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expiredRaydalio_on_SD posted May 07, 2024 12:35 AM
expiredRaydalio_on_SD posted May 07, 2024 12:35 AM

Lenovo ThinkSmart View for Microsoft Teams $27.99 Woot!

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Woot! has this Lenovo device for sale; original MSRP is $350 ish. The default use case is kinda garbage but the cool thing is that you can flash a custom ROM on it and use it as a hub for Home Assistant - this opens up a lot of cool possibilities for tinkering especially if you already run a lot of home automation with HA. See this community thread below for instructions, as one example. Pretty sure there could be other uses if you go thru xda forums.

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/is-this-the-perfect-standalone-tablet-for-ha/658422/13

Edit: I should mention that if you're planning to run MS Teams on it as-is, it will only run the business version (which requires a business license). So you won't be able to use your personal account for Teams

https://www.woot.com/offers/lenov...source=app
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Woot! has this Lenovo device for sale; original MSRP is $350 ish. The default use case is kinda garbage but the cool thing is that you can flash a custom ROM on it and use it as a hub for Home Assistant - this opens up a lot of cool possibilities for tinkering especially if you already run a lot of home automation with HA. See this community thread below for instructions, as one example. Pretty sure there could be other uses if you go thru xda forums.

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/is-this-the-perfect-standalone-tablet-for-ha/658422/13

Edit: I should mention that if you're planning to run MS Teams on it as-is, it will only run the business version (which requires a business license). So you won't be able to use your personal account for Teams

https://www.woot.com/offers/lenov...source=app

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May 07, 2024 12:42 AM
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shimian5May 07, 2024 12:42 AM
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Woot forcing you to download their app to see this is a pretty garbage move.
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May 07, 2024 12:57 AM
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Raydalio_on_SD
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May 07, 2024 12:57 AM
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Quote from shimian5 :
Woot forcing you to download their app to see this is a pretty garbage move.
Oh I think it is one of their app-exclusive deals. No wonder why I couldn't get a web-only link
May 07, 2024 01:35 AM
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4endMay 07, 2024 01:35 AM
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can we install os
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May 07, 2024 01:36 AM
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May 07, 2024 01:36 AM
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I bought 4. Lol. Definitely only useful if you flash a different ROM. I may dedicate one to surveillance cameras, one as a media remote/light control in living room, one on my work desk for music, and dunno on 4th.
May 07, 2024 03:09 AM
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leoruizMay 07, 2024 03:09 AM
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Got one, Thanks! teams is pretty great I use it every day.
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May 07, 2024 05:04 AM
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n8mack33May 07, 2024 05:04 AM
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I use teams every day for work but I'm still not sure how I'd use this. Seems interesting though.
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May 07, 2024 05:23 AM
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May 07, 2024 05:23 AM
BigBGMay 07, 2024 05:23 AM
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People here are over-hyping the custom ROM support. Last I knew, USB didn't work, the bootloader must be signed so forget about any official or long-term community support, and there's a ton of bugs and issues.

Also, it's been this price on Ebay from Lenovo direct since late last year, last I knew.

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May 07, 2024 07:56 AM
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Quote from BigBG :
People here are over-hyping the custom ROM support. Last I knew, USB didn't work, the bootloader must be signed so forget about any official or long-term community support, and there's a ton of bugs and issues.

Also, it's been this price on Ebay from Lenovo direct since late last year, last I knew.
Most people were intending on using it for Home Assistant, which just requires a browser, or possibly trying to run Google Home/Assistant as a cheap Nest device.

Not sure where they are with Google Assistant, but it does do Home Assistant and Google Home.

For this scope, USB doesn't really impact it.

And when you compare it to similar devices like the ESP32-S3 modules that are all over Ali for around this price, these Lenovos are far better.

Also, if we're thinking about the same listing from last year, that was a private seller liquidating thousands of these things. That guy was a total tool who kept lying about how many they had and then bumping up the price the longer the listing went on.
May 07, 2024 12:29 PM
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ceodehMay 07, 2024 12:29 PM
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I can't find the community thread on mods. Where can I find it?
May 07, 2024 12:45 PM
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coolcoderMay 07, 2024 12:45 PM
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Quote from ceodeh :
I can't find the community thread on mods. Where can I find it?
There is a link in the discussion on the Woot item page, and you can also find it on XDA (just search for Lenovo ThinkSmart XDA on Google). Based on what I am seeing, it's not worth the hassle if your main purpose is to use this as a general purpose Android device. You are better off buying a cheap tablet for that. This thing only has 2GB RAM and a sluggish processor, so even if you could easily mod it, there is only so much you can do with it. Most entry level Android tablets will be a lot faster than this device. Not a bad price if you enjoy tinkering around with gadgets, but based on some of the replies in the XDA thread, you may end up spending hours trying to mod this thing, which is not my cup of tea.
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May 07, 2024 02:37 PM
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Quote from coolcoder :
There is a link in the discussion on the Woot item page, and you can also find it on XDA (just search for Lenovo ThinkSmart XDA on Google). Based on what I am seeing, it's not worth the hassle if your main purpose is to use this as a general purpose Android device. You are better off buying a cheap tablet for that. This thing only has 2GB RAM and a sluggish processor, so even if you could easily mod it, there is only so much you can do with it. Most entry level Android tablets will be a lot faster than this device. Not a bad price if you enjoy tinkering around with gadgets, but based on some of the replies in the XDA thread, you may end up spending hours trying to mod this thing, which is not my cup of tea.
I agree to an extent. I wouldn't buy this thing expecting to use it like an android tablet.

The big value with it is the form factor, build quality, and built in speakers(albeit not great but better than any tablet). This thing sits nicely in landscape or portrait orientation.

I'm largely going to use Home Assistant on these but I might use one for some basic music app or something.
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May 07, 2024 03:42 PM
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May 07, 2024 03:42 PM
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Quote from ceodeh :
I can't find the community thread on mods. Where can I find it?
For reason the link to HA community thread went away when I edited the post. I added it back in the description
Jun 04, 2024 03:20 AM
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bmlJun 04, 2024 03:20 AM
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Back in stock
Jun 25, 2024 08:58 PM
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bmlJun 25, 2024 08:58 PM
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Back in stock on woot app for a few more hours.

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