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I love my GPD Micro PC

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Post by lkois »

jmmv wrote: post #144

I have a Surface Go 2. It’s bigger than the GPD but still small and lightweight enough that I carry it everywhere “just in case”. Even if it’s not the most comfortable machine to code on due to keyboard constraints and general speed limitations, it offers a kid of… intimacy that’s hard to describe. I love writing blog posts on it from different places of the house.

I was recently tossing up between a ThinkPad x1 nano and a M1 air. Got them both second hand for a steal and had some time to play with them.

If the nano had the battery life of the m1, and didn't sell for 50% more than the m1 was worth, I would have kept it. It just felt like an inviting machine, like a well worn paper notebook. More at home in my actual lap than any desk, no matter what position I was contorted in. And felt fine to toss around and treat rough, with the slightly cramped space only enhancing the experience of a light, portable machine. All making it something I carried around, just in case. Helped that it barely weighed anything at all.

The air isn't too bad, but there's something sterile about it, and it doesn't fade in the background, or even a backpack, quite as well.

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Post by Joeri »

nextos wrote: post #94
Shank wrote: post #87

The allure of small PCs has been very, very strong for me these days. I think the problem is that we used to have this as a market by default, but size keeps creeping up. There used to be a 11.6" MacBook Air, which was a lovely little machine. The difference between 11.6" and 13" is astounding when you're looking at things like carrying it around or sitting on the couch. Smaller devices are even more portable just en…

The MBA 11 was a nearly perfect form factor. It's a shame it got discontinued. Plus it ran Linux like almost no other computer. It was a plain Intel machine, indistinguishable from other PCs. With a slightly better screen and narrower bezels and M1 fanless CPUs it'd be amazing.

The M2 mba doesn’t seem that much bigger than the 11 inch. When I compare my old 11 inch and my m1 they feel of a similar size and weight class, and the m2 is smaller and lighter than the m1.

11 inch mba: Dimensions: .11-.68 x 11.8 x 7.56 (0.3 cm-1.7 cm, 30 cm, 19.2 cm) Avg. Weight: 2.38 lbs (1.08 kg)

M2 macbook air: Dimensions: 0.44 x 11.97 x 8.46 (1.13 cm x 30.41 cm x 21.5 cm) Avg. Weight: 2.7 lbs (1.24 kg)

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Post by dboreham »

idontwantthis wrote: post #100
AceJohnny2 wrote: post #30

Tangential, but: > I’m very vigilant and still a bit freaked out when I carry the Macbook around. Careful in tight spaces! Better not hop on a city bike with it in my backpack, ’cause what if I fall? I've actually found MacBooks to be impressively sturdy. Perhaps I've been lucky. I've dropped my 2016 Intel MBP once while coming out of my car, it hit the pavement on its corner. There was a little dent in the corner, a…

Renters’ insurance means I don’t have to worry about that. Drop it and a $200 deductible gets me a new one.

May be worthwhile checking the policy fine print. My homeowners insurance has a $2k per incident claim limit fwiw, unless the item is explicitly scheduled (which increases the premium).

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Post by zwayhowder »

NikolaNovak wrote: post #112
gsibble wrote: post #25

At a previous job, I was the engineering manager for a new neo-bank and was on call 24/7 for it. I have a beefy Lenovo P52 that I hated carrying around and leaving in my car lest it get stolen. So I got a GPD Pocket. It fit very well into my back pocket. Not only did it work great for emergency situations (I ran Ubuntu MATE as well) when I needed to SSH into machines, check stuff on Datadog, edit code to make a quick…

... Is that a trackpoint on it?? It's a "shut up and take my money" system for me; I've dream of a netbook/micropc with trackpoint and keyboard taking as much space as it can for about 12-13 years now. Thx!

I was so sad when I specifically ordered an HP laptop for work (The other choice was Dell) to get the keyboard with a trackpoint on it, only to find out that the HP layout only has two buttons.

It turns out my years of ThinkPad training has given me permanent muscle memory that the button underneath the middle of the space bar is middle mouse and therefore paste :)

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Post by dboreham »

jmmv wrote: post #144

I have a Surface Go 2. It’s bigger than the GPD but still small and lightweight enough that I carry it everywhere “just in case”. Even if it’s not the most comfortable machine to code on due to keyboard constraints and general speed limitations, it offers a kid of… intimacy that’s hard to describe. I love writing blog posts on it from different places of the house.

I used a Go for many years but recently switched to the SP X because I realized I really only needed thin and light, not small, and a full sized keyboard is so much better to use.

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Post by h4waii »

alchemist1e9 wrote: post #23

You don’t need a fanny pack, it fits in my jeans pants, granted I wear TAD Intercept jeans which have slightly larger front pockets, but still most pants it fits fine. GPD Micro PC is also my favorite device and I carry it everywhere along with a Verizon LTE usb stick and I’m never in a situation I can’t work if the need arises, even without a seat as you get good thumb typing on it. Highly recommend it to those with…

So, I've been looking for jeans with magazine pockets ever since 5.11 stopped making their Defender-Flex in regular colors.

How are the legs on the Intercepters? Any taper at all?

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Post by imiric »

Y0s wrote: post #149

Is there anything similar size which would work as a KVM for a server?

The GPD Pocket 3 has a unique module system, one of which is a KVM/RS-232. It allows you to use its display and keyboard/touchpad to drive a headless system.

It's a super versatile and ingenious little machine. I love it to bits.

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Post by tgv »

Psyonic wrote: post #18

"Better not hop on a city bike with it in my backpack, ’cause what if I fall?" How often do people fall on bikes? I biked for years in SF with my work laptop and never had an issue.

I've been bicycling my whole life, so I've got a bit of practice, but I've only fallen once, when the steering column of the crappy foldable bike I was using at the time broke off. My laptop easily survived the crash: when you fall from a bike, you don't fall on your back.
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