Really disappointing screen resolution on all of these. Haven't they been paying attention to what's been going on in tablets - at least, in the tablets that people are actually buying?
The tablet form factor is, at its base, a minimal container for a screen. If the screen isn't good, then there goes the whole thing no matter how many other goodies you throw in. Low screen resolution means not good screen.
What's more frustrating is that I share the goals of this device. I want a linux tablet. That is, I want a tablet that will integrate into the workflow I have on my other computing devices, which are all linux.
I don't have very complex requirements for that; I don't need appliKations or Gancy Gesktop Genvironments. I just want a nice high res screen that talks to a bluetooth keyboard when I want, run a standards-compliant web browser, a bunch of tiled terminals, and most importantly Emacs. Android doesn't fit the bill. I can only see appreciating the way Android runs emacs if I was a devoted Buddhist and embraced frequent segfaults as a lesson in patience and discipline.
They're not making the hardware. The units they list are run of the mill lowest-end Android tablets you can pick up on Amazon (or directly from China via Aliexpress etc.) that more standard Linux setups have already been ported to.
EDIT: At least that's what the pictures are of. I have that keyboard case, and at least one of those tablets, already.
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Really disappointing screen resolution on all of these. Haven't they been paying attention to what's been going on in tablets - at least, in the tablets that people are actually buying?
The tablet form factor is, at its base, a minimal container for a screen. If the screen isn't good, then there goes the whole thing no matter how many other goodies you throw in. Low screen resolution means not good screen.
What's more frustrating is that I share the goals of this device. I want a linux tablet. That is, I want a tablet that will integrate into the workflow I have on my other computing devices, which are all linux.
I don't have very complex requirements for that; I don't need appliKations or Gancy Gesktop Genvironments. I just want a nice high res screen that talks to a bluetooth keyboard when I want, run a standards-compliant web browser, a bunch of tiled terminals, and most importantly Emacs. Android doesn't fit the bill. I can only see appreciating the way Android runs emacs if I was a devoted Buddhist and embraced frequent segfaults as a lesson in patience and discipline.
They're not making the hardware. The units they list are run of the mill lowest-end Android tablets you can pick up on Amazon (or directly from China via Aliexpress etc.) that more standard Linux setups have already been ported to.
EDIT: At least that's what the pictures are of. I have that keyboard case, and at least one of those tablets, already.