With Flipper One, we're reimagining what a Linux cyberdeck can be — it's a huge project. We're opening up the development process and asking the community for help.
One difference is that Flipper have a track record of actually building and shipping a successful product.
I’ve followed a lot of similar projects on kickstarter, etc. and a lot of them fail before finally shipping something. There are so many hard parts: international shipping, customs clearance, supply chains, lead times, legal compliance, etc.
I hope that Mecha Comet works out, it looks really cool. But, I’m definitely not going to pre-order.
As for how it’s different, it looks like they’re intended for different uses. The Comet looks like it’s intended to be a handheld device you can use for gaming and maybe on-the-go stuff like texting, email, maybe watching media, etc. It has a 40-pin breakout board but you have to remove the keyboard to use it.
The Flipper One looks more like a portable debugging server. Despite its small size it has 2 ethernet ports and a full size HDMI port. It seems like if you’re holding it in your hand and looking at its tiny screen for any length of time you’re probably not using it the way they expect.
One difference is that Flipper have a track record of actually building and shipping a successful product.
I’ve followed a lot of similar projects on kickstarter, etc. and a lot of them fail before finally shipping something. There are so many hard parts: international shipping, customs clearance, supply chains, lead times, legal compliance, etc.
I hope that Mecha Comet works out, it looks really cool. But, I’m definitely not going to pre-order.
As for how it’s different, it looks like they’re intended for different uses. The Comet looks like it’s intended to be a handheld device you can use for gaming and maybe on-the-go stuff like texting, email, maybe watching media, etc. It has a 40-pin breakout board but you have to remove the keyboard to use it.
The Flipper One looks more like a portable debugging server. Despite its small size it has 2 ethernet ports and a full size HDMI port. It seems like if you’re holding it in your hand and looking at its tiny screen for any length of time you’re probably not using it the way they expect.