I don't see a thread for the Pepper Pad, so I thought I'd start one. It seems like the most similar device to the 770 out of all the ones mentioned. Does anyone here have one? I'm thinking about getting the yet to be released Pepper Pad 3.
I too would buy one, IF the price break is close to the 770. Though it is a little larger, it has some interesting features. The original was too large, and the price was way too much. I think that I had heard that PepperPad 3 would be around 399.00, if so I might bite.
I too would buy one, IF the price break is close to the 770. Though it is a little larger, it has some interesting features. The original was too large, and the price was way too much. I think that I had heard that PepperPad 3 would be around 399.00, if so I might bite.
Robert
From the Pepper website:
Originally Posted by www.pepper.com
PEPPER PAD 3 - Introducing the newest member of the Pepper Pad Web player family. The first handheld devices to deliver a seamless user experience for entertainment and communication services built around the convergence of the Web and digital media. The Pepper Pad 3 is the first product created by the partnership between HanBit Electronics and Pepper Computer.
The 770 is a Unix handheld optimized for the Internet. I don't think you can say the same for the Pepper 3. Of course, they don't show a lot of detail there.
I too would buy one, IF the price break is close to the 770. Though it is a little larger, it has some interesting features. The original was too large, and the price was way too much. I think that I had heard that PepperPad 3 would be around 399.00, if so I might bite.
Robert
I think a little larger is actually good. I find myself squinting pretty often with the 770. The pepper pad will be $699 which is still a step down from what it was before. They changed the operating system to X11 I think, whatever that means. It was supposed to make it easier for developers.
"Linux System Software - The Pepper Platform is built on system software consisting of an embedded Linux kernel, high-performance X11 and GTK+ graphics, auto-configuring Wi-Fi networking and wired USB and wireless Bluetooth peripheral support."
"Linux System Software - The Pepper Platform is built on system software consisting of an embedded Linux kernel, high-performance X11 and GTK+ graphics, auto-configuring Wi-Fi networking and wired USB and wireless Bluetooth peripheral support."
Sounds good
Regards, Diet
Ok, more like the 770 than I thought...but $699--ouch!
Ok, more like the 770 than I thought...but $699--ouch!
Well, it does have a 30 GB hard drive built in, 256 MB of RAM, a VGA camera and a keyboard. It also has USB host enabled by default, a Java VM and is not root-crippled.
But it has no HWR, has a much chorter battery life and is a lot bigger and heavier than the 770.
I have Pepper Pad 2.
It fits all my needs, but it does not have ''Maemo''
So, only preinstalled apps, that's it.... But I am waiting for
Pepper Pad 3, because it will be not ARM based, so
any i386 apps will work... Just find way, how to start them.
Well, it does have a 30 GB hard drive built in, 256 MB of RAM, a VGA camera and a keyboard. It also has USB host enabled by default, a Java VM and is not root-crippled.
But it has no HWR, has a much chorter battery life and is a lot bigger and heavier than the 770.
For me, I like the 770 better as a couch-surfer.
Hmmm....
1) No camera--who cares.
2) 30 GB Hard Drive, good grief, what do you do on this thing?
3) Root crippled? Puh-leez, the 770 is only root crippled for those without the skill to flash it out (or in, depending how you look at it).
3) Shorter battery life. Frankly, I can't imagine anything shorter than that of the 770.
4) Bigger and heavier--ok guys, mov'in in the wrong direction here.
