Trying out the Pinebook Pro – a $200 ARM Laptop
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Trying out the Pinebook Pro – a $200 ARM Laptop
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Re: Trying out the Pinebook Pro – a $200 ARM Laptop
#2Seeing all that empty internal space makes me wonder if they couldn't increase the device's appeal by fitting it with a bigger battery. 8-10 hours of charge time is good, but a $200 laptop that could go for (say) 20 or 30 hours on a charge would really turn heads.
I suppose it's possible that would require some kind of custom battery, and this is just the most appropriate battery for this enclosure they could get off-the-shelf, though.
Re: Trying out the Pinebook Pro – a $200 ARM Laptop
#3It looks like a perfect "burner" laptop! Can be very useful when traveling overseas, hostile countries.
Re: Trying out the Pinebook Pro – a $200 ARM Laptop
#4Seeing all that empty internal space makes me wonder if they couldn't increase the device's appeal by fitting it with a bigger battery. 8-10 hours of charge time is good, but a $200 laptop that could go for (say) 20 or 30 hours on a charge would really turn heads. I suppose it's possible that would require some kind of custom battery, and this is just the most appropriate battery for this enclosure they could get off…
I'm sure a bigger battery would increase the cost of the laptop. At $200 the margin has to be pretty thin already.
Re: Trying out the Pinebook Pro – a $200 ARM Laptop
#5Honestly, I'm so impressed with this device.
I really want to get this just so I can hack the hell out of it. With all that empty space in the case, there are so many possibilities...
Re: Trying out the Pinebook Pro – a $200 ARM Laptop
#6Seeing all that empty internal space makes me wonder if they couldn't increase the device's appeal by fitting it with a bigger battery. 8-10 hours of charge time is good, but a $200 laptop that could go for (say) 20 or 30 hours on a charge would really turn heads. I suppose it's possible that would require some kind of custom battery, and this is just the most appropriate battery for this enclosure they could get off…
It's an 10,000 mAh battery, though. That's huge, isn't it? I don't know any other laptop that has a battery that big. Looking online, Macbooks seem to have around 6,000 mAh.
Re: Trying out the Pinebook Pro – a $200 ARM Laptop
#7Seeing all that empty internal space makes me wonder if they couldn't increase the device's appeal by fitting it with a bigger battery. 8-10 hours of charge time is good, but a $200 laptop that could go for (say) 20 or 30 hours on a charge would really turn heads. I suppose it's possible that would require some kind of custom battery, and this is just the most appropriate battery for this enclosure they could get off…
It's an 10,000 mAh battery, though. That's huge, isn't it? I don't know any other laptop that has a battery that big. Looking online, Macbooks seem to have around 6,000 mAh.
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Re: Trying out the Pinebook Pro – a $200 ARM Laptop
#8Seeing all that empty internal space makes me wonder if they couldn't increase the device's appeal by fitting it with a bigger battery. 8-10 hours of charge time is good, but a $200 laptop that could go for (say) 20 or 30 hours on a charge would really turn heads. I suppose it's possible that would require some kind of custom battery, and this is just the most appropriate battery for this enclosure they could get off…
I'm sure a bigger battery would increase the cost of the laptop. At $200 the margin has to be pretty thin already.
Sure. So charge $250 or $300 for the one that goes 30 hours.
Re: Trying out the Pinebook Pro – a $200 ARM Laptop
#9I love the little yellow note they included inside to mention powering without the lithium battery plugged in.
Something built with hackers in mind.
Re: Trying out the Pinebook Pro – a $200 ARM Laptop
#10An "annoying touchpad" is likely a dealbreaker for me. It's the holy grail for Linux to me and I feel like it's never been solved by anybody but Apple (w/o Linux).
That being said, I could exist in the command line most of the time...