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me too! im new to pine products... looking forward to get the pinebook pro aswell.. im trying to see objectives benchmarks of the RK3399 board but none so far in youtube..
<------Count this new user in for a Pinebook Pro on launchday!
Somehow followed the rabbit down the hole to this thread...  Excited about the Pinebook Pro.  Tired of OSX myself, about would love to go back to using a Linux desktop for light hacking, general use, and love the opensource/hacking ethos of the Pine64.  I did read through the thread and saw that while there are definitely people interested in the backlit keyboard, the build cost apparently makes it a no go.  Out of curiosity, what is the difference?  Purely for selfish reasons, I tend to find myself hacking away in the dark often, and definitely appreciate a backlit keyboard when I do.  Would it be possible to offer a backlit keyboard as an optional upgrade?
Question: WIll be possible to add a small heatsink to an nvme ssd and still close the back body? Nvme tend to get really hot. Im seeing 2-5mm heatsinks
(03-26-2019, 02:16 AM)favio Wrote: [ -> ]Question: WIll be possible to add a small heatsink to an nvme ssd and still close the back body? Nvme tend to get really hot. Im seeing 2-5mm heatsinks

I imagine there will be enough space for a very slim piece of metal (heatsink) or perhaps a thermal pad to make contact with the bottom of the Pinebok Pro which is metal.
Bookmarked! Definitely interested in a more powerful Pinebook! Smile
I read that the pinebook pro will have 4GB of RAM. Would not be better to have at least 8 if not 16? I am a software developer and I use a lot local containers.
(03-28-2019, 06:47 AM)ivanB1975 Wrote: [ -> ]I read that the pinebook pro will have 4GB of RAM. Would not be better to have at least 8 if not 16? I am a software developer and I use a lot local containers.

This has been asked and answered a few times already, but I'll make the exception and answer again ... the SOC supports up-to 4GB RAM, and hence there is no way to have and support more RAM memory.
(03-28-2019, 06:56 AM)Luke Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-28-2019, 06:47 AM)ivanB1975 Wrote: [ -> ]I read that the pinebook pro will have 4GB of RAM. Would not be better to have at least 8 if not 16? I am a software developer and I use a lot local containers.

This has been asked and answered a few times already, but I'll make the exception and answer again ... the SOC supports up-to 4GB RAM, and hence there is no way to have and support more RAM memory.
Thanks, pity. Otherwise it would be a very good alternative. Anyway it is still worth considering it.
Even the most expensive SBCs have at maximum 6 GB of RAM. Most (if not all) current SoCs used are not able to handle 8 GB, not to mention 16 GB. It's restrictions of internal DDR controllers. Adding more capable DDR controllers, able to handle 8+ GB of RAM, would lift up the price of the SoC significantly. It's not PC realm, it's mini-PC. And honestly, with efficient software on board, 4 GB is very good. For a power efficient laptop. software development by its nature (not counting building huge projects) is not the hungriest use case. If your development stack cannot stand with 4 GB, it's BLOAT.
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