Let's keep this going guys -
This thread is dedicated to small, affordable devices that are fun to own and easy to carry.
I will start, Sony Vaio P!
>>52868417
I saw someone with one of these the other day.
Ugly as hell, but they were running debian
This is as productive on the go as I get.
>>52868417
I use a Fujitsu LifeBook T4220.
always wanted to try that sony vaio, how is it?
Can someone recommend a little device for doing a bit of web-dev in bed / on the go ?
Cheers
>>52868492
when I got it, it had vista on it so it was terrible. but after installing debian and fixing some battery issues, its amazing. Really quick and small
>>52868522
a laptop
>>52868528
>little
>>52868522
I always recommend the x200s to people looking for anything /dev/ related.
>>52868539
>being a manlet
>>52868522
ThinkPad x220 or x220tablet
>>52868417
>>52868448
unfortunately devices like this are pretty much dead beccause of muh smartphones
I believe the Surface 3 also falls into /CPD/
>>52868417
>Sony Vaio P
I would love to see a refreshed version of this running Windows 10. Would be sick, especially if they could manage to fit 4-6GB of RAM in there
>>52868417
>tfw there's now a general thread based off a thread you made
I am become cancer, destroyer of imageboards.
Isn't it ironic how now, when mobile hardware is as fast and low energy as ever, devices like this stopped being made? You would think that all the advances in technology would allow for more innovative devices yet technology seems to be as boring because companies don't dare to take risks.
>>52868819
Because they were autism devices. Modern people have moved onto smartphones and tablets. If you really needed some clunky device with a keyboard to do extended shitposting you can use a laptop, since these things are no more portable than a laptop in the first place.
>>52868819
They were overpowered and overpriced for most of the shit people were doing with them, people could now just surf facebook and check email with their "good enough" phones and tablets that were vastly cheaper.
>>52868843
>autism
Normalfags don't really give a shit about what computers you use, stop being so insecure.
But seriously, try using even some new 11'' widescreen abomination on an airplane or in a car and come back to me about that whole "portability" thing. They had their place, but it was too niche to last.
>tfw all this little devices are super underpowered and stopped existing around 2012
i just want a 16 gig of ram, a modest mobile gpu and a really strong cpu.
>>52869065
What the hell do you plan on doing? With my Asus EEE 900A using Firefox I can have a several tabs of 4chan and Reddit open and watch a video on Youtube at 360p without lag, maxing out RAM usage, or maxing out processor usage.
>>52869292
>video on Youtube at 360p
well i for one want to see videos at least 720p
>standard voltage quad core i7
i want to justify buying this.
>>52868843
autism created everything around you nigger, fuck normalfags, normalfags are the reason everything is shit, all they do is consume shit, they don't create anything
>>52869363
Damn, when I first opened that picture I thought someone managed to install XP on the WiiU's ridiculous tablet controller.
>>52868484
I just upgraded to a Galaxy s6 from this, I miss my G2 a lot. Theyre great phones, and still are.
>>52869614
>galaxy s6
Mistakes.
>>52869642
Better than this. My poor baby.
>>52869658
>Cataclysm Edition.
>>52869684
True but you could've picked literally any non samsung phone at the store and it would've been better.
I fell for it too. It's a sexy as fuck phone, and has some incredible specs, but the flaws will start to glare over time and yes, touchwiz DOES still lag. They made massive improvements, but it's still a sack of shit.
I recently sold mine and picked of an LG G4 and I am infinitely happier.
>>52869743
I wish that AT&T offered one at the nearest store (30-35 miles away) but only had the LG Vista and I'm not doing that shit.
>>52869316
There is a mini-pcie card from broadcom that costs like 20 bucks on amazon that enables HW decoding of many formats. I used to have one in my old netbook. I could watch FHD rips on it without problem.
Found one on amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Broadcom-BCM970015-Crystal-Decoder-AW-VD920H/dp/B00A66PCTM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454963720&sr=8-1&keywords=Broadcom+Decoder
>>52869882
Could've ordered it online.
Oh well I hope it works out for you, but I'm sure you'll be regretting it in 6 months.
Only thing I miss about my s6 at this point is the ridiculously fast Fast Charging.
but the LG G4 has vastly superior battery life so it's a fair trade.
Why not just make a nice case for an iPhone or the 6P - something leathery, premium wallet-tier - and fix a bluetooth keyboard into the cover?
>>52869356
Buy it.
It's beautiful.
Support VAIO's revival.
A stranger on the internet told you to.
>>52869979
I have to agree about the charging, its really fast.
Honestly, I probably will regret it.
>>52869614
Exact same conversion here. It lasted me a good 2 1/2 years.
>>52868819
Is that a giant Dragonbox Pyra?
>>52870223
I had mine for 3 years. It was smashed, and I just wanted something newer.
>>52870090
>implying Vaio's revival is a good thing
next thing you know we will have faggot crying when Acer goes broke.
>>52868417
I really want an Acer Aspire One 532G. Nvidia Ion 2 chipset for hardware decoded h264 video. Doesn't hurt that the Geforce 9 allows you to play a few games.
>>52870373
at least high-end VAIO products had a semblance of innovation and don't look like trash
>>52868539
>x220
>>52869893
hmmm... My shit-tier Dell i3 laptop overheats like a Prescott P4 in a microwave whenever I'm playing Youtube videos... or any video for that matter. I can free up a mini pci-e slot by yanking out the Sprint 3G card in it that I no longer use. I gotta wonder if one of these things will help out.
i just purchased a thinkpad x40 for $75
did i do good
just got this for 15 quid on ebay, thoughts?
>>52873453
What are the specs?
>>52873585
25MHz cpu, 4mb ram, passive matrix display, 120mb hdd
however- its thick enough that I can fit a rasp pi in it, so I'm gonna rip out the crap that's currently in it, I've gotta get my hands on the keyboard controller IC and learn how to interface it with the i/o ports on the rpi, probably buy and led 9inch display and hook that up to a rechargeable battery, should be a fun summer project
>>52868417
>>52873746
>default conky
>how to take a screenshot in Linux
>1024x600
nice bait
>>52873972
>1024x600
What's wrong with that?
>>52869356
JESUS
>>52873746
>how to take a screenshot in linux
Kekd
>tfw when still using a Thinkpad x60 because poorfag
Been thinking about getting a Thinkpad x120, saw one ebay for like $100. Just really want a update, the x60 battery life is pretty awful even with a month old battery.
>>52874331
This is what you get for falling for the thinkpad meme.
Posting from a Samsung NC-110, comfy as fuck for shitposting, word processing, sshing, and a bit of coding. Sort of wish I could be bothered to install the broadcom mPCI-E accelerator card. Not sure Debian would support it very well anyway though.
>>52874357
>calling things they don't like a meme
>>52874357
>>52874446
>2016
>calling anything a meme
>>52873453
>>52873714
would be cooler as is desu, should just see if you can fit it in the battery compartment and access it through direct serial, would make it a comfy email checker/programming/ssh system that you can mess around with abandonware on the side
whatever though, toshiba laptops were easily the most common portables of the early '90s, would still be a shame to see it get gutted if it still works OK though, there's plenty of broken shit out there you can try that with instead
loved this little nigger back in 2004
>>52868417
Fuck off with your consumer whoring, you piece of shit.
>>52868698
I am using one right to post. No. Not it doesn't. A laptop would be more comfy because it doesn't require something to lean against to support.
>>52868745
I liked your idea, so I made a general
>>52874645
seems like a strong over-reaction, newfriend :^)
Mda vario III
bretty comfy
>>52875120
This thing will eat sdhc up to 32Gb, and it is from 2007
>replies 62, posters 37
Another general being pushed by shills.
>>52875158
what did you expect?
>>52875182
I expected mods/janitors to do their jobs and make these faggots buy advertising or fuck off. But maybe they are paying for these threads not to be deleted.
>>52875263
What do you think is being advertised in this thread? I am genuinely confused.
>>52875263
Wut? A lot of the devices being talked about in this thread are no longer in production.
>>52875263
what's even being shilled ITT? we're mostly just posting ancient UMPCs from dead companies, or ones that left the market years ago
>>52868417
Holy shit! This is like a UX series but better!
brb ebay
The lenovo 11e is pretty comfy
>>52874633
is that running PalmOS?
neat
>>52868417
Why do people think they can still sell this thing for $350 - $500?
If I install Debian on my Android Dev Phone 1, will I be able to use the trackball to control the cursor? Seems it could be a fun device to fuck with
>>52875807
because normies think they can get 100% return on there investment after using it for 10 years.
>>52875340
>>52875356
>>52875365
Thanks guys for your demonstration of standard deflecting tactics used by many shills, including but not limited to resellers of overpriced used crap.
>>52875807
Because they're unique. There's not a shit ton of laptops manufactured in that form factor, thus the cost goes up.
Go look up the Vaio UX series on ebay. They are like Core Solo CPU's running Windows XP and they usually don't sell for under $200.... usually around $300 to be honest
>>52874331
posting from x200 right now, my nigerian
picked it up for $35, only at about ~$110 right now after adding a brand new OEM battery ($40 on ebay) and chink 60GB SSD. I get 6hrs battery life with max brightness + wifi, pretty comfy.
X220 is also an option but will be closer to $200 by the time you kit it out fully. Gets closer to 9-10 hours with a new battery, and you get more performance but it's more of a normiefag laptop than the x200 (has touchpad, no screen latch, less indicator leds).
>>52875807
because normies overestimate the price of old hardware. It's always been like this.
>>52868448
As nice as that looks, is worth about its long-term longevity of it was being carried every day.
>>52869658
You post this same picture every comfy thread.
And I get the strange mix of envy and erection every time. Damn it.
>>52876072
Thanks anon for not answering my simple question, to wit: what exactly is being advertised?
>>52872126
If it still had a hard drive and came with a battery/adapter, then yes. I'm looking for one to help complete my collection but I live innawoods and they don't pop up on ebay very often with all their parts intact.
Have a VAIO Pro 11, this is still the perfect ultrabook nearly 3 years later
>>52876423
Nobody would be selling it at those prices, if nobody would buy it. It's like anything else: it's worth whatever someone will pay for it. Sometimes it's worth more sold as individual components, like car parts in the early 2000s. Sometimes it's worth more than something demonstrably better by every objective criteria.
For me, someone who wants a modern tiny laptop, it sucks. I'm stuck between getting a macbbok air 12" that's still bigger than i want and costs like a used car, a three gen old netbook with almost the perfect form factor but no CPU muscle, or a ten year old laptop for more than the netbook, with the perfect firm factor and less CPU than a wristwatch. Literally.
I'd happily pay $1k for something the size of the VAIO OP posted, with a current Intel portable CPU. Probably be willing to sirens $1500 even if the resolution was good and the battery was >12h, but that's a unicorn by then.
Too much
>>52877134
>¥30000
Fuck I'd actually pay that, cheapest I've seen is $325 on eBay
>>52869356
>tfw just bought a SP4 and I just now hear about this.
What the fuck man
>>52868417
>low power processors are better than ever
>there will never be a viao p refresh
Just kill me
there must be an alernate universe that has wide laptops that with like a 21:9 aspect screen or something and websites that weren't designed for legacy 1200x800 screens. like just give me a touchscreen laptop without dumb trackpads. If i am doing something that needs a mouse i bring one.
>>52868417
Does anyone know of a keyboard case for smartphones with a similar form factor to this? If it doesn't exist, it should.
>>52869356
>1200USD X86 tablet
is this the humor thread?
>>52868819
Mass market anon. Electronics is mass market. Companies dont want to invest into something that doesnt see good cash flow
>>52877303
SP4 is better
>>52874633
>>52868819
>>52868417
Damn. One can in retrospect appreciate how sony were willing to take risks back in those days, but they're all over the place with this stuff
>>52877697
Seconding this question.
I used to have one, if you PLAN on buying it make sure to get the extended battery. It has feet that tilts the laptop towards you and essentially doubles the battery life. I watched a few movies on it and after 5 hours it finally started dimming the screen to save power.
if you were to buy one I'd recommend one like in the OP. those vaios that the color wraps from the bottom to the front of the keyboard are faster than my 1st generation one.
>>52877981
>>52877697
Get an 8" windows tablet from aliexpress with a keyboard cover
are the Sonys in OPs pic more expensive now than at MSRP?
>>52878470
The cheapest I've recently seen was priced at 45% the MSRP
>>52878490
shit, they were a luxury at MSRP then..
