http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFUSE
Will you still be getting the X?
If this eFUSE system is really integrated into the X, and is as nasty as it sounds, it could very well essentially kill the hacking community for the X.
As this was to be my first phone, I'm highly considering the purchase of a used Droid, and waiting the X out, or going with the Incredible.
As someone that came from the iPhone, this really is a smack in the pants, when I thought I was freeing myself from the Steve Jobs types of the world, and moving into something much more open.
In a year, will this phone be useless, as it still might not be able to overclock, or use custom themes, as well as the other perks of custom ROM's/kernels/rooting? I can only assume that phones will be up to 2ghz by then, and if not, they certainly will be before my new contract would be up.
I am making the switch to VZW for service/reliability issues, so that will need to be my carrier anyways, but I'm starting to get cold feet about a two-year contract, considering the fact that so many people seem to find that Android phones upgrade at such a high rate of speed (though the Droid seemed to hold its value a long time, due to the ROMs, overclocking, community, etc..).
I'm showing barely used (under 6 months) Droids for sale, with full accessories, for $200 or less, on Craigslist, in my area.
Your thoughts for a first time Android buyer?
--bb
Will you still be getting the X?
If this eFUSE system is really integrated into the X, and is as nasty as it sounds, it could very well essentially kill the hacking community for the X.
As this was to be my first phone, I'm highly considering the purchase of a used Droid, and waiting the X out, or going with the Incredible.
As someone that came from the iPhone, this really is a smack in the pants, when I thought I was freeing myself from the Steve Jobs types of the world, and moving into something much more open.
In a year, will this phone be useless, as it still might not be able to overclock, or use custom themes, as well as the other perks of custom ROM's/kernels/rooting? I can only assume that phones will be up to 2ghz by then, and if not, they certainly will be before my new contract would be up.
I am making the switch to VZW for service/reliability issues, so that will need to be my carrier anyways, but I'm starting to get cold feet about a two-year contract, considering the fact that so many people seem to find that Android phones upgrade at such a high rate of speed (though the Droid seemed to hold its value a long time, due to the ROMs, overclocking, community, etc..).
I'm showing barely used (under 6 months) Droids for sale, with full accessories, for $200 or less, on Craigslist, in my area.
Your thoughts for a first time Android buyer?
--bb