Hey Everyone,
It looks like Pine64 are releasing Pinebook Pro, a laptop that I'm
actually willing to pay money for and then use.
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=7093&pid=43850#pid43850
Specs:
* 14" 1080p IPS LCD panel
* 64/128GB of eMMC storage*
* Black magnesium alloy body
* SD card slot
* Digital video output via USB-C up to 4K60hz
* Audio aux out / UART
* USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports
* 802.11ac WiFi
* Bluetooth 4.2
* 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM
* Charging via barrel port or USB-C
* Rockchip RK3399 ; big.LITTLE Hexacore A72/A53 SOC
* 2mpx front-facing camera
* Microphone
* Speakers
* Slim and slick design with minimal branding
* PCIe x4 that can take a m.2 NVMe SSD using an optional adapter
* Target Price: $199
Looking on the picture the things I like:
* Regular keyboard with thick keys and minimal amount of weirdness (the
location of 'Delete' button is questionable, but I'll live with that.
* 1080p IPS scree should be pretty nice
* NVM.e slot
At least I can definitely replace my acer chrome book 11, which works
when I need a very light computer in a pinch to dump video from my
camera or browse the web, but not much else.
I'm hoping that the product would be successful enough that there's
going to be a release of a version with 8GB of RAM -- that would put it
on par with ultrabooks.
Thought I don't think Pinebook Pro ever going to meet its $200 US target
price.
Thoughts?
Alex.
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