[yzzxy]

On a similar note, I've recently become very interested in buying a Lemote laptop. It's exactly the tiny form factor I'm looking, runs an open MIPS chip, and comes preinstalled with some version of Linux, though I'd probably load Gentoo as it's said to work quite well. The various models run $150-300 in USD depending on the supplier, from what I can tell.

Unfortunately it's very hard to buy these computers in the US, and I will probably have to pick it up on some future trip to China. I would definitely a Massdrop or crowdfunding campaign to send purchase a set from the Chinese distributor.

[dmm]

The Lemote Yeelong is very slow, comparable to the 1.6GHz atom netbooks of 2008. You'd be better off with a thinkpad x60 with libreboot installed.

[yzzxy]

It's the novelty I'm interested in. It will be 99% used as mobile keyboard feeding into vi.

[dmm]

For that purpose it would serve fine. You could try and contact the person at kd85.com. They formerly sold lemotes and maybe have a few laying around.

[chx]

No need to travel to China for that. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2014-New-arrival-Free-shippin...

But yes, the few European vendors have no stock and on Aliexpress this is the single result.

[Sir_Substance]

There's no way I would spend $100 on something on aliexpress, last time I used them I was shipped an empty bag.

[jiffytick]

well, my anecdotal experience with a chinese vendor was ok; the device i ordered was as they described it.

Ymmv.

[Tinyyy]

Well you could try to get a chargeback if they don’t deliver a proper product.

[Sir_Substance]

After it became clear their fraud department was not interested in resolving the problem and was trying to stall beyond the chargeback window, that's exactly what I did.

[leavjenn]

The chinese sale page is here, I think it is official site (well, actually it says group-buying rather than sale, but maybe just sales gimmick): http://www.loongsonclub.com/gw/, it's 379 rmb. I don't know whether you guys in US or somewhere outside China get any transit companies that they can buy something for you in China, and then send it to you. Off topic, as a guy lived in China, I really can't understand why are you interested in something like that...