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2012/11/29 SxDx :

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>> From: "Carlos sanchiavedraz"

>> But I think their maybe two heavy to carry, and I would prefer

>> something robust for live use and traveling.

>

> I have both an archos g9 (ssd version, no hd) and a nexus7.

>

> I didn't play much with audio yet. I just hacked the g9 to

> put the linux I wanted, rooting by hand (for the funz), not

> using the official method. Doing so, I had to plug/unplug the

> mini-usb cable very often to debug my rooting/rebooting process

> and now the connection is weak. I have to turn the cable before

> plugging it so that there is some tension in there otherwise

> it won't work. The version I have has also a weak display; when

> you press behind the screen you have this "wavy" effect appearing

> on screen (you know, when you press too hard on a LCD display, there

> is this kind of wavy thing). The overall construction does not seem

> very solid (it's plastic).

>

> So for robustness, the archos g9 is to be avoided. That said,

> it's just my experience with it. And more recent versions might

> be better (the "wavy" thing is gone as I've heard).

>

> For the nexus7, the screen has a nice glass, and 10 points of

> touch (the g9 only 4). For music it might be better. But it has

> not SD-card slot, contrary to the g9. There again, I didn't hack

> it much, I don't want to open the bootloader the official way,

> so to have an alternative to android is some more work for me

> at the moment. I think, by having played with a virtual piano

> on it, that the audio latency is a bit better with the android 4.2 on

> it. Android 4.2 is supposed to have a better audio latency, so

> they say at google. I don't think android is a good solution for

> audio things. The system is very very bloated. (Note that I didn't

> do much of audio, so just an overall feeling.)

>

> That said, maybe there are some free-software friendly devices out

> there. The g9 needs binary drivers for the 3D thing (I didn't check

> for the nexus7, but I suspect it's the same). Maybe some manufacturers

> release schematics and manuals for the parts they glue together so

> that we laymen can hack the thing the way we want. But

> a little voice inside of my brain says "don't count on that".

>

> Note also that a big problem with those computers is the

> difficulty to change the battery. You cannot easily open them

> and replace things in there. (And just for the record, no I

> didn't buy those, I won them in programming contests.)

>

> My 1.5€.

Really useful information, and is very good to know those pros and

cons you mention.
Thanks for your extended response.
--

Carlos sanchiavedraz

* Musix GNU+Linux

  http://www.musix.es

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