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Re:Maru OS – A complete desktop experience on a smartphone by sangnoir on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @07:18PM (#14354218)
> The "2013 devices" makes me thing that this is a "toy" for people like "us" that have a Nexus rotting away somewhere

I'm writing this on a 2013 Nexus, thank you very much! A year ago it stopped booting and I tried searching for a newer, comparable tablet to replace it: no such device exists. I ordered a replacement main board and couldn't be happier. Until someone makes a new 7-inch tablet with a full HD display, it will continue to not rot in my hands for a few more years.

Re:Maru OS – A complete desktop experience on a smartphone by kybernetikos on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @04:05AM (#14356475)
I was surprised when I came to replace my 7 inch nexus that there wasn't a recent 7 inch tablet from a major player with good reviews. I ended up going for the nVidia Shield tablet K1, which despite being an iteration on a more than 2 year old tablet seemed pretty good. I've been happy with it so far.
Re:Maru OS – A complete desktop experience on a smartphone by cyc115 on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @09:20PM (#14354851)
I'm using a N5 as my primary phone... It seems mad to me that the life expectancy of a phone is so short those days. :P
Re:Maru OS – A complete desktop experience on a smartphone by SubiculumCode on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @10:36PM (#14355194)
same here...and the only thing bad is the battery life :-/