Gp2x Review - Proper Trans.

[patcho]

Liksang have a proper english translation of that review:

http://www.lik-sang.com/news.php?artc=3708&linkref=html11

Makes much more sense!

 

[DaveC]

Only 20 Megs of NAND memory is left for internal app storage Wow linux is a PIG!

 

[BBTroll]

Linux? You mean the SDL libs and the gplayer right? The Linux Kernel (specially the 2.4) is very small, you can even fit it on a floppy.

 

[reallynotnick]

I don't really care about the nand memory and am going to leave it for just the system and what-not. The SD card is where I am storing everything.

 

[Gamers Galaxy]

That's a very nice review

 

[junker]

yep, great review/translation

 

[Alpha2]

Only 20 Megs of NAND memory is left for internal app storage Wow linux is a PIG!

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Mplayer, Ereader, Picture viewer and Linux OS. it can add up. The Nand isnt the RAM though, so atleast that's still mostly intact.

 

[DaveC]

I wonder if that stuff is removable and changeable. To take up that much memory those apps must be bloatware supreme. I would bet some clever coders could cut the internal memory requirements by half with better written apps.

 

[aQwaBlaz3]

Only 20 Megs of NAND memory is left for internal app storage Wow linux is a PIG!

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can I store stuff in the NAND Memory (which im guessing is internal memory) until I get an SD Card?

 

[martin_F]

Only problem with reading great preview/reviews like that ... it makes me want it even more, and want it right now.

The wait is killing me (I am not one known for my patience).

Martin

:rolleyes:

 

[Alpha2]

I assume (since I'm not fully aware of all the details, too much tech stuff over loads my noggin) that the nand is simply like the Flash memory you'd have in a Memory card for you PS2 or GC. Just something for you to store stuff in for memory management like moving things around.

That said you can probably move those aps to another SD card and then put things like Ebooks and videos in the NAND then run the app off the card to read the EBook or video in the NAND, the only thing though is, that if this is the case, you arn't gaining much as you can't fit a lot of video into 64mb... maybe a few Roms or a few new/better applications at some point. Probably better to just leave them there.

 

[greenmikey]

By golly, you can turn off the LCD, which is awesomtastic. I never did catch that answer before this.

 

[Alpha2]

Anna said it would be possibly to turn off the backlight but there was never a specific button linked to the function so it's probably dependant on the application you use.

 

[Minkoff]

Hmm... If you did somehow clear up the NAND memory, could it be used to compensate for the lack of RAM needed to play NeoGeo CD games (or anything similar that would require it, if such things exist)? It would be nicer than killing SD cards.

 

[BBTroll]

Minkoff: the NAND is just like a 64mb SD card inside the unit. SD card are made using NAND chips. Which is why I am NEVER(other than upgrades) changing the data my internal NAND, since it (like a SD) can die after 10,000 to 100,000 write cycles. Changing a SD card is easy. Changing the internal NAND is not.

 

[Minkoff]

Ah, I didn't realize that NAND was the same like that. Now looking at Wikipedia, it says that NAND can take up to 1,000,000, which wouldn't make it any better for the above purpose, but leads me to believe you wouldn't have to be too cautious in terms of normal data storage.

 

[Fez]

LOL, I dont think you need to worry about the Nand

If you were to wite to it once a day every day of the year you would get 27.7 years of enjoyment for 10000 write cycles. Given than most of the time you will just be reading from it I dont think you will even get close to that.

 

[Alpha2]

but using it as a ram buffer for games could mean a lot more read write cycles a day. While you might not exhaust every sector in the memory you could start getting errors at some point, just best not to risk it in my opinion.

 

[TheTurnipKing]

but using it as a ram buffer for games could mean a lot more read write cycles a day. While you might not exhaust every sector in the memory you could start getting errors at some point, just best not to risk it in my opinion.

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Seems pointless to have a feature that you're never going to use...

 

[BBTroll]

The NAND should be used for what it was meant to. That is, storage of programs, and system files(ex linux kernel, bootlader). Not ram buffer or temp storage for roms, videos and/or music.