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#417
Originally Posted by PWN900 View Post
I mean the other problem for me wanting to dump 600$ cash in to this is simply because we are at an apex with portable devices.

why should we all rush out to spend 600$ when you could hunt down a sweet umpc?

If everyone main concerns are for features this starts to look like a great idea. unfortunately the only problem is the GSM

http://www.technologyke.co.uk/oursho...-Computer.html

This one even comes with a GSM dont know if i you can get it in the states.
http://97.74.230.88/Videos/2010-8/22...-tech-com.html
I highly suggest reading ALL the posts before commenting about what the neo900 will be able to do....let them suss it out concerning what the device will be able to handle when they have a working model and the proto is ready. THEN comment.

Posting disappointment when no one knows yet what will or won't be possible in the device is jumping the gun. Aiming at the oqo...looks nice...yup... (have a friend with one ...wishes he had my n900...hehe) but I like the direction open source and hardware wise that the boys are going for here...maybe the latest oqo since(e2) it's asian takeover has lte or cdma capability ( my friend's old oqo e2 was gsm too....sorry...error in my memory...I remember now playing with it and poking around in it's guts and he had EDGE ...not gsm on it).. ...if not you are SOL again there...not to mention the most recent versions of the oqo will be very pricey compared to the e2 beater for sale for 299 pounds....as well , since the company folded and it was bought by another and the latest model never got shipped...good luck finding it's successor as well as any community or help. As far as the T-MNB-501 you had better have more than $600 dollars in hand for that one! If you can find one....And the same issues we ALL know will be present...what can it really do? Is there concrete support? How open is it?...Is it going to collect dust in a drawer in a year or two from now because the latest shiny thing comes out? etc...etc...

Regardless ...posting an alternative device as a solution (prematurely too ...I believe ) should belong perhaps in the competitive device section.

Concerning gsm ....read joerg's, estel's or mine (brief blurb ....still filling my brain and reading up on the gtm609...gadzooks! I love it...) concerning gsm, lte, and cdma potential in the neo900

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