2012/11/29 Patrick Shirkey <pshirkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > On Thu, November 29, 2012 8:16 pm, Carlos sanchiavedraz wrote: >> Hello dear all. >> >> I'm thinking about purchasing some device that is portable, better if >> it has a touch screen. >> I would love your opinion and maybe know about some devices I'm not >> aware yet that are Linux-friendly or have standard components. >> > > Wait a few more months. Asus are going head to head with Sony for the > largest touchscreen PC/Tablet and they are going to make it x86... There > will be more of these devices arriving in the next two quarters now that > the hype over Windows 8 has started to subside and the manufacturers > realise they can't ignore Linux solutions. > > >> The possibilities are: >> >> Netbook / Barebone / UMPC / Headless-Board devices: >> * pros: portable, powerful, versatile, multipurpose, you can use >> almost any repository and distro (x86/x86_64 arq.), multiple >> connections, compatible HW out-of-the-box, UMPCs (Ultra Mobile PCs) >> have touch screens >> * cons: some don't have (touch)screen, some don't have HD, you need >> peripherals (mouse, keyboard), poor HW compatibility (touch screen one >> of the cases), ARM sometimes is not enough for audio >> >> Tablet, Mobile: >> * pros: GUI really touch-driven, don't need peripherals, multi-core >> chips, some companies have Android tablets but they also publish >> Debian/Linux images for the device you could tweak (Archos), HW >> is/could be Linux compatible if it runs on Android, USB compliant HW >> should run >> * cons: limited power (ARM sometimes is not enough for audio), don't >> have typical Linux-audio SW and repositories, scarce quality >> audio-apps, proprietary connectors, you have to develop a mobile >> version of your apps, latency is an important issue on Android >> >> I guess our friends at Indamixx surely had to deal with something like >> this at the time, and now there's even more choices with a flood of >> portable touch devices everywhere. >> >> Thanks all in advance. >> >> P.D: Here are some examples to illustrate: >> >> * Netbooks: >> http://eeepc.asus.com/ >> >> * UMPC: >> - http://www.umpcportal.com/products/Viliv/X70%20EX/ >> >> * Headless-Board devices: >> http://www.raspberrypi.org/ >> http://pandaboard.org/ >> http://beagleboard.org/ >> >> * Tablet: >> - >> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00422XOEG/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=fibykr-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00422XOEG >> - Debian in Archos: >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGnkzAiuhUk&list=PL281A181403192C58&feature=plcp >> >> -- >> Carlos sanchiavedraz >> * Musix GNU+Linux >> http://www.musix.es >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-audio-user mailing list >> Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user >> > > > -- > Patrick Shirkey > Boost Hardware Ltd > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user I already know some of those you mention, you can watch it here in a Rudess presentation for Win 8: http://www.sonicstate.com/news/2012/11/01/why-microsoft-needs-musicians/2/ But I think their maybe two heavy to carry, and I would prefer something robust for live use and traveling. Thanks, Patrick. -- Carlos sanchiavedraz * Musix GNU+Linux http://www.musix.es _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
