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I haven't closely followed the Pyra development, just kept it in mind since months/years without really considering buying one. Or maybe a little. Can anyone help me discriminating the pros and cons of each of these future devices? I am a Neo900 preorderer, and decided to go forward despite the steep increase of its price, but I am still interested in comparing it to other devices.

# Neo900
+ Pocket size
+ Compatible with true mobile phone OS (easier for phone usage)
+ 100% open and secure (modem cannot send information without user's approval, and so on)
+ Resistive screen with stylus and compact but efficient keyboard
- Price
- Small screen with low resolution
- Won't have the best performance
- Hard to connect to peripherals, though doable with Y-USB and N900's video out cable
?


# Pyra
+ Numerous ports, can really be used as a small Linux laptop (I imagine the same usage as an EeePC)
+ Multiple SD slots for increased memory and easy swapping storage devices
+ Larger screen with higher resolution, more compatible with a desktop OS
+ Resistive screen with stylus
+ Full keyboard and gamepad (useless for me though), though keys are still used with thumbs just like with the Neo900
+ Case seems pretty solid
+ Good long term support (as shown by Pandora)
+ Better hardware than Neo900
+ PCB is designed so some components can be upgraded/replaced in the futre if I understood correctly
- Brick form factor
- No mobile phone OS
- Not sure what is the most convenient between a Pyra (small but thick) and an ultraportable laptop with a Linux OS (larger but thinner and better performance)
- Not designed to be as secure as Neo900 in terms of modem use and stuff like that (not sure though, again I did not follow closely)
Better battery life than Neo900? Not sure.


# GPD Win
+ Price
- Same as Pyra but less open
- Not sure about Linux compatibility
?


This is probably wrong, maybe deeply. Can someone amend this to help me better seeing benefits of each device and their main goals? They should all be out this year or next year in case of delays, and I'll stick to the Neo900 now that I did the down payment, but I'd like to know if other devices would better suit my use.
 

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