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Re: Pinebook – A $100 14" ARM laptop

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Post by adlpz » Tue, May 16, 2017, 2:29 PM UTC

rbanffy wrote: post #2

Since the number of pixels is the same, I think the 11" is a nicer deal - smaller, lighter and probably with a better battery life

Seems like the different screen size doesn't totally translate into a proportionally smaller device: the 11 inch is 30mm smaller in width and 20mm in depth, that's 36mm diagonal, when the screen is 2.4 inches, or about 61mm smaller. So around 1.4 inches of additional bezel with the smaller form factor.

Re: Pinebook – A $100 14" ARM laptop

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Post by jlebrech » Tue, May 16, 2017, 2:29 PM UTC

why not something like this https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gpd-pocket-7-0-umpc-lapto...

those 14" would be better served with a better cpu

Re: Pinebook – A $100 14" ARM laptop

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Post by ah- » Tue, May 16, 2017, 2:33 PM UTC

And the pine64 is one of the arm64 boards supported by OpenBSD: https://www.openbsd.org/arm64.html

Re: Pinebook – A $100 14" ARM laptop

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Post by awinter-py » Tue, May 16, 2017, 2:33 PM UTC

Can anyone find the option to add intel AMT to the bios? I can't see it anywhere on the page and I also searched with ctrl+F.

Re: Pinebook – A $100 14" ARM laptop

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, May 16, 2017, 2:35 PM UTC

jlebrech wrote: post #12

why not something like this https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gpd-pocket-7-0-umpc-lapto... those 14" would be better served with a better cpu

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Re: Pinebook – A $100 14" ARM laptop

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Post by rwmj » Tue, May 16, 2017, 2:35 PM UTC

TadasPaplauskas wrote: post #10

HN hug of death... For now, here's the cached version (text only): http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:M-Pti8N... $99.99 CPU: 1.2GHz 64-Bit Quad-Core ARM Cortex A53 RAM: 2 GB LPDDR3 RAM Memory Flash: 16 GB eMMC 5.0 (upgradable up to 64GB) Wireless: WiFi 802.11bgn + Bluetooth 4.0 USB 2.0 Port: 2 MicroSD Card Slot: 1 Mini HDMI: 1 Headphone Jack: 1 Microphone: Built-in Keyboard: Full Size Keyboard Touch…

The pictures may load faster individually: https://www.pine64.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Pinebook_1... https://www.pine64.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Pinebook_1...

Re: Pinebook – A $100 14" ARM laptop

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Post by uiri » Tue, May 16, 2017, 2:36 PM UTC

awinter-py wrote: post #14

Can anyone find the option to add intel AMT to the bios? I can't see it anywhere on the page and I also searched with ctrl+F.

It has an ARM CPU. Intel AMT is an x86(-64) technology. ARM and x86 are two different CPU architectures with incompatible instruction sets. AMT isn't available on an ARM chip.

Re: Pinebook – A $100 14" ARM laptop

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Post by abraves10001 » Tue, May 16, 2017, 2:37 PM UTC

jlebrech wrote: post #12

why not something like this https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gpd-pocket-7-0-umpc-lapto... those 14" would be better served with a better cpu

While those look interesting, they seem to be in a completely different market. 14" vs 7" and $100 vs $459, not really comparable.

Re: Pinebook – A $100 14" ARM laptop

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Post by SmellyGeekBoy » Tue, May 16, 2017, 2:38 PM UTC

jlebrech wrote: post #12

why not something like this https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gpd-pocket-7-0-umpc-lapto... those 14" would be better served with a better cpu

Wow, I've been pondering gutting a Toshiba Libretto and putting a Raspberry Pi inside so I can have a modern(ish) hardware in that form factor. I am so the target market for this!

Unfortunately I don't have a lot of faith in crowdfunded hardware projects.. :/

Re: Pinebook – A $100 14" ARM laptop

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Post by rwmj » Tue, May 16, 2017, 2:39 PM UTC

jlebrech wrote: post #12

why not something like this https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gpd-pocket-7-0-umpc-lapto... those 14" would be better served with a better cpu

That's also 4.5x as expensive.

I wouldn't mind something like the original 1999(?) Sony Viao which had a really awesome half-width form factor: https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/CPmuEiWzAXOiJxBRD98rJ_86x1Y...