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#1 2009-01-11 23:55:43
- bladdo
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The Best Portable Linux Device
I am wondering what everyone's opinion is on the best portable linux device. Must have supported wifi, be handheld, and run decentlly fast.
There's a few I know of, the G1, Nokia N810, OpenMoko, Zarus, GP2X.
Anyone have opinions / suggestions on what is the best portable linux device is?
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#2 2009-01-12 00:07:32
- Ranguvar
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Re: The Best Portable Linux Device
GP2X, while cool, is underpowered, and the G1 so-so. IMHO the best so far that's handheld is the N810 - with the Maemo distro, and now experimental Android support, it packs a lot of awesome. There may be a successor soon though...?
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#3 2009-01-12 00:27:43
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Re: The Best Portable Linux Device
Of the ones you listed, I suspect you're looking for the N810.
I own both the G1 and the GP2X, but I wouldn't consider either of them "portable linux devices." They do their intended jobs quite well, which are "be a smartphone," and "be a game emulator," respectively.
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#4 2009-01-12 00:41:19
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Re: The Best Portable Linux Device
I was looking at the Pandora the other day: http://openpandora.org/ I don't have any experience with any of the devices you've named.
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#5 2009-01-20 12:18:52
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Re: The Best Portable Linux Device
Most of the Motorola phones run Linux too.I have the Motozine ZN5 phone and I love it.!:D
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#7 2009-01-20 13:54:23
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Re: The Best Portable Linux Device
What about a device with maximum flexibility. They all look really cool, but how much of those devices are really linux used in a proprietary world (and how those proprietary stuff do that)
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#8 2009-01-20 15:49:56
- Ranguvar
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Re: The Best Portable Linux Device
The N810 is probably the most flexible of those.
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#9 2009-01-20 15:54:59
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Re: The Best Portable Linux Device
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#10 2009-01-20 16:09:01
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Re: The Best Portable Linux Device
In my experience so far the G1. Gets more play than my EeePC, XO, or Nokia Tablet.
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#11 2009-01-23 21:19:28
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Re: The Best Portable Linux Device
Ideally in my mind the best linux device would have great expandibility (SD / MicroSD / CF), Run Fast, have a keyboard, and have WIFI.
Pretty much I want a Linux replacement for my Ipod Touch 32GB with a keyboard and expandibility. If possible, the same device would be my phone but due to my binding contract with Verizon I am limited to supported CDMA phones and I don't know of any CDMA Linux phones, so I doubt this is possible.
I was considering the N810, but it only supports 1 MicroSD, which is like 12GB max (and that would be pricy). I like the N800 for the dual SD but theres no keyboard, which imo is essential.
I was also considering the Zaraus with built in WIFI and CF/SD slots, which would amount to a lot of storage, but they are rare availibility and I've seen mixed reviews on them.
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