New low cost toy
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My Chuwi is still running strong. I love this device. I am working on rooting android on it.
I am also thinking of doing a Linux installation to do a triple boot boot Windows, Android, and Linux.
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Rooted.... pending verification. I don't have internet access at the moment on my tablet (no wifi here)
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Intel Z3736F Quad Core, Max 2.16GHZ, 2GB DDR3L RAM + 32GB eMMC ROM, Support TF Card, Max 128GB
Not bad given the price. What about the battery, how long does it last and... how long does it need to charge to ~85-90%? That's often a problem on cheap devices.
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@IRJ said in New low cost toy:
My Chuwi is still running strong. I love this device. I am working on rooting android on it.
I am also thinking of doing a Linux installation to do a triple boot boot Windows, Android, and Linux.
Thanks for bring this up again. I guess though I need to hold off on some Amazon and Adafruit orders for a spell so I can put this in the purchase queue
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@thwr said in New low cost toy:
Intel Z3736F Quad Core, Max 2.16GHZ, 2GB DDR3L RAM + 32GB eMMC ROM, Support TF Card, Max 128GB
Not bad given the price. What about the battery, how long does it last and... how long does it need to charge to ~85-90%? That's often a problem on cheap devices.
The battery life is pretty good. The problem is the charge time. It takes a few hours to get a full charge and you have to use the included charger. Even my Samsung Galaxy fast chargers don't have enough power to really charge the device.
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@IRJ said in New low cost toy:
Rooted.... pending verification. I don't have internet access at the moment on my tablet (no wifi here)
Root checker is saying no root access, but I have Super SU installed. So am i bit confused if it is rooted or not. I will continue testing when I get home.
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@gjacobse said in New low cost toy:
@IRJ said in New low cost toy:
My Chuwi is still running strong. I love this device. I am working on rooting android on it.
I am also thinking of doing a Linux installation to do a triple boot boot Windows, Android, and Linux.
Thanks for bring this up again. I guess though I need to hold off on some Amazon and Adafruit orders for a spell so I can put this in the purchase queue
Chuwi has some higher end devices in the $200-300 range that look pretty nice. I might upgrade soon, but I will definitely keep my little workhorse now. I am considering putting Kali Linux on my current device. Who knows how much of a mess the drivers will be, but I will see.
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@IRJ said in New low cost toy:
@gjacobse said in New low cost toy:
@IRJ said in New low cost toy:
My Chuwi is still running strong. I love this device. I am working on rooting android on it.
I am also thinking of doing a Linux installation to do a triple boot boot Windows, Android, and Linux.
Thanks for bring this up again. I guess though I need to hold off on some Amazon and Adafruit orders for a spell so I can put this in the purchase queue
Chuwi has some higher end devices in the $200-300 range that look pretty nice. I might upgrade soon, but I will definitely keep my little workhorse now. I am considering putting Kali Linux on my current device. Who knows how much of a mess the drivers will be, but I will see.
Yeah, that was one of the use cases I was thinking about. Maybe dual-boot with Kali and Gentoo
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@thwr said in New low cost toy:
@IRJ said in New low cost toy:
@gjacobse said in New low cost toy:
@IRJ said in New low cost toy:
My Chuwi is still running strong. I love this device. I am working on rooting android on it.
I am also thinking of doing a Linux installation to do a triple boot boot Windows, Android, and Linux.
Thanks for bring this up again. I guess though I need to hold off on some Amazon and Adafruit orders for a spell so I can put this in the purchase queue
Chuwi has some higher end devices in the $200-300 range that look pretty nice. I might upgrade soon, but I will definitely keep my little workhorse now. I am considering putting Kali Linux on my current device. Who knows how much of a mess the drivers will be, but I will see.
Yeah, that was one of the use cases I was thinking about. Maybe dual-boot with Kali and Gentoo
I am going to work on Kali and do a writeup on my blog.
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@thwr said in New low cost toy:
@IRJ said in New low cost toy:
@gjacobse said in New low cost toy:
@IRJ said in New low cost toy:
My Chuwi is still running strong. I love this device. I am working on rooting android on it.
I am also thinking of doing a Linux installation to do a triple boot boot Windows, Android, and Linux.
Thanks for bring this up again. I guess though I need to hold off on some Amazon and Adafruit orders for a spell so I can put this in the purchase queue
Chuwi has some higher end devices in the $200-300 range that look pretty nice. I might upgrade soon, but I will definitely keep my little workhorse now. I am considering putting Kali Linux on my current device. Who knows how much of a mess the drivers will be, but I will see.
Yeah, that was one of the use cases I was thinking about. Maybe dual-boot with Kali and Gentoo
I am going to grab one of these.
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@IRJ said in New low cost toy:
@thwr said in New low cost toy:
@IRJ said in New low cost toy:
@gjacobse said in New low cost toy:
@IRJ said in New low cost toy:
My Chuwi is still running strong. I love this device. I am working on rooting android on it.
I am also thinking of doing a Linux installation to do a triple boot boot Windows, Android, and Linux.
Thanks for bring this up again. I guess though I need to hold off on some Amazon and Adafruit orders for a spell so I can put this in the purchase queue
Chuwi has some higher end devices in the $200-300 range that look pretty nice. I might upgrade soon, but I will definitely keep my little workhorse now. I am considering putting Kali Linux on my current device. Who knows how much of a mess the drivers will be, but I will see.
Yeah, that was one of the use cases I was thinking about. Maybe dual-boot with Kali and Gentoo
I am going to grab one of these.
WAIT
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Sorry, need to write and translate at the same time. I'm owning a device that looks very similar. Doesn't work on most USB host controllers without a external power supply.
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These are working great:
No USB-hub and no micro USB, but they are working even on Pi's and NUC's without any power issue.
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@thwr said in New low cost toy:
These are working great:
No USB-hub and no micro USB, but they are working even on Pi's and NUC's without any power issue.
Those are pricey in the United States. About $40 with shipping
Hmm... Now I see that these NICs aren't as easy as just plug and play. I am going through some others on amazon and seeing that some work with raspberry pi, but won't work in android or linux.
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@IRJ said in New low cost toy:
@thwr said in New low cost toy:
These are working great:
No USB-hub and no micro USB, but they are working even on Pi's and NUC's without any power issue.
Those are pricey in the United States. About $40 with shipping
Hmm... Now I see that these NICs aren't as easy as just plug and play. I am going through some others on amazon and seeing that some work with raspberry pi, but won't work in android or linux.
Was just an example. Look for something with a similar casing (sharp edges in this case). These devices are often OEM'd, so you may get the same chipset with another label.
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I can see the need for the extra USB ports, but why a Ethernet port?
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For plugging into a switch? Seriously, that's a cool device for simple things like SSH and so on. And - for example - if you need to go to a branch site with broken WiFi...
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@gjacobse said in New low cost toy:
I can see the need for the extra USB ports, but why a Ethernet port?
We don't even have WiFi where I work. Plus it is nice sometimes to just connect to the network.
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@IRJ said in New low cost toy:
@gjacobse said in New low cost toy:
I can see the need for the extra USB ports, but why a Ethernet port?
We don't even have WiFi where I work. Plus it is nice sometimes to just connect to the network.
Something like that, and maybe even one with a serial adapter... then you could manage switches and all with it too... I think I may have found my next gadget accessory!
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@thwr said in New low cost toy:
For plugging into a switch? Seriously, that's a cool device for simple things like SSH and so on. And - for example - if you need to go to a branch site with broken WiFi...
True - Broken wifi you'll need it.
