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NTMBK wrote:I would be more tempted by the GPD Win: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gpd- ... -console#/
Intel Atom SoC, similar size and form factor (5.5" clamshell with keyboard and game controls). It ships running Windows, but I suspect you could put Linux on it if you wanted to. So you get access to all the x86/AMD64 Linux distros and packages out there.
whm1974 wrote:Yeah I'm not a fan of PowerVR either. But are there any "open" iGPUs designs around? Seriously, if I was rich enough I would actually hire a team to design a Free and Open Source iGPU/dGPU for the FOSS folks to use. Maybe to be used with RISC V CPU designs? Come to think of it, have the team design a RISC V based SoC. But alas I'm not a rich dude.
just brew it! wrote:Edit: Regarding the Pyra... it looks like a sub-optimal compromise on all fronts. Not as portable as a smartphone, keyboard and screen too cramped to be a decent replacement for a laptop, game controls awkwardly placed, and expensive given its capabilities. It's effectively an awkward, expensive mash-up of a Raspberry Pi, tiny keyboard and game controller, and small LCD display.
whm1974 wrote:just brew it! wrote:Edit: Regarding the Pyra... it looks like a sub-optimal compromise on all fronts. Not as portable as a smartphone, keyboard and screen too cramped to be a decent replacement for a laptop, game controls awkwardly placed, and expensive given its capabilities. It's effectively an awkward, expensive mash-up of a Raspberry Pi, tiny keyboard and game controller, and small LCD display.
Yeah the GPD Win looks like a better deal. Maybe I'll pre-order one for $330. If I do, maybe I'll write a Mini review for the forums and provide instructions on how to install Linux on it once I figure it out.
just brew it! wrote:whm1974 wrote:just brew it! wrote:Edit: Regarding the Pyra... it looks like a sub-optimal compromise on all fronts. Not as portable as a smartphone, keyboard and screen too cramped to be a decent replacement for a laptop, game controls awkwardly placed, and expensive given its capabilities. It's effectively an awkward, expensive mash-up of a Raspberry Pi, tiny keyboard and game controller, and small LCD display.
Yeah the GPD Win looks like a better deal. Maybe I'll pre-order one for $330. If I do, maybe I'll write a Mini review for the forums and provide instructions on how to install Linux on it once I figure it out.
At least that one has a non-PowerVR GPU (I think). So you shouldn't be tied to a binary GPU driver.
SuperSpy wrote:That's an amazing little box, I wonder if they will come out with an 8GB RAM version. I'd pick it up in a heartbeat if so.
whm1974 wrote:Did some more looking around, but according to this the GPD Win can boot Linux:
http://gpdclub.longluntan.com/t23-linux-on-the-gpd-win
Don't know if I want to take the risk or not.
NTMBK wrote:whm1974 wrote:Did some more looking around, but according to this the GPD Win can boot Linux:
http://gpdclub.longluntan.com/t23-linux-on-the-gpd-win
Don't know if I want to take the risk or not.
Well, GPD have put out several devices in the past, including the GPD XD- a very similar Android device with a Rockchip ARM SoC, and no keyboard. I think they're pretty trustworthy.
Looking for Knowledge wrote:When drunk.....
I want to have sex, but find I am more likely to be shot down than when I am sober.
Heiwashin wrote:I feel like whm has started more threads than i have posts. You cray mang.
whm1974 wrote:Heiwashin wrote:I feel like whm has started more threads than i have posts. You cray mang.
I really doubt that I have started over 3000 threads.
just brew it! wrote:whm1974 wrote:Heiwashin wrote:I feel like whm has started more threads than i have posts. You cray mang.
I really doubt that I have started over 3000 threads.
No, probably not. It just feels like it.
DrDominodog51 wrote:4) That battery is massive. My EeePC only had a 2700 mAH battery
whm1974 wrote:I guess if I want the GPD Win bad enough, I'll cut way back on soda and quit eating out. I guess I have to prepare myself for some major headaches.
Chuckaluphagus wrote:Is it the portable, gadget-like functionality that you like, or is it that you want a functional portable Linux system that can handle emulators/retro gaming? If it's the former, maybe a project build based around a Raspberry Pi, like a PiGRRL*? That gets you excellent hardware and software support in addition to good emulator performance, and it's still a proper Debian Linux system inside the case and can be used as such in a pinch.
If it's the latter, you're much better off just buying a used laptop and installing any Linux distribution you want, along with emulators and games.
Either way, you're getting more functionality for a fraction of the price**.
NovusBogus wrote:Meh, looks like a PDA and manages to cost even more. Those died out for a reason.