen:keyboard?
* What voltage/amperage is used for the charger? (how big is it?)
* How fast can it read from the MicroSD and USB2?
My only gripes with it that I can see are:
* The mediocre keyboard layout (the lower-right corner, as always)
* Using MicroSD instead of plain
* Not having a Mini-PCI-E Flash slot in the internal space (could share with one of the USB ports)
* Only 256mb of RAM (really gimps web-browsing)
* It's a bit thick with the keyboard (though it's worth it for the battery)
- ggruschow 18y agoHow much RAM? 256mb - Gizmodo What's the ratio of battery capacity screen:keyboard? "Standalone touchscreen should last between 3 and 5 hours. With the keyboard attached, the system should last between 10 and 15 hours." - their FAQ How fast can it read from the MicroSD and USB2? Faster than I can.
- rbanffy 18y agoWouldn't PCI-e require a x86 processor or, at least, x86 emulation for initialization routines? I have a couple PPC Macs and many PCI boards (mostly video) are Mac or PC-specific.
- blasdel 18y agoI'm not asking for true PCI-E -- ASUS used the Mini-PCI-E connector for flash drives starting with the the 3rd? generation EEEs, and it became widespread. It's only true name is "FLASH_CONN", after the label on the PCBs. Normally a Mini-PCI-E connector supplies USB2 (including the 5v), 1 PCI-E lane, 1.5v & 3.3v power, and control lines. FLASH_CONN keeps the USB2, but uses the PCI-E pins for SATA. A ton of the netbooks have two slots: a true Mini-PCI-E for a WiFi or 3G card, and a FLASH_CONN for the SSD.
- potatolicious 18y agoAgreed on lack of RAM. It's really depressing to see a machine like this without at least 512MB. I've been waiting for a device just like this for a long time, and I want to hack on it, but I'm looking more for a heavy multimedia mobile, so the lack of RAM may nix that. Oh, and does anyone know if the screen is capacitive or resistive? Resistive would put it right out of the running.