2012/11/29 SxDx <sed@xxxxxxx>: >> From: "Carlos sanchiavedraz" <csanchezgs@xxxxxxxxx> >> 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 _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
