Thread: What's the best Handheld gnu/linux machine for 2017?
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2017-09-19 , 17:11
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Originally Posted by Venemo View Post
What's your experience, is it possible to type on the GPD Pocket with thumbs? Can you use it on-the-go (eg. on a tram or bus while commuting), or is it too big for that?

Something I miss from the N900 / N950 era is to have a device with a keyboard I could use for IRC and email (and maybe lightweight coding) while commuting to work in the morings (and back home in the afternoon).
I don't have it at hand right now, but I was thinking about this last night, and the answer is no. I have large hands, but the GPD is a little too big and the weight balance is wrong, to hold in my hands and type comfortably, at least for me. I think essentially it's not comfortable to reach the spacebar with the thumb unless the device is too far forward in the palm to hold comfortably.
Then again, I'm not sure I've held a device like that since N810/N900 because touchscreens are too 'touchy' for my clumsy thumbs, so maybe I'm just out of practice.
 

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