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Royal Linux PDA Finally Coming To Market

Posted by simoniker on from the i-dub-thee dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to LinuxDevices.com: 'After a false start and a delay, Royal appears ready at last to ship its Linux-based PDA, the Linea LX. The Linux LX is now expected to arrive this quarter, priced at $399. The device will be based on a 200MHz Motorola i.MX1 MDragonBall processor equipped with 64MB of SDRAM and 32MB of Flash memory, and will include Trolltech's Qtopia graphical framework and PIM suite.'"

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  1. Good idea, but.... by DR+SoB · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "with Microsoft Outlook synchronization. "

    I hope that's not all it sync's with?? I was hoping I could finally have an all-encomposing Linux solution at home, that I could PDA on the road with, but apparently this Linux solution still wants me to have Windows installed at home..

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  2. Worth the price? by dalamarian · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I love the idea of more Linux in my life, but the hardware seems a little less than stellar compared to something like an Ipaq for the same money. I believe you can get an Ipaq with a 400mhz Intel X-scale processor for 400 dollars also. Unless this Motorola has some sort of different rating...

  3. Video Playback by vlad_petric · · Score: 4, Insightful
    I don't know about the Dragonballs, but an Intel StrongArm at 200MHz can't do 320x240 mpeg4 at 30fps, while a 400MHz one can ...

    Yes, real performance is more important than MHz, but more MHz of the same model usually means more performance.

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  4. It's always been that way... by sczimme · · Score: 4, Insightful


    between desktops and laptops/notebooks, too: for a given class of machine (CPU, RAM, HD, display) the laptop would cost significantly more than the desktop.

    However, in recent years the gap has narrowed: now a 2.4GHz Celeron laptop with a 14" display can cost under $700. (Scroll down to the Inspiron 1100) The laptop still costs more than the same class desktop, but the gap isn't nearly as wide as it once was.

    I believe that - as the PDA/handheld market matures - the price gap will close a bit. There will always be expensive stuff on the high end, but the entry- to mid-level stuff will offer pretty darn good performance.

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  5. Day late and a few hundred too expensive? by stienman · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You can get a dell axim with more memory (and a faster processor, but it doesn't matter how fast it is if the software is inherently slow) and throw linux on it for $200. Pay another hundred or so and you've got wireless built in.

    What, exactly, is the upside to this new portable, and is it worth the premium? It seems to me that the extra money is for a supported linux handheld, but is there really going to be much support beyond reflashing the handheld and re-syncing with the computer? If not, is there some other reason to look at this?

    -Adam