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Cherrypal Mini-Laptop Now Runs Android

Posted by kdawson on from the what-you-can-actually-build-for-a-hundred-bucks dept.

kriston writes in about a new development with the Cherrypal mini laptop, which we discussed last December. "The Cherrypal Asia laptop is now shipping with Google Android installed (product page). This replaces the older Cherrypal Asia mini laptops that were running either Windows CE or a custom Linux. The $148 version has a 1024x600 screen while the sub-$100 model runs 800x480. Both laptops run the ARM9-based VIA 8505 SoIC platform at 533 MHz with 256 megabytes of RAM and 2 gigabytes of NAND flash. I'm looking forward to seeing how Android can squeeze more throughput out of the VIA 8505, since Windows CE didn't do such a great job on the original Cherrypal Asia."

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  1. Cherrypal website now useless by drinkypoo · · Score: 4, Informative

    The link takes me to a login/register page, I registered, and still can't log in. From where I'm sitting, Cherrypal is solely a spam information harvesting site. No links to a "Cherrypal Asia" exist on the products page. Had to hit the google cache to get information. I have budget for another netbook and would consider one if only I could log in.

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    1. Re:Cherrypal website now useless by snookerdoodle · · Score: 4, Informative

      If you click on the "Open Store" link at the top then the "Buy Now" link, you'll see a couple of versions of the Asia. You do not have to log in to do this - I didn't even create an account.

  2. Wasn't this proved to be a scam? by Fortunato_NC · · Score: 5, Informative

    Googling "Cherrypal fraud" may prove instructive, if you happen to find the time. Wasn't there a front-page story on these guys taking money for computers and never delivering them? Why more attention to these scam artists?

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    1. Re:Wasn't this proved to be a scam? by alanw · · Score: 5, Informative

      The BBB report rates them only "F"

      http://sanjose.bbb.org/Business-Report/Cherrypal-1000000896