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The world’s first ‘true Android PC’ costs just $20
Google’s vision for Android doesn't work for everyone, and many OEMs are looking at different ways of using the operating system for improving our computing needs. Chinese company Jide Tech is one ...
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It seems like they are trying to market this towards people that need a low cost pc solution, at $20 that is very respectable but comes with concerns.
- 2 Usb ports
This could be okay but unless you are using a wireless mouse and keyboard combo then you will be taking up both spaces without the ability to plug in other things like a flash drive or removable hard drive. You could get a usb hub but that would add more to the price and you might need a powered one depending on what you plug in.
- Micro SD card slot
Couldnt this have been a full sized SD card slot allowing for more removable storage? Every micro-sd card I have bought has came with an adapter to full sized sd card so I don't see why they would only include a micro.
- HDMI as your only video out
Most likely not a problem for most but this also means it has to be a relatively new monitor or TV if one was around.
It seems like a nice product and I wouldn't mind picking it up if I could grab one on release. But the problem for most people is why would they purchase this over something like a chrome book? If you don't have much money a chrome book is going to get you much farther than a basic "android PC".
Odd shape but I appreciate the concept. Its almost a jeer at apple, look at how small we managed to make this.
I think the true value here is being able carry your computer with you in a very compact form. To me Vision is to the flash drive as the flash drive is to the floppy disk
I'm always tempted to buy cheap little computers like this, but I wouldn't use this as a daily driver ever (no need to). I'd rather spend the money on a full fledged Linux computer (Raspberry Pi), leave it headless and have it do all sorts of stuff. Still tempting to buy one just for fun though . . .
That's a spectacular price point. Walk into a computer store and you can easily pay more than that for a single peripheral (a keyboard or a mouse). The Chromecast seems like a good price at $20 or whatever it is now, but this is a whole computer! Incredible!