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Mainly, I use it as a tiny PC that I carry with me on the go. I use Linux at home, so I essentially have the same software on the Pandora as on my desktop. I can comfortably browse non-mobile websites, email, edit documents with LibreOffice, SSH, remote into work (my workplace uses a Java applet for remote access so can't do it with Android). I can also set a virtual resolution in X11 so that the screen acts as a panning viewport so that more things fit. And of course I can play games on it (although I'm not much of a gaming enthusiast.)

Like:

- Battery life: 10 hours is actual screen on, wifi on time I get

- Size: fits comfortably in my pocket

- Physical keyboard: much easier to enter symbols, doesn't cover the screen

- Accurate "mouse" input (via nub or stylus)

Dislike:

- Keyboard is way too stiff

- Slow nowadays, especially on heavy websites



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