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Installing Arch Linux on a Pipo W7

marblemarble 03/11/2018 at 14:450 Comments

Yesterday I bough the cheapest tablet I could find at one of the stalls at Golden Computer Arcade, Hong Kong. It’s a PIPO W7 which ran Windows. Although it was super cheap (389 HKD = 49.63 USD = 40.33 Euro) it was reasonably performant.

When I bought it, I asked the seller whether it can run Linux. He responded “no”, but I think he meant that currently no Linux is installed, but Windows.

CPU1.33GHz Intel Atom Z3735G Quad Core 2MB L2 Cache
RAM1GB
GPUIntel HD Z3700 Series
ROM16GB
Screen7 Inch 1280x800 IPS capacitive multi touch
Battery3Ah
Wifi802.11 b/g/n
miscellaneousBluetooth
USB OTG
Mini HDMI
Gravity Sensor
3.5mm Audio Jack
Micro SD

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