77 replies to this topic

[Chero]

Linux enthusiast, I suppose.
I pre-ordered one to upgrade my Zaurus SL-C3100. That one already does a lot of stuff the pandora will be able to do.

Chero.

[Svartalf]

I didn't select any of these, because the answer is 'all of the above'.

I'm a retor-gamer fan, and I have a collection of older games.

I'm a homebrew fan, in that I like seeing original efforts at games.

And I'm a Unix enthusiast. Note: Not 'Linux'.

Heh... I couldn't vote either, same story, including being a Linux AND Unix enthusiast (Yes, both o' them..).

And neither of us pre-ordered either...

[RajTakhar]

It might of made more fun just to see if there were any users were Pre-GP2X - just to see how long us older
gits who bought the GP32 (blue ) were out there, the poll was more GP2X centric

It could of been interesting to see where the initial userbase was from (Windows, Unix, Linux, Mac OS, etc)

Yes I too have messed around with Linux (Unix, Windows and DOS for Work, Linux for home) for quite a few years - bring back the days when you had to write your own drivers, none of this automated pap - it takes the fun out of it

[White Demon]

Well right now I'm still here because I haven't got my refund yet/cc reorder page is not up.

If both of the above were satisfied, I wouldn't be here nearly as much as I am right now.

[Lambertus]

Voted: "Linux-Enthusiast, I preordered" and "No, but I preordered a Pandora".

I was searching the net for a long time to get a Linux based powerful handheld with touchscreen and lots of storage space, GPS and possibly a keyboard. I want to do mobile editing for OpenStreetMap and for that I have looked at the Nokia N800, N810, netbooks and the OpenMoko phone (Freerunner).

A speedy system is important as I expect turn-by-turn navigation or OpenStreetMap editing software to be very CPU and memory hungry. The OpenMoko phone was quickly out of the picture as I didn't need the phone function at all. All others have different pro's and con's but, for me, the Pandora came on top (followed at distance by the N810). Netbooks are just too big to be working on while standing.

The biggest downside of the Pandora for outdoor usage, as things stand now, is the lack of a transflective screen, I hope the backlight is powerfull enough to counteract that.

[Klaus]

While I'm definitely all three (not preorderd, damn, I hate beeing too late *g*) , I voted for Linux-enthusiast. The Pandora seems to be the perfect device for times when my backpack and ThinkPad stay at home. Not to mention that the Pandora's battery lasts 2-3 times longer. And finally I need some device that's way cooler than the iPod touch, I can't stand the Apple-fanboys at the university anymore.

[Xisiqomelir]

I was going to buy a GP2X but there was all that kerfuffle about the 1.4 firmware and I never got round to it.

[kin]

I'm not familiar with Linux (I'm a graphic designer), but I work at a company that give smallbusiness and government awareness sessions of what can be achieved with open source in childs language. Those sessions really changed my idea in the IT world.

I have a gp2x and I love the freedom in choice. But it lacks to be a portable office device. So then I see the Pandora and see it's big potential being a great portable device that can be used for many purposes....and the most important thing is that it's build to be a tool and aid for open innovation.

I hope to see one day, people using pandora to work, share and communicate in a healthy independant open society with open document formats...

basically a big middlefinger to DRM and vendorlock.

[Flying MonkieBat]

I've always wanted a laptop but i don't think today's laptops are very portable. they have stupid things like 17 inch screens. if you want something that big get a desktop. but I'm a pretty small guy so carrying around even a 12 inch laptop looks awkward and bulky next to me or on my person. The Pandora is the perfect solution for me after my Zodiac died i was lost. i couldn't do nifty things on the go anymore. it may sound sad but when my Zod died I got pretty depressed. other Palms just did not do it for me small screens and a lack of memory with a huge price tag. I'm very big on portable devices for a small guy. and well the gaming controls and emulators are just a bonus to me. even if it did not have those features I'd still buy it so i could have a truly portable laptop sized just for me (well not just for me all of you too).

[JakeK]

Retro gamer for me, I was unlucky not to get to preorder the Pandora; damn Army training. I am holding out for the next batch a lot.

Good to be back, yay.

[TaG]

Welcome back JakeK. Hope it went well. If you still want to pre-order just register on the main site. They have said 200-300 should be available.

[Fat Agnus]

Survey's a tad skewed considering that this topic is inside the Pandora forum. You'll get drastically different results just posting it to the gp2x or other gaming / handheld forums along with a choice to ask if someone's even heard of the Pandora.

[mali]

"Pandora's audience" is a general term, but "why are you here?" implies, that you are already here

[conso]

Hi!

The poll was created to find out who preordered the pandora. I added all those "didn't preorder" to be abled to filter them out
There is probably no better place for this poll then this forum.

I'm really happy with all the people who participated, thank you very much. With the current numbers, the poll should already be interpretable and representative.

About those who said they would belong to all groups: Sure, there are probably lots of those, but adding all possible options would have made the poll to big and hard to interpret. Please make up your mind and decide for one option. It's already clear that lots of voters have interest in the other directions, too.

Edited by conso, 13 December 2008 - 06:11 PM.

[lain]

I didn't preorder, so I'll probably get a second batch unit. I'm a little bit of a retro gamer, but I'm mostly interested because I could really use a powerful portable computer.