Preorders Have Started. (Previously named starts in two hours)


I read over the tech/info on the Pyra and I was surprised to learn what I learned the Pyra has:

1. 32GB internal storage (Had no idea there was going to be internal storage)
2. All the ports on the back of the Pyra. (Totally assumed there would be like 2 ports back there)
3. MicroSDXC-Card-Slot (I thought the only memory card slots were the SD cards
4. Four shoulder buttons (Totally thought there was only 2 shoulder buttons)

The GPU will not be able to be upgraded right?

If you do the math on the largest readily available SD and microSD card sizes plus the eMMC, it can, theoretically, internally house 1.23 Terabytes. Qualified the statement because nobody has had a chance to do it yet.

The Pyra has 3 circuit boards, thought it is easiest to consider the motherboard as two.

Lid/Display: This sits in the lid behind the display to handle the display back light and lid LEDs.

Motherboard: Top side has the keyboard contacts, keyboard back lights and charging port and a few misc other stuff.
Motherboard: Bottom side has the SD slots, microSD/Sim dual slot, USB ports, HDMI, headset jack, mobile data/phone module,
processor daughter board connects, etc.

Processor Daughter Board: This has the SoC (CPU + GPU) and RAM.

It's VERY crowded in there.
 
1. 32GB internal storage (Had no idea there was going to be internal storage)
That's the eMMC. Where the OS comes preinstalled. It's a chip which is on the CPU board itself if I remember correctly.

2. All the ports on the back of the Pyra. (Totally assumed there would be like 2 ports back there)
This community likes lots of ports, specially full sized ones.

3. MicroSDXC-Card-Slot (I thought the only memory card slots were the SD cards
This is an alternative to the eMMC, it is also an internal slot under the battery (it's a SIM+microSD combined slot). Could put the OS in there instead of eMMC (in case eMMC breaks or just testing alternative OS).

Supposedly there could be a way to use that micro SD card slot without disabling eMMC, though.

There's also 2 other full sized SD card slots accessible from the outside in the front of the unit (similar to Pandora). This community likes dual full sized SD card slots as well. :)

4. Four shoulder buttons (Totally thought there was only 2 shoulder buttons)
Feature added at request and with input from the community.
 
I thought that the eMMC was on the motherboard (with everything else) and not on the CPU/GPU/RAM daughter board...?
 
Has anybody gotten there pyra voucher by chance. I still haven't gotten mine and I ordered right when pre orders whent on sale Saturday. I know I was in the glitch part of the ordering Buethe site says pyra pre order but no vocher
No need to worry, ED said on twitter that he will create the vouchers in ~20min.
 
From how I understood it, the led was just to control if the modem is active, it wasn't to disable/enable the modem.

Would like @EvilDragon to clarify it.
an LED is just an indicator light, it controls nothing, It will be good for knowing if it's enabled or not. However I'm fairly certain it WILL be turned on and off by a software controlled GPIO.
 
Well there goes my joke completely, also a systemd hater would argue it wasn't a "smart" phone anymore.
Then it is the perfect device for a systemd hater (i.e. they prefer to do stuff by hand and seem to hate smart solutions).

In other news, as we are nearing the end of day 5 we now have 525 pre-orders.
The last minutes of the day see a slight increase in pre-orders, but it is still flattening out.
I wonder how many pre-pre-orderers still haven't pre-ordered.
 
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Batman called. He's done imagining. He wants his Pyra now.
 
Then it is the perfect device for a systemd hater (i.e. they prefer to do stuff by hand and seem to hate smart solutions).

In other news, as we are nearing the end of day 5 we now have 525 pre-orders.
The last minutes of the day see a slight increase in pre-orders, but it is still flattening out.
I wonder how many pre-pre-orderers still haven't pre-ordered.
I wonder if anyone who got the pre-preorder actually FORGOT?
 
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