I'm moving to a microPC + dumbphone combo. Fuck Android and fuck Apple.

>I'm cucking myself because I don't like a certain operating system and a certain company
ok

But you CAN'T BROWSE THE INTERNET ANYWHERE YOU ARE that way.

Though truth be told if dumb phones had wifi hotspot capability that might incline me to do something similar.

>>105789637
Yes. Fuck your planned obsolescence and locked bootloaders.

>>105789651
But I have a mobile router with me right now.

>>105789608 (OP)
Usecase?

>>105789662
what is that planned obsolescence meme and why would i give a single fuck about bootloaders? i was using regular iphone 5 since it's release up to when iphone 13 came out - and then i bought iphone 12 with more storage instead of 13 because it was cheaper, and i will keep using this iphone 12 until it dies or apple drops support with ios (maybe this year or next year i will replace battery desu). im using m1 2020 macbook since release with zero issues and will keep using it up to m7 release or until it dies by itself.
my apple devices literally stay usable and relevant longer than anything else i ever had before.

>>105789651
mobile router

>>105789792
>drops support
right here

>>105789865
that is 8 years per device - by that time device is simply an e-waste against random cheapest current-release 100-bucks-phone

>>105789792
>>105789936
you're curryPhone stopped working 8 years ago street shitter, nobody believes you anymore after your 3 decades of currynigger lies

>>105789651
My flip phone had tethering, even Bluetooth tethering, all the way back in 2007.

>>105789608 (OP)
based

>>105791013
Burgers seem to have stupid laws or telco policies that limit their use last I checked.

>>105789686
Carrying a laptop with you at all times so you can do some useful work when sitting on the bus instead of just doomscrolling. Although it also allows you to doomscroll on a bigger screen when you do want to.

>>105789608 (OP)
Man, I'd get the Pocket 4 as my next laptop if the keyboard was not so retarded and there were spare parts available.

>>105791061
The government has nothing to do with it and as far as I know the only company using an APN to detect it is AT&T.

>>105789608 (OP)
When is your bottom surgery scheduled for?

bros why are gpd devices so expensive?
Why isn't there any 10" laptops?

>>105791528
>useful work
>laptop
good joke

>>105791528
I got spare parts for first MicroPC directly from GPD. I just asked them to sell me a new screen, keyboard and battery.

>>105791690
It would be so good if they were sold on aliexpress. You could stack so many coupons + coin deals on them. They are too niche to find in the used market sadly.

>>105791690
My nigga.

Chuwi MiniBook X with 16GB od RAM and N150.

>>105791938
They are!

>>105791690
https://store.chuwi.com/products/minibook-x-n150

>>105789608 (OP)
could be a good fastman utility

>>105791956
Damn you are right, but they are more expensive there though. I was only looking at the micropc which I had not found before but I found a single seller now which doesn't look that reputable though.

>>105789608 (OP)
Based maidbro

>>105791985
Links to gpd aloexpress store are on gpd.hk. Chuwi also has an official store. I fail to see your problem.

>>105792012
Can someone explain what mini laptops have to do with maids?

>>105792028
>I fail to see your problem
I live in a third world country where their shop doesn't ship to (Germany)

>>105792079
Aliexpress ships to Poland?

>>105789608 (OP)
Fuck your tiny-ass screen, rinky-dink keyboard and fuck yo couch, nigga.

>>105789608 (OP)
>thumb trackpad
That seems like something that would get really annoying really quickly. Good idea if it had other input methods, like a stick or track. Separating and isolating your devices instead of locking everything into one ecosystem is a good idea.

>>105789651
KaiOS phones all support tethering iirc

>>105792775
You use right thumb on a regular trackpad to move and left buttons as buttons. It just werks.

Fuck safetynet in the ass with a red hot rod of iron

>>105792806

>>105791528
Useful work on a thumbpad...

>>105791690
The Xiongbu 36DX is only $179

>>105791951
Chuwi is so fucking bad at power optimization.
Shit only has 3 hours battery life.

>>105791623
That's why I used "or" in that post.

>>105789608 (OP)
>I'm moving to a microPC + dumbphone combo
get a libreboot X230 and vanilla LineageOS phone with no microG and no GAPPS instead

>>105789651
just use dialup

I kind of want to switch to a tablet and bluetooth keyboard. I'm likely to go for an ipad, unless there's some solid (relatively compact) linux option

>>105789608 (OP)
why not just use the microPC AS a dumbphone?

it sucks phones cant be rooted anymore except the pixel but youre just going to have to get a pixel if you want the pixel exp.

>>105797057
No built in LTE modem in these laptops?

>>105798088
GPD pocket has those interchangeable expansion slots, one of them is an LTE modem IIRC

>>105799720
There are no good phone/sms apps for Debian.

>>105789662
pixel

>>105799770
No, fuck Google.

>>105799955
alright I'll spoonfeed a little, it's for grapheneos

>>105789651
>>105789608 (OP)
It doesn't have a 5G modem?

>>105789608 (OP)
For me an A5 sized laptop will be perfect as a mobile device, and I can connected to a dock when bigger screen and performant hardware is needed.

Does anyone know any laptop like that? Preferably with decent hardware, no need for a super computer that will drain the battery in few hours and turn into an oven.

>>105792035
maids arent allowed to sit down

>>105789608 (OP)
don't bother posting when you realize it sucks.

>>105791061
I'm American and posted >>105791013

In 2024 I almost switched to a flip phone and tethering when my S23 Ultra screen was broken. It's still possible at least according to the phone specs I was seeing.

>>105800837
US plans split tethered data and regular data. They limit tethered data. There are ways around it, but you need an android phone to do it any way I'm aware.

>>105797026
This is what you want: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/lenovo/lenovo-edu-chromebooks/lenovo-chromebook-duet-gen-9-11-inch-mediatek/83hh0001us

About two taps out of the box sets up a Linux VM with GUI support. Runs Android apps.

>>105789608 (OP)
ziggers don't know you can raw dog life with no phone.

>>105800892
Unlimited data with bandwidth reduced to 5 Mbps after 100 GB or something is better than a sane person needs. Use wifi when available instead of trying to use tethering 100% according to OCD. You're all always at home with a $60 1 Gbps fiber connection except when you engorge yourselves at Taco Bell.

https://liliputing.com/gpd-micropc-2-is-portable-computer-with-a-7-inch-display-intel-n250-processor-and-a-thumb-keyboard/

>>105791951
I got a $200 hp at walmart, installed a cheap ssd and added a second stick of ram and installed ubuntu
Runs like a dream

>>105789608 (OP)
It's no coincidence that you post this on the day that Blue Archive releases on Steam.

>>105801047
I don't know what that is. Fuck Steam. I BUY my games on GOG.

starlink mini. nophone.

>>105801042
specs? real world battery life?

>>105800907
>Linux VM
yar doin it wrong

>>105789608 (OP)
I never had a smartphone and I never will

>>105789608 (OP)
>Fuck Android and fuck Apple.
more based than most will realize

palmtops are back?

>>105801070
Battery life is pretty good, I'm going to keep it on today and see what the power statistics say

>>105801579

>>105801717

>>105792775
Any low and tight brothers in there?

>>105789608 (OP)
>Im terminally unemployable - The post.

>>105802013
Slap in the RS232/RS485/USB interafce + HDMI input modules into it and he's literally holding a device in his hands that is being used by modern data centers all the time.