so i bought the pinebook pro
it is usable 97% of the time, this 3% is related to a weird bug with keyboard, the touchpad and screen sharing, video calls; but i'll explain. my current setup is arch linux with DWM. here are some points:- the pinebook pro laptop is lightweight, sleek, compact and pretty; it has a premium feel given by the magnesium shell and a gorgeous display. microSD slot is also very good to find.
- it has a decent battery, frequently i can use it all day long without a recharge. i'd only remove the barrel port, as the USBC port can be used for charging, so no real need for it.
- the touchpad feels a little weird sometimes, it is a little fuzzy and i have difficulties using the right click, i don't get it every time. the website says it's a large one, but i don't think so. i'd have it a little larger and make the click feel the same place everywhere, it clicks only on the bottom.
- very good one, not the best, the only thing that bothers me is that sometimes i get a doubled key, may be a firmware thing.
- people could see me clearly, sometimes it gets really dark i don't know why, may be some misconfiguration on me. the real issue is processing power, when i turn it on the laptop becomes unusable, totally lagged.
- i think this is the only thing that bothers me everyday, it is slow and there is no hardware acceleration for the graphics driver at this time of writting. i use very light software and it sometimes lags. but software support for most applications is fine, only missing OSS.
- this is very personal: the only design detail that is not what i like is the display being a little bigger than the bottom part, so when it is closed the lid is not aligned, but that's really a manner of taste. the pine website doesn't deliver to brazil and that's a huge bummer, specially because they do not answer any email or support ticket, horrible customer service.
please if you know how to solve any issue i found please reply this post. thanks!