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I bought a Pinebook Pro when they were last available and I was really pleasantly surprised at how good the build quality was and the display quality was excell

I bought a Pinebook Pro when they were last available and I was really pleasantly surprised at how good the build quality was and the display quality was excellent. Unfortunately they are not currently available - their LCD supplier bailed on them (according to the December news). Once they become available again I could easily imagine worse things to do with US$200.

apricot 6y ago
I love everything about my Pinebook Pro except the trackpad, which suffers from lag. Not much, just enough to be really annoying.
- dleslie 6y ago
  Did you take off the protective cover? It's not very noticeable to the eye, but it greatly diminishes the trackpad response. I had to stick tape to it to peel off the cover.
  - apricot 6y ago
    I did. I also applied the software patches I found when googling the problem, such as https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=9094 https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=9094. It made the trackpad go from unusable to really annoying, which is progress. Some people are looking into it: https://github.com/akirakyle/pinebook-pro-keyboard-updater/tree/master/firmware/disassembly https://github.com/akirakyle/pinebook-pro-keyboard-updater/t...
    - dleslie 6y ago
      Weird; the experience of the mouse not stopping when your finger is removed is one I haven't had. I wonder if there's a difference in our devices?
      - apricot 6y ago
        Could be. Certainly the problem is not unique to mine. Maybe they eventually fixed it, or maybe it only shows up on some batches, and I've been unlucky. I want to emphasize that this is my only complaint regarding the Pinebook Pro. Everything else is really good, actually much better than could be expected for the price.
baybal2 6y ago
I don't think they even have a real supplier bound by contract. Anybody making less than 100k+ devices a year is much more likely just to buy from a small distributor who can only vouch for availability of inventory on hand.
robotmay 6y ago
Aah I was wondering what happened to the Pinebook Pro order option. I regret not getting in on the previous order as there's basically nothing comparable on the market from what I can find.
anderspitman 6y ago
Agreed. Very impressed by the hardware build quality of my PinePhone.

apricot 6y ago

I love everything about my Pinebook Pro except the trackpad, which suffers from lag. Not much, just enough to be really annoying.

dleslie 6y ago
Did you take off the protective cover? It's not very noticeable to the eye, but it greatly diminishes the trackpad response. I had to stick tape to it to peel off the cover.
- apricot 6y ago
  I did. I also applied the software patches I found when googling the problem, such as https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=9094 https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=9094. It made the trackpad go from unusable to really annoying, which is progress. Some people are looking into it: https://github.com/akirakyle/pinebook-pro-keyboard-updater/tree/master/firmware/disassembly https://github.com/akirakyle/pinebook-pro-keyboard-updater/t...
  - dleslie 6y ago
    Weird; the experience of the mouse not stopping when your finger is removed is one I haven't had. I wonder if there's a difference in our devices?
    - apricot 6y ago
      Could be. Certainly the problem is not unique to mine. Maybe they eventually fixed it, or maybe it only shows up on some batches, and I've been unlucky. I want to emphasize that this is my only complaint regarding the Pinebook Pro. Everything else is really good, actually much better than could be expected for the price.

baybal2 6y ago

I don't think they even have a real supplier bound by contract. Anybody making less than 100k+ devices a year is much more likely just to buy from a small distributor who can only vouch for availability of inventory on hand.

robotmay 6y ago

Aah I was wondering what happened to the Pinebook Pro order option. I regret not getting in on the previous order as there's basically nothing comparable on the market from what I can find.

anderspitman 6y ago

Agreed. Very impressed by the hardware build quality of my PinePhone.