Shipping question

[Henriko]

So, I am planning to get the Pandora using money received for my confirmation, and I have some questions.


Gonna number them, so that if you can't answer all, just put the number before the answer.


1: How long will it take before I receive the Pandora after purchase?*


2: Is it an good choice to use this as an laptop, writing stories and such for school etc.?


3: Will using it daily remove some of the quality?


4: Is there any problems that is not mentioned on the main site that I might take into consideration?


That's about it. Please ask me if you need any additional information.


*I live in Norway, near Bergen.


Ps. Please excuse me for not bothering to search any of these questions up before asking.

 

[slaeshjag]

1. It ships within 7 days. With standard shipping, it took about a week to sweden iirc.


2. The keyboard is not that great for writing longer stories*, but with a USB-hub you can connect a USB-keyboard.


3. Not really, I use mine every day.


4. It's not an apple product in any way. Don't expect the software to be perfect. Neither the hardware. Remember that this is a small project with few involved at core development, it WILL be a bit rough around the edges. Although most hardware problems are a part of the past now.


* not that great as in it takes a while. It's not painful or anything to use, it's just a bit slow.

 

[vadsamoht]

EDIT h34r: 'd

1. That depends on the shipping option you choose. From my shipping confirmation email:
   

   If you are in the UK you can look forward to recieving your order in the next 24 hours (weekends not always included), if you chose UPS shipping you should recieve your order in the next 48 hours (weekends not included). Airmail will take 2-12 days in most cases.

2. It depends how heavily you plan on using it. you'll probably find it more comfortable using a larger keyboard. Personally, I intend to type university assignments on mine with a USB keyboard from eBay.
   
3. Shouldn't think so, if you are careful with it. Same as with any other handheld.
   
4. I wrote a similar post here, detailing some of the faults people sometimes mention, but there's no knowing how many (if any) of these your unit will have.
   

Any other questions, feel free to ask! B)

 

[Prometheus]

Just a comment on the keyboard: Your mileage may vary on how much typing you find you can do on it. I'm actually writing a novel on mine, using the built-in keyboard (and not connecting a USB one), but as you can see above, this isn't the case for everyone.

 

[Henriko]

You said I could ask more questions, so here's another one.


Does it take USB harddrives? (That's all I've got at the moment )

 

[vadsamoht]

You said I could ask more questions, so here's another one.


Does it take USB harddrives? (That's all I've got at the moment )

Yes, but not all. The USB ports can only give out so much power. There's an incomplete hardware compatibility list here.


I'll see if I can find the power output the Pandora can handle.

 

[vadsamoht]

OK, the USB spec is 500 mAh, but some hard drives (particularly cheap 2.5" ones) try to draw more than this. So long as your drive uses <= this amount, or has an external power source, then you should be fine.


Also, it will need to be a USB 2 device (not 1.1).

 

[Henriko]

Okay, more questions!


So, the video out cable, what does it support (it says composite and S-video, but I can't see the ports) and how does it support it?


Also, THIS SUPPORT IS FRLIPPIN' AMAZING!

 

[vadsamoht]

The TV-out cable connects through the EXT-Connector on the Pandora (there's a picture of the connector here).


The cables have not started shipping, for one reason or another, and because of this I have no real idea how well it si supported (should work fine, though). There is also a thread here, where WizardStan is attempting to buy a whole bunch of connectors so that people can make TV-Out cables (and any other hardware extension they can think of) themselves.

 

[Henriko]

Here I am again, for more questions!


1: So, how much is the value added tax for this?


2: Do I pay shipping, or do you pay it?


That's about it. Talk to ya later!

 

[vadsamoht]

Here I am again, for more questions!


1: So, how much is the value added tax for this?


2: Do I pay shipping, or do you pay it?


That's about it. Talk to ya later!

1. I really have no idea, it depends on where you are. Even then I doubt you're in Australia, like me, so I wouldn't know. If you emaill the shop you intend to buy from they should be able to tell you, though.


2. You will have to pay for shipping.

 

[Geca]

I'm waiting 2 weeks for the answer of the Pandora Shop because i whant to pay with PayPal, i whant to buy some peripherals for pandora, but it look like open pandora don't whant to shell them....

 

[vadsamoht]

I'm waiting 2 weeks for the answer of the Pandora Shop because i whant to pay with PayPal, i whant to buy some peripherals for pandora, but it look like open pandora don't whant to shell them....

Assuming you sent the email to Craig's shop, you could try sending them a new email ro phoning them directly. Alternatively, you could just purchase your items from ED's shop (www.gp2x.de/shop).

 

[Geca]

I'm waiting 2 weeks for the answer of the Pandora Shop because i whant to pay with PayPal, i whant to buy some peripherals for pandora, but it look like open pandora don't whant to shell them....

Assuming you sent the email to Craig's shop, you could try sending them a new email ro phoning them directly. Alternatively, you could just purchase your items from ED's shop (www.gp2x.de/shop).

ed's shop don't work, it redidect to openhandhelds...

 

[vadsamoht]

I'm waiting 2 weeks for the answer of the Pandora Shop because i whant to pay with PayPal, i whant to buy some peripherals for pandora, but it look like open pandora don't whant to shell them....

Assuming you sent the email to Craig's shop, you could try sending them a new email ro phoning them directly. Alternatively, you could just purchase your items from ED's shop (www.gp2x.de/shop).

ed's shop don't work, it redidect to openhandhelds...

I just checked it, and it works fine for me, though my browser auto-adds the index.php.


Link Here

 

[Geca]

I'm waiting 2 weeks for the answer of the Pandora Shop because i whant to pay with PayPal, i whant to buy some peripherals for pandora, but it look like open pandora don't whant to shell them....

Assuming you sent the email to Craig's shop, you could try sending them a new email ro phoning them directly. Alternatively, you could just purchase your items from ED's shop (www.gp2x.de/shop).

ed's shop don't work, it redidect to openhandhelds...

I just checked it, and it works fine for me, though my browser auto-adds the index.php.


Link Here

Thanks, but they don't shell Pandora Cases

 

[Henriko]

Alright, I'm back!


So, I can't connect to the UK shop's site (http://www.gbax.com/)


And I am wondering this: Where in the UK is it?

 

[fr4n]

So, I can't connect to the UK shop's site

Me neither. Craig was changing ISPs at some stage. It might have something to do with that.

And I am wondering this: Where in the UK is it?

Newcastle.