Re:The digital typewriter and the unnecessarily costly pursu...
by Qworg on Friday July 15, 2022 @05:44PM
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In comparison to the BOOX - I love my Remarkable2 and it is a Linux box under the hood.
Re:The digital typewriter and the unnecessarily costly pursu...
by dredmorbius on Friday July 15, 2022 @06:10PM
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I considered the Remarkable.
For my primary use: a portable library, 16 GB onboard storage was simply too little. The BOOX Max Lumi offered 64 GB, and the Lumi II has 128 GB, which I could really use, and ultimately I'd prefer more still.
Remarkable has since shifted to a cloud/subscription business model, which makes me happier for my choice.
I'd prefer Linux under the hood, really. But not with the senseless HW sacrifices that Remarkable are imposing.
I'll add that Onyx's post-purchase support of the platform has been refreshing after Samsung devices that saw no updates at all. There've been about 4--5 in a year and a half, including specifically addressing issues I'd reported.
Re:The digital typewriter and the unnecessarily costly pursu...
by dredmorbius on Saturday July 16, 2022 @03:15AM
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Also: Whilst it's not the same as native Linux directly available, and the many, many limitations and frustrations of Android still apply, Termux can be installed on the BOOX (via F-Droid), and provides excellent capabilities.
Over 2,200 packages now.
I've some sympathy as hardware is a mug's game and price competition when it does hit is absolutely brutal.
That said, the 10" and 13" displays available now are excellent, and are being found in Android tablets (sold as e-book readers, but fully general-purpose). The Onyx BOOX line for example.
Android itself is hugely limiting in numerous ways. I'd like to see actual e-ink laptops, and suspect we will before too much longer.
A quick note on power use: if the device is only used for reading reasonably static text, battery life is exceptional. Once radios, backlights, and in particular web-surfing are added to the workload, power draw really ramps up. You'll get a full day or two off a charge, but not a week or more as with reading books.