<story><title>Pinebook – Powerful, Metal and Open Source ARM 64-Bit Laptop</title><url>https://www.pine64.org/pinebook-pro/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>apocalyptic0n3</author><text>Linus Tech Tips put out a video this week on Floatplane about the Pinebook (not the Pro edition) and it was woefully underpowered. CPU was compared to the PS3 and GPU was compared to the original Xbox, for reference. It barely ran with the stock software (they had to install updates&amp;#x2F;new software to get it running) and was unable to play a 480p YouTube video fullscreen without noticeable frame drops. The hardware in it and their tablet and phone prototype are several generations out of date (easiest example is WiFi only being 802.11n and single band). They were also unable to get Windows running on it when they tried using a Raspberry Pi image, if that is something you care about. Pine64 themselves claim that the machine is not a daily driver.&lt;p&gt;The Pinebook Pro looks more respectable hardware-wise, but I would avoid looking at it as a daily driver until you can find reviews of it saying otherwise. I had been looking at the phone a few days before and was astonished at how outdated the hardware was, even for an open source device that is possibly upgradeable.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>X-Istence</author><text>I own one of the original Pinebooks, and for $99 it is a great little machine.&lt;p&gt;Comparing it to my MacBook Pro... it&amp;#x27;s terrible.&lt;p&gt;It has some flaws, and it may be underpowered for things like YouTube, it works flawlessly as a small note taker that has an extremely long battery life and a decent screen&amp;#x2F;keyboard. It&amp;#x27;s also really nice for having a Linux machine around that most dongles&amp;#x2F;serial consoles just work with when you head into the datacenter to deal with a Cisco device that isn&amp;#x27;t playing nice.&lt;p&gt;For the price point, you get a lot. As an owner of a Pinebook, I am looking forward to the Pinebook Pro.</text></comment>
<story><title>Pinebook – Powerful, Metal and Open Source ARM 64-Bit Laptop</title><url>https://www.pine64.org/pinebook-pro/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>apocalyptic0n3</author><text>Linus Tech Tips put out a video this week on Floatplane about the Pinebook (not the Pro edition) and it was woefully underpowered. CPU was compared to the PS3 and GPU was compared to the original Xbox, for reference. It barely ran with the stock software (they had to install updates&amp;#x2F;new software to get it running) and was unable to play a 480p YouTube video fullscreen without noticeable frame drops. The hardware in it and their tablet and phone prototype are several generations out of date (easiest example is WiFi only being 802.11n and single band). They were also unable to get Windows running on it when they tried using a Raspberry Pi image, if that is something you care about. Pine64 themselves claim that the machine is not a daily driver.&lt;p&gt;The Pinebook Pro looks more respectable hardware-wise, but I would avoid looking at it as a daily driver until you can find reviews of it saying otherwise. I had been looking at the phone a few days before and was astonished at how outdated the hardware was, even for an open source device that is possibly upgradeable.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>blu42</author><text>I have a RK3399-based (same chip as in the PBP) chromebook -- ASUS Chromebook Flip CA101P -- as one of my daily rides. It has no issue playing 1080@60fps &amp;amp; 4K@30 youtubes (I cannot physically output more than 4K@30 to my TV). Its Chrome browser is among the fastest browser experiences I get in my daily routine (which includes linux and windows desktops). On top of it, that chromebook lasts 6-10h of productive usage on a single charge.&lt;p&gt;Of course, Google&amp;#x27;s ChromeOS level of polish is a far cry from most &amp;#x27;freely assembled&amp;#x27; distros out there, but last time I checked, the ubuntu&amp;#x2F;debian images for the PBP were getting there in terms of working features and performance.</text></comment>