7" Chinese Mini Laptop/Notebook/Netbook-WM8650 and WM8505-Android and WinCE Review Part 1

Comprehensive review and links for Chinese Mini laptops WM8650 and WM8505. ///NEW INFO/// A new ARM version of Puppy Linux is now available for the WM8650. See instructions and links for the download here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfbnpfMGTAU&feature=related For downloads and more information, visit: http://kernelhacks.blogspot.com/2012/06/arch-linux-on-wm8650-netbook.html (Base system install). http://kernelhacks.blogspot.com.es/2012/06/arch-linux-on-wm8650-netbook-ii.html (Desktop environment install). http://kernelhacks.blogspot.com.es/2012/06/building-wm8650-netbook-kernel.html (Building kernel). ***Read the instructions carefully and remember to backup your stuff before doing this as the installation will re-write the info on the NAND processor and you may not be able to go back to other OS systems.*** ///NOTICE/// ANDROID 2.2 WORKS THE FASTEST, HAS THE MOST WORKING OPTIONS AND IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR THIS MACHINE. *****WARNING***** IF YOUR MINI LAPTOP COMES WITH ANDROID 2.2 INSTALLED AND YOU REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER OS, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RE-INSTALL IT AND WILL HAVE TO INSTALL WINCE, UBEROID OR MODROID INSTEAD, LOSING THE CAMERA CAPABILITY (AND FLASH ABILITY WITH WINCE). WM8650 OS WinCE v6.0 (Extract to SD card, put into laptop and boot, remove boot files later from SD): http://netbook.poodwaddle.com/ Modroid v11 (Extract to SD card, put into laptop and boot, remove card when prompted, remove files from SD): http://www.4shared.com/file/cAuLVN3T/Modroid-v11-lite.zip.html Uberoid v11 (Extract to SD card, put into laptop and boot, wait 10mins, take card out and re-boot, remove files from SD): http://www.mediafire.com/?bdthpgq9ii9w46q UdroidX154 (Not yet tested by me): http://www.4shared.com/file/S2V2CcGB/UDROIDX153_final.html Other Udroid and Uberoid versions: http://www.vietstarsoft.com/wm/wm8650+firmware WM8505 OS WinCE and Android Versions (for Android v2.2 extract onto SD card, put in "Script" file with no other files on card, put into laptop and boot): http://netbook.poodwaddle.com/ Torrent WinCE, Android and Linux (Linux may work on 8505 but I have not tried this yet myself): http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/601982/7__Mini_Netbook_WM8505_%28ce6.0_android__linux%29 WinCE Camera Wolvol.com FAQ page: http://wolvol.com/about-us Microsoft Driver (must be added to build): http://cewebcam.codeplex.com/releases/view/7751 and http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=19512 and http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-DPJY201007018.htm (Chinese site with many WinCE links) WinCE Build Program (Must use on another computer): http://www.diamondsystems.com/products/windows or make your own, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa459143.aspx Directions for re-building WinCE for camera: http://www.compulab.co.il/workspace/mediawiki/index.php5/WinCE:_Setting_up_a_USB_Camera and http://www.embedded101.com/Blogs/SatyajitMittra/tabid/90/entryid/128/Default.aspx and http://www.e-consystems.com/blog/windowsce/?p=628 Oth