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What are your thoughts on the pinebook. I'm trying to decide if I get a pinebook or a framework next.
by ungamedplayer 5y ago
What are your thoughts on the pinebook. I'm trying to decide if I get a pinebook or a framework next.
- officeplant 5y agoIt is totally worth $220. The screen is great, the build quality is acceptable for the price. All of this comes at the cost of the now ancient Rockchip SoC that struggles in a lot of instances. As a device for learning ARM linux on and doing tinkering it's great. It also has a few issues that are unsolvable without some redesigning on pine64's part. The main issue being heat from the SoC causing the charging circuit to shut off. Under a heavy load you can watch the battery go down while its plugged in. My battery is starting to die after 8 months (voltage drops enough to cause a hard shutoff around 60%). I'm not sure if the issues are related but I'm simply going to pull out the battery and connect the internal wiring for running purely from the wall bypassing the battery. Some argue that the 3A power inputs just aren't enough for the draw the pinebook pro can pull off especially if you start overclocking (2ghz on the big, 1.8ghz on the little cores is totally possible). Personally I left everything stock. As a daily driver I really can't recommend it unless you live in terminal and don't need to do a whole lot of web browsing. Video streaming (twitch/youtube) + Fast stream chatrooms bring that poor rockchip to its knees even at 480 to 720p. The Pinebook Pro gets a lot of love from the community but it is a very very niche device for a particular kind of enthusiast.