# New Device

*Entered: in emacs on gpd pocket x7* |
*Date: 20220624*

## GPD Pocket X7

So after some offers on ebay fell through, I decided to
just find a *buy it now*. It was delivered while I was in
Texas on my last trip.

I was very pleased to find out that the Linux Kernel now
fully supports the weirdness of Intel Atom CPUs. No more
ISO Respins, no more outdated Linux installs married to
a device. I was very disapointed that Manjaro BSPWM
edition is no longer a thing. I went ahead and installed
Manjaro i3 edition. The reason for this is I want the OS
to *just work* and it has been my experience in the past
that Manjaro edition releases are nicely styled and
details are cleverly paid attention to.

## First impressions

This device feels like quality. It is made of metal. The
screen is nice and full HD. It includes a trackpoint, my
all time favorite pointing device. It has a roomy 128gb
SSD, and a spacious 8gb of RAM. I am excited to use this
thing.

When I unboxed it, I experienced my first current Windows
10 personal install. It was horrid. Full screen start menu
like the second coming of Windows 8, and a heaping helping
of the OS trying to save me from myself. I got rid of it
just as soon as etcher and the manjaro ISO downloaded and
the image transferred to a USB stick. Why is this OS
experience tollerated by most of humanity?

Thanks to the AUR having Dropbox and the GPD Pocket having
an AMD64 architecture all of my config for emacs and other
software came right over. The ammount of software I have
access to install on a device with this arcitecture was
the decision point for me to purchase this machine.