On Sun, Dec 03, 2017 at 06:57:30AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 12/02/2017 01:52 PM, John Hasler wrote: > >David Wright writes: > >>what would be the principal use of this device, who would it be aimed > >>at, and what would be the size of its market? > > > >I'd buy one were it cheap enough (it wouldn't be). > > > > I don't see why its price structure be more than a laptop or "smartphone". > It should be less than a "smartphone" offering similar compute capability. > > The per unit manufacturing costs should be lower - fewer parts, fewer > assembly steps. > There would be less ongoing engineering costs - e.g. when 3G/4G becomes > obsolete. > Product lifetime should be longer.
It seems to me that you're looking for a tablet with optional keyboard attachment. If you want "off the shelf", the closest that immediately comes to mind is something like a Microsoft Surface or similar. For the amount of "DIY" involved, a Raspberry Pi - the Model 3B comes with built in wifi - with touchscreen (available in several sizes) and wireless keyboard and mouse would seem to fit the bill. It will of course be bulkier, but I can't think of anything else appropriate. Cheers, Tom -- He's dead, Jim.
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