03-08-2021, 11:24 AM
(02-21-2021, 10:02 AM)Arwen Wrote: @barray & @zer0sig I'd say that their should be 2 x M.2 slots, 1 x 2230 & perhaps one 2230/42. Then leave off any builtin WiFi & Bluetooth. Let the user decide which modules they use/buy. Pine64 could make a simplified M.2 2230 with WiFi & Bluetooth as a purchase option for those that don't need more, (and know that it was tested).@Arwen I definitely like this idea. Would be interested in being able to get different modules for different communication types or potentially an NVMe SSD.
Unlike a cell-phone, this PineCom could be thicker, both to support M.2 cards and to have a bigger battery.
Also wouldn't mind it being larger or thicker, especially if it improved expansion options or cost less to design. Honestly, something like a large blackberry would be pretty cool IMO, with a roughly phone-sized screen but a keyboard big enough to touch-type on. Of course, a sliding or flip-open keyboard could work but it'd be cool for it to have some clear differences from the phone which will already have a flip-open phone soon and making a slightly bigger keyboard designed for more use would be cool though I don't know how difficult or expensive a separate keyboard design would end up.
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