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Pandora, I'm taking the leap
Rygiz | 2:16 PM on 02.02.2009 8 comments



So, I've been following this little device since it was first mentioned here on Dtoid, however long ago that was. It's been an interesting story to follow, and luckily they are nearing the finish of this amazing series of events. Personally, I wasn't too sure about it, until last night. For some reason it just clicked, "I could get one of those..." So, I now have an order number and am just setting up the payment details! Luckily, they reopend the preorders, so I'm not able to get one.

For those who haven’t really looked into it since the story was posted, everything got delayed. Hard. Clearly, it never got released by the end of December that they had predicted. This was for various factors, all explained on the website here. Basically, due to the influx of preorder payments, and breaching some PayPal rules, their bank account –that also had the dev money- got frozen for about a month. This in turn caused the supplied to go and sell the parts they had ordered to someone else, meaning that they had to wait for more to be made. There were other various problems too, but that’s the major stuff as far as I’m aware. Doesn’t bother me, hell, we are getting more ram out of this!


I’m sure there’s at least a few people around here still following this little bugger, but has anyone here actually ordered one?



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Gemsi's Destructoid Blog
Both me and Gandysampras have been following the pandora since it was just a rumour on gp32x.com, sadly i've not been able to get myself together to get in the first batch, but come the second batch pre orders i will be ordering one
linuxguy's Destructoid Blog
let us know when you get this.
I'm so excited for it.
Iolaus's Destructoid Blog
I've had a pre-order since the day they opened for orders.
I am so excited.
I've made a huge list of games I want to download for it.
It's gonna be so good to have what's basically a tiny laptop in my pocket!
Tanukitsune's Destructoid Blog
I want to get one, but I'm not sure I'll be able to afford the new batch when it comes out... :/

Not to mention I didn't use my GP32 much... ¬_¬
ZServ's Destructoid Blog
i want one, but thats really expensiveeeee. maybe ill save up til christmas?
Rygiz's Destructoid Blog
@LINUXGUY
for sure, Maybe IOLAUS and I can do a mixed first impressions blog, with anyone else who got their hand on the first batch units.

@IOLAUS
Wow, I couldn't imagine havign to wait this long. I mean, I've been waiting, but you've had money in it for such a long time! That would make me real ancy. I guess I'm a second generation, first batcher. Oh well, you get yours before I get mine.

@TANUKITSUNE
That was what did it for me. The potentail of this being the cheapest batch for a long time was the last thing that got me to give in and go ahead and set-up my order.

@ZSERV
Blarg, I was trying to find the quote but I can't. But basically, it's exceptionally cheap for what you get. It's like a lower end UMPC with game controlls, and a good community behind it
Iolaus's Destructoid Blog
I'll put up a cblog of my first impressions, definately.
I have been waiting a long time, and while I ache to have it NOW, I know that it will be worth the wait. :P

I'm getting a bluetooth gps receiver as well so it will act as my gps as well as internet, games, everything device.
Rygiz's Destructoid Blog
So, I actually just realised this because I was getting all excited and junk for next year. I'm planning on taking a full blown cross Canada trip next June (Territories too, north to south, shame that so many people go so far away when we have such a beutiful country). The pandora would be the absolute greatest little gadget for such a thing. The battery life is fantastic, and as you said blue tooth GPS, and by then some sort of G3 or something will be available for internet nearly anywhere.

So yeah, I'm damned excited for this!


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