Linux on the GPD Pocket 7
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Linux on the GPD Pocket 7
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Re: Linux on the GPD Pocket 7
#2I thought about buying this, but was put off by the tiny keyboard.
Also, I already have a perfectly working dell xps 13 with linux, so this would really be more of a luxury item.
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#3Looks nice - but can it play Youtube without having to close everything else on the system?
I've been badly burned by "netbooks" powered by Atom CPUs... nice battery life but forget opening Facebook or Youtube, and the ultra low screen resolution doesn't help either when web sites are designed for FullHD+ monitors.
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#4Looks nice - but can it play Youtube without having to close everything else on the system? I've been badly burned by "netbooks" powered by Atom CPUs... nice battery life but forget opening Facebook or Youtube, and the ultra low screen resolution doesn't help either when web sites are designed for FullHD+ monitors.
> "Looks nice - but can it play Youtube without having to close everything else on the system? I've been badly burned by "netbooks" powered by Atom CPUs... nice battery life but forget opening Facebook or Youtube"
You should have no issues, the Atom used in these is not your 2010 PIII based Atom, it's a modern part that can handle the modern Web.
> "and the ultra low screen resolution doesn't help either when web sites are designed for FullHD+ monitors."
If 1920x1200 is "ultra low screen resolution" then what do you consider high res? The GPD has higher resolution than my 27" 1080p display, and I have to turn up magnification on that just to be able to read comfortably on most sites.
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#5Looks nice - but can it play Youtube without having to close everything else on the system? I've been badly burned by "netbooks" powered by Atom CPUs... nice battery life but forget opening Facebook or Youtube, and the ultra low screen resolution doesn't help either when web sites are designed for FullHD+ monitors.
That is more graphic acceleration issue. Should not be a problem on this thing.
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#6Looks nice - but can it play Youtube without having to close everything else on the system? I've been badly burned by "netbooks" powered by Atom CPUs... nice battery life but forget opening Facebook or Youtube, and the ultra low screen resolution doesn't help either when web sites are designed for FullHD+ monitors.
> "Looks nice - but can it play Youtube without having to close everything else on the system? I've been badly burned by "netbooks" powered by Atom CPUs... nice battery life but forget opening Facebook or Youtube" You should have no issues, the Atom used in these is not your 2010 PIII based Atom, it's a modern part that can handle the modern Web. > "and the ultra low screen resolution doesn't help either when web sit…
> You should have no issues, the Atom used in these is not your 2010 PIII based Atom, it's a modern part that can handle the modern Web.
Pentium 3? Ew. I thought the Atoms were descendants of the Core2 family.
> If 1920x1200 is "ultra low screen resolution" then what do you consider high res?
You're right - I had overlooked this in the specs and based my judgment on the "screenshot" a bit below...
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#7Finally decent replacement for Psion 5 MX. It only took 20 years :-D
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#8A windows key?
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#9A windows key?
It's sold with Windows.
Even my last Dell that came with Linux had a Windows key.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
> "Looks nice - but can it play Youtube without having to close everything else on the system? I've been badly burned by "netbooks" powered by Atom CPUs... nice battery life but forget opening Facebook or Youtube" You should have no issues, the Atom used in these is not your 2010 PIII based Atom, it's a modern part that can handle the modern Web. > "and the ultra low screen resolution doesn't help either when web sit…
> You should have no issues, the Atom used in these is not your 2010 PIII based Atom, it's a modern part that can handle the modern Web. Pentium 3? Ew. I thought the Atoms were descendants of the Core2 family. > If 1920x1200 is "ultra low screen resolution" then what do you consider high res? You're right - I had overlooked this in the specs and based my judgment on the "screenshot" a bit below...
The Atoms are a completely separate architecture, I don't think they're really related to the main Core etc. Intel CPUs.