Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet • Hacker News Board

It’s funny that Tech is the source of and solution to all of our problems. But my real critique is that all portable devices these days are around $1000 dollars. I’m sure this display makes the device expensive, why can’t we just have a more humane workflow in our current devices instead of buying a new device?

Re: Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet

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Post by normalaccess » Thu, May 23, 2024, 4:47 PM UTC

Ohh my, on first blush this looks great.

Re: Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet

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Post by sparrish » Thu, May 23, 2024, 4:49 PM UTC

Android 13 with 8GB RAM. I'm not familiar with the MediaTek Helio G99 CPU.

Will this perform well or just be another underpowered tablet for $800?

Re: Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet

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Post by normalaccess » Thu, May 23, 2024, 4:49 PM UTC

spaceisballer wrote: post #4

It’s funny that Tech is the source of and solution to all of our problems. But my real critique is that all portable devices these days are around $1000 dollars. I’m sure this display makes the device expensive, why can’t we just have a more humane workflow in our current devices instead of buying a new device?

For some, e-ink displays are the holy grail of tech. I have several e-ink devices but the real hangup is the refresh rate. If this solves that problem in a meaningful way it could be game changing.

Re: Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet

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Post by 15155 » Thu, May 23, 2024, 4:54 PM UTC

sparrish wrote: post #6

Android 13 with 8GB RAM. I'm not familiar with the MediaTek Helio G99 CPU. Will this perform well or just be another underpowered tablet for $800?

I haven't been impressed by any Mediatek part to date.

Re: Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet

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Post by jll29 » Thu, May 23, 2024, 4:56 PM UTC

normalaccess wrote: post #7

spaceisballer wrote: post #4

It’s funny that Tech is the source of and solution to all of our problems. But my real critique is that all portable devices these days are around $1000 dollars. I’m sure this display makes the device expensive, why can’t we just have a more humane workflow in our current devices instead of buying a new device?

For some, e-ink displays are the holy grail of tech. I have several e-ink devices but the real hangup is the refresh rate. If this solves that problem in a meaningful way it could be game changing.

I agree, refresh rate is an issue that is more important than energy usage, colors or life time (apparently e-ink dies quicker when viewing videos).

I'm just experimenting with a USB-based external e-ink display to see if it is capable of reading/writing/editing technical documents (started last week), using a device with a 50% more affordable price point. My first impression was I needed to increase the font size to be able to work. Let's see how it goes.

Re: Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet

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Post by nathcd » Thu, May 23, 2024, 4:56 PM UTC

Looks nice! I think I'd only get it if I could use it as a monitor though. Displaying more than grayscale colors would be a plus too. Still glad to see it though.