I may complain about the keyboard, but it’s this little blue fellow’s size🤣
Eeep is very into Linux and UMPCs/palmtops, he draws on his Newton, plays AAA titles on his Onexplayer F1 Pro and uses this Jornada for Linux learning.
He treats all the devices like his “friends” - he has lots of handheld video games for when his little projects don’t work out.
I have a combination of a need for a handheld/UMPC with a decent keyboard that can run Linux and to expand my vintage computer collection.
I just got a Jornada 720, which even discounted kind of felt like a “rip off experience” - the original OS is so outdated, and the Linux distros that exist for it are so grindingly slow that it makes the device worthless.
I’m currently going back and forth between a Vaio Type P, a Nanote or a Zaurus SL-C3200.
All are pretty different devices but I like this form factor combined with a lite distro.
All range between 200-300$.
I’m looking for something that is good at word processing and can run a web browser decently (not speedily but decently).
I know the Nanote should win hands down because of the modern hardware but I like the Vaio’s length, and the compactness of the Zaurus. Btw how awful is running a more recent Linux on a Zaurus in terms of performance?
I was surprised at the upcharging for these devices. I’m assuming it’s because they’ve been rediscovered and are now trendy again.