Thread: What's the best Handheld gnu/linux machine for 2016?
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2016-03-14 , 12:32
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Originally Posted by endsormeans View Post
BUT...I have read soooo much on the ux line and utilizing linux distros...
and though it is possible to run it on the ux models..all of the models have issues...primarily...what comes up as the the cripplers are
wifi issues...
touchscreen calibration...
, touchscreen accuracy...
(these last two bug me since using full linux fx processor progs..
hell...pretty much any progs..
on a screen so small and tight means touchscreen accuracy and compliance
(meaning where you try to precisely touch will actually BE where you touch) is freakin' dodgy...
to the point many people opt for keyboards and mice instead of fighting with the touchscreen...
As a owner of two Vaio UX 280P.... you're quite wrong.

I run Gentoo regularly and I'm yet to experience a Wi-Fi problem. Heck, my second/main UX 280P has a GSM radio and I also use it without much problem.

Touchscreen precision+accuracy is second to none. It's a _resistive_ screen, after all. Better than almost anything you can find on the market today.

Obviously, it requires a stylus though.

But my primary input method is without a doubt the _track point_. Oh god what a wonderful invention it is, for that form factor. I end up using even for non-precision input (e.g. scrolling).

Curiously enough, I almost never use the track point on laptops... but on the Vaio UX, it does make a difference.
 

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