Linux on the GPD Pocket 7

Am I the only one in thinking £469 (at least in UK) is expensive for what it is?

I backed this project on Indiegogo, and the Windows 10 unit that I received does not implement sleep correctly, so the battery drains excessively while the unit is suspended with the lid closed. After about a day suspended, the battery is fully drained. This limits its usefulness as a mobile unit, as I have to power off the unit between uses. I emailed GPD support, but did not receive a response. They are a very small company.<p>Other than that, it&#x27;s been a pretty nice device for development. One of the nice features is that it&#x27;s so small, I don&#x27;t have to stow it during airplane take-off and landing, and can continue programming throughout. The keyboard requires some getting used to, though.

This thing looks adorable. It has the Apple-style metal case rather than the more common plastic, and the ad copy at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gearbest.com&#x2F;tablet-pcs&#x2F;pp_613003.html?lkid=11226317" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gearbest.com&#x2F;tablet-pcs&#x2F;pp_613003.html?lkid=1122...</a> is basically &quot;what if macbook, but in handbag&quot;

Finally decent replacement for Psion 5 MX. It only took 20 years :-D

I thought about buying this, but was put off by the tiny keyboard.<p>Also, I already have a perfectly working dell xps 13 with linux, so this would really be more of a luxury item.

A decade ago i would have moved mountains to get hold of one of these, i have owned a eeepc 901, a Nokia 770, and a N800. But these days my first though goes to having to deal with the bikeshedding and musical chairs that is modern day Linux userspace, and can&#x27;t help thinking it will be a big time sink for little gain...

I was all in on this until I saw the location of some of the keys. Especially under Linux use, I need the tab in a good position

So there isn&#x27;t actually a Linux version available, and if it does become available it will be more expensive? Why?

Pixel C, with a keyboard cover, on paper would be a good device for Linux, it has a Tegra X1 which is a pretty decent SoC with a great GPU. You can even run some basic Tensorflow models on that GPU, it&#x27;s the same as Jetson TX1.<p>Nvidia has Linux for Tegra, but not sure if the final hardware enablement was ever done for Pixel C.

Baytrail tablets aren&#x27;t so bad with Linux now either (they were a right pain when released). My t100ta runs Arch perfectly with everything working (well) other than the camera. It was cheap, the keyboard dock is decent, and it feels like a great natural successor to the original eeePC.

I&#x27;ve been looking for something like this for a while. The Asus C101 Chromebook with GnuRoot Debian for a chrooted Linux has done a satisfactory job. Small, light, reasonable keyboard, and flips into a tablet.

I have difficulty conceiving of anything that lacks a full-size keyboard as a &#x27;hacker PC&#x27;.

Reminds me of my Toshiba Libretto.

A windows key?

Neat idea, except that it doesn&#x27;t actually run Linux and most likely never will.

Looks nice - but can it play Youtube without having to close everything else on the system?<p>I&#x27;ve been badly burned by &quot;netbooks&quot; powered by Atom CPUs... nice battery life but forget opening Facebook or Youtube, and the ultra low screen resolution doesn&#x27;t help either when web sites are designed for FullHD+ monitors.

Why would <i>anyone</i> want a device of such inconvenient size for a human being? This size seems optimized for <i>a falcon (superhuman eyesight) with huge pockets.</i> I thought these were extinct.<p>You&#x27;d want it either <i>&lt;=4.5&quot; so it fits comfy in a normal person&#x27;s pocket</i> (5&quot; phones are bearable but incredibly annoying), or <i>&gt;=10&quot; to be able to actually see stuff on the screen</i> (ever tried one of those horrible 6-8&quot; tablets?). Heck, even most women&#x27;s purses can accommodate a 13&quot; device easily...