Marek Vasut <marek.va...@gmail.com> writes: >> 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
1) they can't even keep their server running: http://www.genesi-usa.com/products/smartbook is dead. 2) It is slower (800 MHz vs. 1GHz) 3) It is just a Laptop, not also a tablet (and no MID) 4) Only one battery 5) No internal usb slots to add extras 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/87k473hy55.fsf@frosties.localnet
