Thread: Worth buying the nokia n900 now?
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2011-02-13 , 06:39
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Originally Posted by Copernicus View Post
Ok, yeah, I admit the Open Pandora is a very cool little device. But the focus on being a gaming platform kind of throws me off; I don't use my N900 for gaming at all... (Besides, is it even possible to get one? It sounds like they are only being manufactured in tiny batches.)

I'd love to see a more general-purpose version of the Open Pandora, maybe something more like the N810.
Eh, the hardware doesn't care if you're running games or what -- if you don't want to use the d-nubs as gaming controls, I'm sure you can get them to move the cursor a la U820, or just ignore them. See debernardis's thread and elsewhere for examples of the Pandora playing microlaptop.

And yeah, I guess the waitlist is probably kinda long -- don't know if there's any quantity of used ones being sold yet.


Originally Posted by alcalde View Post
No. (Stop the booing!) Buy something like the Viliv N5. That way you're not locked into MeeGo or ARM-based Linux. If MeeGo is still developed, you can always install MeeGo on it. If not you can put any OS that runs on x86 on it, plus it's already got very good Linux compatibility in terms of drivers and settings available to make the hardware work.
For me, Atom just doesn't have the power efficiency for a solo device -- you can't leave it cranking mp3s all day, and if you suspend every time you put it in your pocket, you get poor responsiveness while it's checking mail, etc. when you open it back up to use it. It's annoying but bearable on my Fujitsu U820, but I can't see living with it as a primary device.

And you talk like ARM Linux is a dodgy thing one might not want to be locked into, but the OP said Linux was what he wanted, so...
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