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Nihilistic Mystic
@sm0kew0n, I really appreciate the video. It is the only review I have watched for the Pocket. I am looking forward to a follow-up that shows performance with Debian. 
It does look nice. The hinge seems to be great. (I am now considering trying to swap my Pyra hinge if I feel it is lacking, our the case friction doesn't give it enough hold for me.) I don't really care about scratches, especially with metal things...painting something plastic with a highly contrasting colour, though, looks pretty bad once it starts to get scraped up a bit, if you know what I mean. I am guessing durability isn't as much of a concern if the thing is intended to be disposable, which it seems it is.
My major concern regarding durability is about the dings and bends. In addition to looking bad, it could interfere with functionality, as it might not close properly, and the ports could be taken out of alignment with the holes for them. Then there is the problem of gaps that allow stuff in or otherwise expose the guts to the outside world. The two ways to avoid that are too make the case so thick it is built like a tank, which comes with a bunch of other potential problems, or make it flexible, which is where plastic has a better reputation. It seemed flexible enough when you were showing the bottom cover (love that it screws on, and looks easy enough to remove). The angles along the edges probably prevent the main body pieces from bending as easily. Looks better than I expected. (The reason I wasn't so sure about the durability is that I broke the lid and screen on my ThinkPad x220 a few months ago, and I don't know if there would have been less damage with plastic. Maybe I should just get a Toughbook or something like that.)
And, of course, comments on the keyboard, as mentioned in the video: It is a shame they didn't put more effort/money into it. I agree with your comments on it, and I think I understand what you mean by it being like a large remote. I got the feeling you were trying to show us how it feels at one point. Maybe they will make it better in the next one. I hope the Pyra keyboard has the right feel.
I never looked closely at the dimensions, so it seems a bit large to me. I guess that thinness is what allows for pocketability. Probably a bit easier to fit it in than a brick...not so sure I would be able to sit with it in my pocket, though. (It is already a bit of trying to sit with the Pandora in some of my pockets.)
I will definitely mention it to people looking for sub-subnotebook, non-smartphone/tablet devices, with a real OS and keyboard. Then I can try it out myself.
It does look nice. The hinge seems to be great. (I am now considering trying to swap my Pyra hinge if I feel it is lacking, our the case friction doesn't give it enough hold for me.) I don't really care about scratches, especially with metal things...painting something plastic with a highly contrasting colour, though, looks pretty bad once it starts to get scraped up a bit, if you know what I mean.
I am guessing durability isn't as much of a concern if the thing is intended to be disposable, which it seems it is.My major concern regarding durability is about the dings and bends. In addition to looking bad, it could interfere with functionality, as it might not close properly, and the ports could be taken out of alignment with the holes for them. Then there is the problem of gaps that allow stuff in or otherwise expose the guts to the outside world. The two ways to avoid that are too make the case so thick it is built like a tank, which comes with a bunch of other potential problems, or make it flexible, which is where plastic has a better reputation. It seemed flexible enough when you were showing the bottom cover (love that it screws on, and looks easy enough to remove). The angles along the edges probably prevent the main body pieces from bending as easily. Looks better than I expected. (The reason I wasn't so sure about the durability is that I broke the lid and screen on my ThinkPad x220 a few months ago, and I don't know if there would have been less damage with plastic. Maybe I should just get a Toughbook or something like that.)
And, of course, comments on the keyboard, as mentioned in the video: It is a shame they didn't put more effort/money into it. I agree with your comments on it, and I think I understand what you mean by it being like a large remote. I got the feeling you were trying to show us how it feels at one point. Maybe they will make it better in the next one. I hope the Pyra keyboard has the right feel.
I never looked closely at the dimensions, so it seems a bit large to me. I guess that thinness is what allows for pocketability. Probably a bit easier to fit it in than a brick...not so sure I would be able to sit with it in my pocket, though. (It is already a bit of trying to sit with the Pandora in some of my pockets.)
I will definitely mention it to people looking for sub-subnotebook, non-smartphone/tablet devices, with a real OS and keyboard. Then I can try it out myself.
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