Just got done with the unboxing video, haven't edited it yet, hope no-one is too excited about it, it is pretty lackluster. I'm getting ready to edit it right now so I'll post it here tonight or tomorrow.
Two things I noticed:
The height of the unit, it is a little thicker than the Pandora, but I think it feels better in the hands. When using my Pandora for hours my hands start to cramp up but I don't think they will as bad with the larger size in my hands. So I probably won't upgrade my case. . .
The click of the nubs, I'm not sure if I like it for desktop use until I try them with a program. I use Blender quite a bit right now to edit my videos and if the cursor moves when I click the nubs for either either mouse clicks it just won't work for me. Maybe there could be a program to switch the non-marked keys? it looks like ABXY are marked as Page up, Page down, Home, and End which I use a lot in Blender so I really like those. However, R1, R2, L1, L2 and the nubs aren't really marked, being able to switch the use of those would be awesome. I was thinking making two of the shoulder buttons mouse clicks and two switch right and left between desktops.
I don't know, it might be dreaming of actually getting Blender to run on the Pyra but that would save me so much weight/space on my bicycle tour. Like I said in my video, if I could just edit a few videos on the Pyra and wait until I'm next to an outlet to use my notebook to render them or maybe just get to a lan house to use a much much more powerful computer I could edit a lot more videos. The Pyra can be charged with a powerbank giving me hours and hours of editing time while I'm in my tent, I find if I don't edit regularly I get overwhelmed. If that is possible I'd sell my notebook where ever I was and send ED the money for one, maybe spend a few weeks in a hotel room waiting for my Pyra to arrive! I'd probably actually buy with credit and sell my notebook when I get the Pyra. Either way if a developer or maybe someone who gets their Pyra when it ship could try getting Blender to run that would help me out a lot.
EDIT: Ok, I haven't been editing, have been playing around.
So I took it apart and put the stiffer keymat in, the one that had the white back with the domed keys and I think I prefer the stiffer keys. The game controls feels just as good also. I do prefer the domed keys though, the flat ones just don't seem to come out as much. The mat that was in it, the one with the black back, seemed a little mushy. Which keymat is supposed to be in the shell? When they're stiffer it doesn't seem like the keys have as much travel but I prefer the feeling. It is closer to the Pandora, which I say in the video I don't like but I mainly just don't like them because they're too domed. I feel like I'm hitting the keys more accurately with the Pyra than with the Pandora, might be the shape, rectangle and less domed. Even when I push a key on the Pandora if I don't have a visual confirmation by looking at the screen I would feel like I didn't hit the key, if that makes sense. I can't tell 100% if I'm pressing them adequately but the Pyra 'feels' like I do. I think all around the Pyra's keyboard is better than the Pandora's, but the keymat that was in it feels really mushy.
Anyway, I'm getting one eventually, just the three problems I had with the Pandora are fixed here. It feels great in the hand and with a 720p screen I think it will be much better for general computing. I'll get one while on my bike tour if someone can confirm Blender works and if not I'll get one when I get home. I'm so glad I got to get this package before I left, I now know it feels really good now if it will just do enough to replace my notebook on my bike I'd be really happy!
So after using it for awhile I'm going to do a second video tomorrow. I'll ship it out Friday.
