22/06/2012 UPDATE: Well, it's my Pandora 2nd anniversary!
YAY!!!! Just fell i had to make a 
Unique. The word that describes what pandora is. Unique.
On the May 28th 2010 i jumped on the chance, a one-nubber offered by craig. How could I refuse? Few days later it was shipped. June 14th it arrived in Brasil, 8 days later, a white envelope came to my door. That was the June 22nd. Exactly one year ago.
Being this the post #1000, i wish that it had to be special, my very own review. The first after one year. After so many reviews, YAPR? I'm not a fan of long posts so i'll keep it short.
PROS
- the most prolific/productive community i've ever seen
- a fully featured linux system with real multitasking
- the magic PND. Unbelievably easy to reflash the system. Your system back to normal in 10 minutes.
- insane 10-hour battery life - still improving...
- form factor/weight - it kicked my Acer Aspire out of my life, no regrets
- killer features like qwerty, usb host, tv-out and the best gaming controls in the biz
- high quality audio chip
CONS
- temperamental wifi (this can be a dealbreaker imo)
- no suspend to ram
- slow flash
- lack of proprietary software like skype,opera,nimbuzz
- hardware not powerful enough for HD content
MY USABILITY
- at home (resting, mainly): media playing/browsing/IM'ing/remote control admin(ssh/vnc)
- in the plane: watching videos for long hours
- on business trips - media playing/browsing/IM'ing/office suite (abiword/gnumeric/pdf) + USB 3G
- on vacation - unloading pics from SD to HD (needs free space)
- at family's/friend's - mp3 audio out / instant party
- EVERYWHERE: retrogaming
WISHLIST/DREAMS
- a 3.5G data plan/MMS solution (SD based)
- mobile phones standardization and intuitiveness
- easier mobile syncing/tethering
PRICE: a little bit overpriced, but when you get to know how Pandora came (still coming) to life, produced by a small company, you accept it. Comparing to close competitors like the Wiz, Cannoo, N900 and Xperia Play, especially if you look at it as a full featured pocketable mini computer, it is DEFINITELY WORTH.
AUDIENCE: the casual/hardcore retrogamer/linux geek niche. Curious average joes, windows users and apple fanboys would get used to it with some suffering.
BOTTOM LINE: Go Premium if you are a retrogamer and wants back good memories from the past. Pandora is a miracle come true. PERIOD.
To OpenPandora Team, Devs and forum members, thank you guys for being part of my life.
Alerino
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Unique. The word that describes what pandora is. Unique.
On the May 28th 2010 i jumped on the chance, a one-nubber offered by craig. How could I refuse? Few days later it was shipped. June 14th it arrived in Brasil, 8 days later, a white envelope came to my door. That was the June 22nd. Exactly one year ago.
Being this the post #1000, i wish that it had to be special, my very own review. The first after one year. After so many reviews, YAPR? I'm not a fan of long posts so i'll keep it short.
PROS
- the most prolific/productive community i've ever seen
- a fully featured linux system with real multitasking
- the magic PND. Unbelievably easy to reflash the system. Your system back to normal in 10 minutes.
- insane 10-hour battery life - still improving...

- form factor/weight - it kicked my Acer Aspire out of my life, no regrets
- killer features like qwerty, usb host, tv-out and the best gaming controls in the biz
- high quality audio chip
CONS
- temperamental wifi (this can be a dealbreaker imo)
- no suspend to ram
- slow flash
- lack of proprietary software like skype,opera,nimbuzz
- hardware not powerful enough for HD content
MY USABILITY
- at home (resting, mainly): media playing/browsing/IM'ing/remote control admin(ssh/vnc)
- in the plane: watching videos for long hours
- on business trips - media playing/browsing/IM'ing/office suite (abiword/gnumeric/pdf) + USB 3G
- on vacation - unloading pics from SD to HD (needs free space)
- at family's/friend's - mp3 audio out / instant party
- EVERYWHERE: retrogaming

WISHLIST/DREAMS
- a 3.5G data plan/MMS solution (SD based)
- mobile phones standardization and intuitiveness
- easier mobile syncing/tethering
PRICE: a little bit overpriced, but when you get to know how Pandora came (still coming) to life, produced by a small company, you accept it. Comparing to close competitors like the Wiz, Cannoo, N900 and Xperia Play, especially if you look at it as a full featured pocketable mini computer, it is DEFINITELY WORTH.
AUDIENCE: the casual/hardcore retrogamer/linux geek niche. Curious average joes, windows users and apple fanboys would get used to it with some suffering.
BOTTOM LINE: Go Premium if you are a retrogamer and wants back good memories from the past. Pandora is a miracle come true. PERIOD.
To OpenPandora Team, Devs and forum members, thank you guys for being part of my life.
Alerino
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