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Pinebook: An Affordable 64-bit ARM based Open Source Notebook

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Re: Pinebook: An Affordable 64-bit ARM based Open Source Notebook

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Post by fao_ »

bruceb wrote: post #14

As it is very cheap one can't expect a lot of support but "Warranty: 30 days" is pretty short, 90 is a little more reasonable.

FYI: If you're in the EU these sorts of warranty statements are meaningless.

As an EU citizen, regulations state that you have two years of warranty within which, if the item is faulty, you may return it and get a refund.

Re: Pinebook: An Affordable 64-bit ARM based Open Source Notebook

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Post by c22 »

mikhuang wrote: post #4
VoidWhisperer wrote: post #3

What could you feasibly use this for? The 1.2GHz CPU seems like it would put a bit of a damper on almost anything besides answering email and basic word processing.

This comment seems hilarious to someone who grew up with 486s that did those things fine. However, I’m inclined to agree that i would find this machine challenging to use as my daily thing.

My Lifebook p7010 has a 1.2ghz processor and I still use it for programming, web browsing (mostly with javascript off), writing, light photo editing in gimp, 2d cad (qCAD and inkscape), and with two batteries I can watch movies for about 11 hours on the plane. It's true that I own other computers for 3d cad and gaming.

Re: Pinebook: An Affordable 64-bit ARM based Open Source Notebook

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Post by bikamonki »

VoidWhisperer wrote: post #3

What could you feasibly use this for? The 1.2GHz CPU seems like it would put a bit of a damper on almost anything besides answering email and basic word processing.

For a few years now, I have been doing web/api dev on one Asus Eee Box with Intel Atom 1.8Ghz and 3GB of RAM. It does take a few extra seconds to load heavy web apps like Google Sheets or Google Maps; however, on the upside, if I make my apps run fast on such limited device, it will be super fast on most of my users' devices. I also love it b/c it makes zero noise.

Re: Pinebook: An Affordable 64-bit ARM based Open Source Notebook

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Post by badsectoracula »

Looks neat, but i hope they find a reseller in EU (with actual stock, not like those "homebrew" consoles like Pandora and GCWZero that took me two years to actually get one because it was always out of stock - which sucks since i really like it, but the limited availability harmed it considerably) since it sounds like you'll need to pay VAT and at the customs office yourself (which is extra annoying when you actually have to go there yourself).

Re: Pinebook: An Affordable 64-bit ARM based Open Source Notebook

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Post by limeblack »

Honest question. Why don't people buy old laptops instead of cheaper new ones? I'm no expert but the cost to performance ratio isn't to far off. I am typing this on T420 Thinkpad laptop. I get desiring to use open hardware but at the detriment of performance doesn't quite make sense.
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