SNESFAN
Retro game fanatic
Are we there yet?
I tried out what it would be like using devices I have, and it was easy to reach the centre of the device.
Hm, I tried it with a dummy we made with at least 10 different people, Askarus included (and he has very long fingers).
No one could reach the centre of the device (without having to turn the hands towards the centre).
To reach the centre, everyone needed to let go on one side or move the hand slightly inwards which works fine for writing a bit of text but would be certainly uncomfortable when using the keyboard for an extended period of time.
Is this an improvement? Is it backward compatible so you can use the countless other chargers you already own? I guess the answer to the second question comes down to what cables you have.
I got extremely lucky that I had a multi-card reader which also uses mini-usb cable. It was the only mini-usb cable I had access to when I got the Pandora.I remember the complaints when phones switched from mini-usb to micro-usb with people saying "that's absurd, it's just a trick to force you to pay for new chargers". Now I have to search in all my drawers when I need to find a mico-usb cable to charge my Pandora...
I'm sure it will come with charger and cable. It's actually what people wanted. So I guess the people WIN. See what I did there.
ok, that was bad, I'm leaving now
My wisdom ifs rally about using all the cables I, and others, already own. I already have a bunch of micro and mini USB cables, and a few car chargers, too.Standard practice is to include a charging cable with a USB-powered device, so I would certainly hope they include one with the unit. Even if they don't, type-c cables and adapters are cheap - if you don't already own them, you might as well get on board because that's what everything will be using in another year or two..
This is probably the best I have read describing how I thumb type on my Pandora. It is still held between my hands, but kinda held with the inner side of my knuckles (between index and middle fingers). It is mostly loose, compared to my gaming grip (with more finger and hand support on the sides and back). That looseness makes it easier to hit all the keys. I think more movement will be required with the Win keyboard, or it will be a bit weird to type on since it isn't centered. I wish I could try it out to see if it is a problem or not.Regarding grips, I do switch my grip to type on the keyboard of my Pandora as is, suspending the Pandora from the first knuckle of my fingers rather than wedging it between my palms, although that's mainly to get a more vertical aspect on the keyboard to hit the keys more reliably. It's an easy switch - if in game mode wedged in my palms, I just release my palms and drop the device by relaxing my supporting fingers slightly.
Just for personal clarification: Did they really turn the "USB2 with Micro-USB connector" - port into a "USB3 with USB Type C connector" - port ? Sounds a little odd to me, maybe its still USB 2 just with a Type C connector (which is allowed according to USB specifications) ?@rygD
Supposedly it will provide faster charging. Apparently USB - C (with USB PD support) is capable of delivering far more power than USB 2. Like 100 watts vs 2.5 watts
Just for personal clarification: Did they really turn the "USB2 with Micro-USB connector" - port into a "USB3 with USB Type C connector" - port ? Sounds a little odd to me, maybe its still USB 2 just with a Type C connector (which is allowed according to USB specifications) ?
It sound weird to me because it sound strange that they (originally) would rather go with the USB2/MicroUSB combination instead of using a USB3MicroUSB combo > when a USB3 capable port (on the SoC) is there, why not use it from the get go?Yes according to their statement. Not sure whats weird about that, if it were USB 2.0 with a type C connector, that would be weird.