Alpha2
Heroic Autobot
Mostly this is just my own thoughts on it having just discovered it's progress, last time I was here it was still nothing more than a few blueprints and big dreams.
I'm quickly starting to consider a Pand. Mostly because my GP2X is so out of date I dont even know if I can update the firmware without bricking it (and with the new touchscreen version out recently I'm totally behind the times in regards to what I need to know). Also I keep looking at all these iphone clones because I want a device that gives me more function than my current cellphone as well as doing things my PSP and DS cant like let me type out text documents.
But the problems I had with the GP2x make me wonder if I'll have to deal with similar issues. The 2X was rated originally to have a certain battery life, cut to real life and that estimate was extremely generous compared to the reality. My thumbstick disappeared one day on the train, sure I could buy another but seriously it's just a piece of plastic, unfortunately one that without it makes life painful and I just ended up not using it anymore afterwards. I'm hoping that manufacturing wise the machine stands up to the standards of other devices. There's no thumbstick so that problem is taken care of, the dual analog nubs kinda scare me but I'm willing to wait and see. the qwerty buttons I hope are as responsive as the controller buttons or my typing will be short lived. The screen, a touchscreen, will putting any pressure on those small DS hinges cause a problem at some point? I feel almost like I might never use the touchscreen just because of that fear unless there's a really super sturdy hinge... which speaking of which I hope is durable as well to stand up to multiple openings and closings.
I like the idea of the EEEPCs but the price for the relatively low power they seem to offer was off putting for me, So now this shows up, I really hope it's a cool as it seems because it could REALLY be useful to me. too bad you couldnt stick a quadband cellphone chip/antenna in there too!
I'm quickly starting to consider a Pand. Mostly because my GP2X is so out of date I dont even know if I can update the firmware without bricking it (and with the new touchscreen version out recently I'm totally behind the times in regards to what I need to know). Also I keep looking at all these iphone clones because I want a device that gives me more function than my current cellphone as well as doing things my PSP and DS cant like let me type out text documents.
But the problems I had with the GP2x make me wonder if I'll have to deal with similar issues. The 2X was rated originally to have a certain battery life, cut to real life and that estimate was extremely generous compared to the reality. My thumbstick disappeared one day on the train, sure I could buy another but seriously it's just a piece of plastic, unfortunately one that without it makes life painful and I just ended up not using it anymore afterwards. I'm hoping that manufacturing wise the machine stands up to the standards of other devices. There's no thumbstick so that problem is taken care of, the dual analog nubs kinda scare me but I'm willing to wait and see. the qwerty buttons I hope are as responsive as the controller buttons or my typing will be short lived. The screen, a touchscreen, will putting any pressure on those small DS hinges cause a problem at some point? I feel almost like I might never use the touchscreen just because of that fear unless there's a really super sturdy hinge... which speaking of which I hope is durable as well to stand up to multiple openings and closings.
I like the idea of the EEEPCs but the price for the relatively low power they seem to offer was off putting for me, So now this shows up, I really hope it's a cool as it seems because it could REALLY be useful to me. too bad you couldnt stick a quadband cellphone chip/antenna in there too!
