[ale] ARM CPU devices, linux capable, cheap

[skotchman at gmail.com (Scott Castaline)]

On 08/12/2011 08:49 AM, Chris Fowler wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-08-12 at 00:38 -0400, Ron Frazier wrote:
>> Hi guys, I just found a cool source for inexpensive ARM CPU devices,
>> many of which can run Android or Linux.  Check these out.  A number of
>> these are under $100.
>>
>> http://s.dealextreme.com/search/netbook+arm
>> http://s.dealextreme.com/search/tablet+arm
>>
> What would be really cool is if  I can upgrade my 11.04 Ubuntu desktop
> to "server" status.  Then replace the LCD, Keyboard, and mouse on my
> desk with an Android Tablet.  I can use my desktop for development.
> When I leave my house I just grab the tablet and go.
>
> I've been thinking about this and have not found a truly good fit.  I
> still use a keyboard and a mouse.  I use my keyboard probably at least
> 50x as I do my mouse per day.  I have at least 10 xterms open.
>
> The idea about the tablet is that my desktop goes where I go.  I have a
> netbook but the netbook to me is really just a smaller laptop.  It is
> still a pain to boot.  The tablet is always on.  Just swipe the screen
> and go.
>
> Acer has a charge dock that could keep the netbook in landscape
> orientation.  They also sell a BT keyboard.  I wish there was a bridge
> between pads and netbooks that could give me the benefit of a pad with
> the flexibility of a laptop.
>
> Chris
>
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If you're talking from the hardware perspective doesn't Dell have a 
laptop whose display flips allowing you to use it as a pad?