>> It would be useful to work out basic scenes on a tablet, and then finish up the
>> more computationally challenging stuff (textures, area lights, etc) on a "real"
>> computer.
>
> For working without preview, any text editor would do.
> To generate preview, maybe limit yourself to +Q4 or similar on the
> command line.
>
> I'm afraid any render of more than 30 seconds might siphon the battery
> as well as overheat the cpu and burn your hand holding the cooling plate.

AIUI the GPUs are significantly more powerful (than the CPUs) in such 
devices, and are responsible for most of the heat generation. Only using 
the CPU 100% might not be an issue for heat. Saying that, having a 
GPU-based preview would be awesome :-)

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