I have a Hi13 chuwi
It works ok , not fantastic but for what i want to do ( watch videos) its fine.
Nice screen!
formerly: Asus Eee Note EA800 (e-book reader/drawing tablet)
- Laser
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Assuming this is still for sale, I have a couple of questions (sorry if already answered):
- battery usage (how much can you work on it between recharges)
- can one upgrade, or replace the Linux distribution that the device runs?
I managed to install Linux on a newish cheap Chinese tablet (touchscreen, wifi, Bluetooth working), but I'm a bit curious about this Asus device.
- battery usage (how much can you work on it between recharges)
- can one upgrade, or replace the Linux distribution that the device runs?
I managed to install Linux on a newish cheap Chinese tablet (touchscreen, wifi, Bluetooth working), but I'm a bit curious about this Asus device.
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- Location: CZ
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage2, JIS ThinkPad,…
- Main mouse: I like (some) trackballs, e.g., L-Trac
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I've had three of them total; the two backups are sold now, but I still have the one that I used a bit. Now I'm open to selling it off too.
It was used for occasional reading and note-taking mainly in math classes; I charged it once or twice a week IIRC. Officially, it was supposed to last up to 14 hours in active use or 10 days suspended, and I would believe that.
The OS is based on Linux and Qt Embedded, and you get shell access, telnet etc. and there are some community-developed/ported applications. I haven't looked into it more.
As I posted earlier, the device is best treated as an appliance (note-taking, annotations, e-books) with the option to run scripts, share data over FTP etc.
It was used for occasional reading and note-taking mainly in math classes; I charged it once or twice a week IIRC. Officially, it was supposed to last up to 14 hours in active use or 10 days suspended, and I would believe that.
The OS is based on Linux and Qt Embedded, and you get shell access, telnet etc. and there are some community-developed/ported applications. I haven't looked into it more.
As I posted earlier, the device is best treated as an appliance (note-taking, annotations, e-books) with the option to run scripts, share data over FTP etc.
- Laser
- emacs -nw
- Location: Romania
- Main keyboard: Plum TKL \w Topre domes (work) / Novatouch (home)
- DT Pro Member: 0180
Thanks for the quick answer! I'll search a bit more about the possibility of updating its Linux innards (I see Asus has the free parts on its support page: https://www.asus.com/supportonly/EA-800 ... _Download/).
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- Location: CZ
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage2, JIS ThinkPad,…
- Main mouse: I like (some) trackballs, e.g., L-Trac
- Favorite switch: #vintage ghost Cherry MX Black (+ thick POM caps)
- DT Pro Member: -
There's a mirror of the original website with tools. I've seen newer stuff too, but can't currently find it, though.