12-04-2016, 01:42 PM
(12-04-2016, 01:30 PM)KiloByte Wrote: Android on a laptop doesn't make sense. I have an Omega OAN133 (Allwinner A10), sold with Android -- it's useless that way. Android wants a touchscreen and can't make good use of a keyboard; if you put a regular operating system on it's a normal, sane, if underpowered laptop. Obviously for a stand-alone computer you'd want something beefier, but for client-only duties it's enough; unlike x86 stuff it's also perfectly silent, and also useful for portability testing.
I just hope the Pinebook won't be as shoddily made as that Omega OAN -- its keyboard started abysmal, and currently for practical purposes doesn't work at all, SD reader throws errors until reboot if you touch anywhere close, etc.
Have you seen Remix OS ? I think that makes it more sane.
