The hardware isn't so much of a problem as there are companies who can make or source compatible tablets like the PineTab2 and the PineNote.
It's making the software compatible with a lower power mobile device and learning what needs to fixed.
It would have been much easier to deal with getting a tablet up and running before dealing with getting a mobile device functional.
Making the small steps from laptop to tablet then to phone would have saved them a lot of grief and software mistakes.
They really shot themselves in the foot by going straight to phones.
The better way would have been to work on tablets first and working out all the bugs on larger devices with a limited feature set before moving into phones with the attendant issues of regional cell bands and restrictions.
The ginger chaos tanks must be nearly full.
Rather than play the "will this product work on Linux" game I bought an enclosure and made my own. I got an Orico enclosure and put a large HDD into it.
Most enclosures are OS agnostic (but check anyway) and you can put quite large drives in them.
Well it's your fault for having tasty fingers.
He needs a coat that looks like a tuxedo with a bowtie.
Your cat appears to be returning to their natural liquid form.
When you are inserting the converter into the Lamy make sure you are inserting it into the correct slots so it fully engages (it can take a bit more force than you expect).
I made the mistake of using the half circle sections when I first got my Lamy Al-Star and it made a bit of a mess.
I wouldn't consider it a backup solution, I use Timeshift for that.
It's more of a file syncing software like Syncthing.
I have it set up to one way sync certain folders on my computer to an external USB HDD that I can disconnect and take with me if I have to evacuate.
Have you had a look at "Lucky Backup"?
Have a look at your local pet shop for a heat pad.