> Marek Vasut <marek.va...@gmail.com> writes: > >> Hello, > >> > >> 2011/11/13 Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-...@web.de>: > >> > I'm considering buying a Smart Book from Always Innovating [1]: > >> > * 1GHz ARM cortex-A8 DM3730 with video and 3D acceleration > >> > * Numonyx 512MB RAM + 256 MB NAND > >> > * 8GB microSD card > >> > * 1024x600 8.9" capacitive touchscreen > >> > ... > >> > > >> > Does anyone have one and can recommend it? > >> > >> I have seen one long time ago, it was a nice feature to detach > >> keyboard from screen, but the plastic case seem very cheap and it did > >> not boot after battery went dry, we had to open it and extract the > >> battery to recharge it with an external power supply. Battery was > >> holding inside with some kind of adhesive tape. It really looked like > >> a home-made device based around a beagle board. > >> > >> http://www.slashgear.com/always-innovating-touch-book-gets-unboxed-first > >> -im pressions-mixed-2052980/ > > > > That's touchbook, not smartbook. SB seems really like a vaporware. > > > > M > > Well, from what I understand the smartbook is just the v2 Touch Book, the > MID and some other pices thrown together into one order. It's not > different hardware. But the above url is the v1 Touch Book. > > I know the v1 book had some balance issues, seen one in the past. I hope > they have adressed that for v2. Maybe they improved the battery fixtures > too. >
Why not get EfikaMX Smartbook instead? I have that one, I can confirm it's not vaporware ;-) > > Can anyone comment on the software side? > > MfG > Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201111140125.29402.marek.va...@gmail.com
