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Hey, wait a minute. I just bought one of these Cherrypal gadgets and I'm basically happy with it. It came two days after ordering it and that was on 3/30/10. This was after 3 fairly responsive emails to and with Max because I wanted to make sure I was getting a Linux version and not a crappy wince.
The Cherrypal I got was exactly as described in the website ad. I am disappointed with the manual and the horribly hackneyed version of Linux on it. But I found a post on the Liliputing website that has a better version of Linux for the Xburst cpu that I will be downloading and trying out soon.
What I like about the Cherrypal is it's small size, it's perfect for kids, small desks and really light. What I don't like is lack of a terminal mode and no login/password. Jeez, leave it somewhere and whoever finds it has access to all your personal stuff. Other complaint is package manager seems to be disabled.
Overall, my Cherrypal experience has been positive. I paid and got what I ordered in a timely fashion. I don't feel I was lied to as reading the website ad. it did say deliveries could take up to 30 days, it did say Linux and did say the cpu was a 400Mhz. I expected a slow unit, and am happy with the price. Only disappointed with the crippled version of Linux, which can be fixed.
I think most of the posters in this thread are just whiny-cry-babies used to instant gratification, go suck on a pacifier. I have seen nothing in this thread that proves Cherrypal is a fraud, my experience has been the opposite. If I had found these postings two months ago, I would not have bought one. I'm glad that didn't happen. My big fear is that I want to buy more of these cheap units and won't be able to.
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