The Pixel Tablet is actually just a few spare parts in a half-empty body
arstechnica.com
Why is this $500 tablet full of so much empty space?

I am not sure where I land on this issue, I am not entirely sold that it should have been filled to the brim and packed tightly but it does seem like they could have done better either for repairability or at least having things like a headphone jack and maybe better speakers (I have read that speakers can do better with more hollow space without adding much weight but I’m not knowledgeable enough)

The comments have a lot of good viewpoints

  • reflex
    6•1 year ago

    I have never seen a mobile device with this much free space inside.

    Inspired by the AlphaSmart.

    • @Treczoks@lemm.eeEnglish
      3•1 year ago

      For what it did, the AS3000 was absolutely OK. I’ve seen people looking perplexed when I used this thing for note-taking. Switch on, type, switch off. And absolutely lightweight.