ibex333
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- Mar 26, 2005
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Wow, this thing is amazingly cool. Much cooler in the video than my ARM "CVS Netbook", which kind of left me with a bad impression of ARM platforms. It was cheap, but it was slow, and very very limited compared to a real IBM-Compatible PC.
At least this thing seems to be able to play 1080P video. My CVS Netbook, had a "Special" (as in, Special Olympics) YouTube app, and it played the videos at something like 160x120 resolution. Videos with long titles, that the video-player app would scroll back and forth, would cause the actual video to drop frames.
If I could set my mom up with one of these as a working PC, allowing her to get on the internet, and watch online videos, and DVD discs, then it would be perfect.
Your CVS netbook would have been just fine if you cared to do some research and installed android on it. but you didn't bother doing that, did you?
I got my Raspberry Pi up and running Debian Linux. I had to swap keyboards until I found one it liked. Total cost was just under $100 using an old monitor with a DVI connector.
Newegg.com
GWC HU2G40 USB 2.0 4-Port Hub with 2.5A Power Adapter, Bus-power/Self-power Modes 14.99
Orange KBC2010BK Black 104 Normal Keys 12 Function Keys USB Wired Ergonomic Multimedia Keyboard 6.99
Orange MOUC7070BK Black 3 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical 800 dpi Mouse 5.99
Shipping and Handling:* 8.13
*Amazon.com
Samsung OEM USB Travel Charger Adapter with Data Cable MicroUSB - Bulk Packaging - Black 2.66
AmazonBasics HDMI to DVI Adapter Cable (9.8 Feet/3.0 Meters) 6.99
2X Kingston 8 GB microSDHC Class 4 Flash Memory Card SDC4/8GB 10.84
Allied Electronics & RS Components
Raspberry Pi Type B Single Board Computer 35.00
Shipping and Handling:* 8.02
Total 99.61
Wow.. That sucks dude... For this much you could get a used ASUS eePC which would be better than this in every way.
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