Pine64 launches the cheapest Linux Tablet ever priced at just $99.99

Post by zozbot234 » Fri, Jun 12, 2020, 9:44 PM UTC

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I wonder if the performance of those tablets would improve if android was removed and run pine linux instead. that said size of the screen is actually a big factor in price, also you need more powerful processor to push pixels on that screen and bigger battery for power draw. all those costs add up. plus they maybe following razer blade model.

You'd probably end up with the opposite (Android will run faster). Source: I own an ODroid3 which can have Linux or Android installed. Android is a lot faster due to better GPU support.

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jun 12, 2020, 9:49 PM UTC

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founderling wrote: post #20

I wonder why they price their products so cheap. They seem to be totally overrun by demand. And give a terrible user experience when you try to order from them. Friends of mine have ordered (and paid!) Pine64 products weeks ago and get no information when they will be shipped. When you send them an email, it either gets ignored or you get a reply by someone who does not speak English. Telling you something like "Yes…

I think it's a bit much to expect their entire support staff to write in perfect English, since they are not based in an English-speaking country. I don't think it's a very big operation, either. I have one of their boards and can only say I had a good experience buying from them. I think compared to some of the alternatives in the price range (ie., random, no-name eBay crap), their documentation and forums is very g…

Post by squarefoot » Fri, Jun 12, 2020, 9:54 PM UTC

rajangdavis wrote: post #93

founderling wrote: post #20

I wonder why they price their products so cheap. They seem to be totally overrun by demand. And give a terrible user experience when you try to order from them. Friends of mine have ordered (and paid!) Pine64 products weeks ago and get no information when they will be shipped. When you send them an email, it either gets ignored or you get a reply by someone who does not speak English. Telling you something like "Yes…

From my Pine64 experience as an initial backer, I 100% agree. I think where Pine64 failed to deliver is that they overpromised on when they could deliver the product. I received mine very late and I couldn't boot the OS and support wasn't helpful. Meanwhile, the Raspberry Pi 3 with 64bit support was announced after Pine64 and delivered before the Pine64 without hiccups. Pine64 could have improved but I woule rather s…

Post by SahAssar » Fri, Jun 12, 2020, 10:22 PM UTC

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In common parlance "Linux (Phone|Tablet)" does not include android because the userspace is usually very different than what most people running linux think as linux.

Mmm...no true Scotsman.

Post by AnssiH » Fri, Jun 12, 2020, 10:30 PM UTC

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You can get a refurbished iPad for $100 and a new one for $280. And you know all your employees will be familiar with the interface. Why bother using anything else?

How well does iOS really work as a kiosk when your customers might interact with it, possibly unattended? I know I've seen many iPads in such a situation where they go on a lock screen and ask for a passcode, or you can hit Home and go to Springboard to open some apps or change settings, or at one point I had it pop up a prompt to update the major version of iOS and I hit "yes" and it seemed quite busy working on tha…