[ale] ARM CPU devices, linux capable, cheap

[Chris Fowler]

On Fri, 2011-08-12 at 00:38 -0400, Ron Frazier wrote:
> Hi guys, I just found a cool source for inexpensive ARM CPU devices, 
> many of which can run Android or Linux.  Check these out.  A number of 
> these are under $100.
> 
> http://s.dealextreme.com/search/netbook+arm
> http://s.dealextreme.com/search/tablet+arm
> 

What would be really cool is if  I can upgrade my 11.04 Ubuntu desktop
to "server" status.  Then replace the LCD, Keyboard, and mouse on my
desk with an Android Tablet.  I can use my desktop for development.
When I leave my house I just grab the tablet and go.  

I've been thinking about this and have not found a truly good fit.  I
still use a keyboard and a mouse.  I use my keyboard probably at least
50x as I do my mouse per day.  I have at least 10 xterms open.  

The idea about the tablet is that my desktop goes where I go.  I have a
netbook but the netbook to me is really just a smaller laptop.  It is
still a pain to boot.  The tablet is always on.  Just swipe the screen
and go. 

Acer has a charge dock that could keep the netbook in landscape
orientation.  They also sell a BT keyboard.  I wish there was a bridge
between pads and netbooks that could give me the benefit of a pad with
the flexibility of a laptop.  

Chris