> 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-fi > >> >> rst -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)
You can overclock :b > 3) It is just a Laptop, not also a tablet (and no MID) True > 4) Only one battery Easily replacable ;-) > 5) No internal usb slots to add extras There are internal mini-pcie ... which is basically usb. > > 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/201111141140.54481.marek.va...@gmail.com
