craigix
Mega GP Mania
While I have had my Pandora for a couple of months now, I'm still trying to bite my non-existent nails every time I see something else crop up that delays it for others.
Keep strong folks. When this finally gets into your hands you're going to instantly forget anything you went through. Even seeing the problems being solved in the alpha hotfixes is worth the whole process if you're what ED calls a "fanboy". The interactivity of how it's being done, the feedback from the community, the releases and testing being done makes it fun to own it even if you don't use it for anything else. Without being a developer or an OP team member I still feel part of the process asking a question here and there or just by posting something on these boards.
I wish all console/gadget manufacturers were like this. If you get what the Pandora is you will understand what I mean. I've never seen anything approaching this device and the community around it and would gladly start waiting all over if I had the cash to order another. Damn, seeing a full FF 4 (hell, even Firefox 5 beta now!) running on it brings tears of awe/marvel/joy to my eyes because I remember drooling at the sight of an unaffordable laptop some ten years ago and now I have a Pandora hanging from my belt using the, lol, super-tight-fitting-Pandora-body-hugging case
Seeing what I've just written here this looks a bit of a useless post but I wish I could really convey how I feel about this project to everyone who is holding on so you might get a bit of a morale uplift if the current issues were getting you down.
P.S. This post was obviously inspired by ED's so I think a big THANK YOU ED, all of OPT and the community is in order here!!
Thanks, if you look back at most hardware manufacturers which started from nothing their first device was usually a bumpy ride, but the experience you gain during that run is what makes your future products far superior.
If there is a Pandora2 it's unlikely there will be preordering (we managed to avoid that with the iCP for example), it's very likely we will use almost all the same 'fixed' methods of production and parts too (faster SoC etc. though, obviously), which will lead to a very solid product.
So I hope we can further reward you all with a most amazing sequel console at some point and of course you will have helped to make it happen, just try to stay cool with us as we go though this baptism of fire.