Android tablet or CutiePi
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While it hasn’t received FCC/CE type acceptance as of yet, this project seems pretty neat at first glance.
Specifications
Processor Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3+ Lite
Display 8” IPS LCD (1280x800)
Battery Li-Po 5000 mAh
Connectivity WLAN 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
I/O 6x GPIO pins
1x USB type-A
1x USB type-C charging
1x micro HDMI
1x microSD slot
Dimensions 213(W) x 134(H) x 12(D) mm
Weights 360g
OS Raspberry Pi OS + CutiePi shell
Details are subject to change.But, is it worth the projected price tag or would a standard Android tablet be a better option and more practical. I can see some of the features of using an rPi being useful..
I can see that the CutiePi being a nifty toy, but completely impractical.
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@gjacobse What makes it impractical for most use is being based on rPI Computer Module 3+ instead of one of the 4 modules. The added memory available on all the 4 models makes a big difference.
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Such a goofy form factor. Tablets are one thing but this...
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@travisdh1 said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
@gjacobse What makes it impractical for most use is being based on rPI Computer Module 3+ instead of one of the 4 modules. The added memory available on all the 4 models makes a big difference.
I was thinking that too. The RP4 is the first model that was really useful for things beyond education, IoT and really niche uses. Going for anything in the RP3 family makes it just so underpowered as to be useless.
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That was one of the many things presented in the blog/faq. Why didn’t they wait for the rPi 4,.. or used a full rPi 3.
Balance of power, options and battery is what I think they boiled it down to.
Using th Compute Module keeps it thin, but with that you lose power. You don’t need a beefy heat sink either, and the rPi 4 is best with a good active/passive one.
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@gjacobse said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
or used a full rPi 3
Because that's too large to fit in the device in that form factor, and would not solve any problem as the RP3 is the useless device we were referencing.
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@gjacobse said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
Balance of power, options and battery is what I think they boiled it down to.
Which, having chosen such a terrible balance of power.... makes it useless. They balanced it wrong, is what we are saying.
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@gjacobse said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
and the rPi 4 is best with a good active/passive one.
None is needed, it stays amazingly cool. Always better to have one, but you can do without. Or just expose it.
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ha they want $203 US for the full version. . .
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@DustinB3403 said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
ha they want $203 US for the full version. . .
Not... horrible. But too much for what it is. Between that and the cost of the Pi, I could almost buy a new iPad.
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@scottalanmiller That's my point, which is a well known product that can certainly do most if not everything you'd need from a tablet.
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I get that this is meant to be a hobbyist tablet used for projects and that's cool and all. But a tablet is a weird form factor for that, and it doesn't match the ecosystem. Normally people use RP because it's so cheap. This makes it... no longer so cheap.
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@scottalanmiller said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
I get that this is meant to be a hobbyist tablet used for projects and that's cool and all. But a tablet is a weird form factor for that, and it doesn't match the ecosystem. Normally people use RP because it's so cheap. This makes it... no longer so cheap.
Agreed - if the rPi was had a bit more power and memory, maybe. But right now the ecosystem of it just doesnt make it better than a tablet.
It's neat - but not practical. yet.
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@scottalanmiller said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
@DustinB3403 said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
ha they want $203 US for the full version. . .
Not... horrible. But too much for what it is. Between that and the cost of the Pi, I could almost buy a new iPad.
The problem I have currently with my iPad is that it's so old, the current iOS for it is 10.x... and iOS 14.x is out. so, I really need to upgrade, ..
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@gjacobse said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
@scottalanmiller said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
@DustinB3403 said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
ha they want $203 US for the full version. . .
Not... horrible. But too much for what it is. Between that and the cost of the Pi, I could almost buy a new iPad.
The problem I have currently with my iPad is that it's so old, the current iOS for it is 10.x... and iOS 14.x is out. so, I really need to upgrade, ..
Brand new is just like $330, though. With full support and 100x the power of an RP.
