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Pandora Console Ready For Pre-Orders
Croakyvoice writes "Finally, months after the official announcement, 3,000 lucky people can now pre-order Pandora, possibly the world's fastest handheld console. It boasts a processor capable of up to 900 MHZ, PowerVR 3D graphics, a large 800x480 LCD touchscreen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, dual SD card slots, TV out, dual analogue and digital controls, a clamshell DS Lite-style shape, and a 43-button mini keyboard. The console already boasts an amazing amount of ready-for-release software such as Ubuntu and many full-speed emulators for systems such as Snes, Amiga, Megadrive, and many more that are not publicly announced yet. The console is as powerful as the original Xbox and on a par with the Nintendo Wii. Those interested should visit OpenPandora.Org. For the full history of Pandora from inception until the present, check out the Pandora Homebrew Site."
Yeah because pimple faced fat smelly guys are the defacto trendsetters.
I ordered a used OqO tablet off ebay that has better specs and will run any linux or windows or even OSX on it. I can run all those emulators as well as play PC games on it. Oh and it cost me $200.00 and looks new.
So why should I buy a pandora? It offers nothing but battery life as an advantage to a 4 year old surplus Tablet pc.
Honestly these things are a neat concept, but after you see the price and specs you walk away from it.
I have the last round of new hotness the GPX handheld console... It sits in it's packaging looks brand new and does nothing. It's a bitch to program for because the SDK was crap and there was almost no releases for it except for a couple of emulators.
I'm all for old skool gaming... but most of the games for the Genesis sucked, Most of the games for the SNES sucked, and those 25 games that did not suck are not the reason to buy a game system.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
So, Nintendo takes plenty of time to develop rock-solid machines that are massively popular, while Pandora...
>>>You are naming systems, yet the company that did better in each comparison, made far better games. That has nothing to do with the processing power.
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(whoosh). Apparently my point went right over your head. That's precisely what I was saying! It's the GAMES not how much power the console/portable has that determines who comes out #1 in sales. The Pandora may be a great machine (ditto the PSP), but I doubt it's going to topple Nintendo's dominance in the portable world.
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