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Newbie question - how do I pre-order PineTab? - kerseymere - 02-08-2021
Hello all,
Pine 64 replied when I inquired about ordering that production is scheduled for March. Does that mean I should be pre-ordering right now? The store site doesn't allow me to place an order. Or will pre-ordering be possible in March? I'm confused about how this works.
My aim for the PineTab is for watching news, podcasts, email, church, listening to online radio etc.
Thank you.
RE: Newbie question - how do I pre-order PineTab? - barray - 02-08-2021
They will drop all of a sudden, you just have to keep an eye on the Pine news.
Regarding the activities you want the PineTab to do - it will _just_ about do those in a limited way. Don't expect to be loading a Spotify client or something. I would recommend checking out a more powerful device if this is your intention.
RE: Newbie question - how do I pre-order PineTab? - kerseymere - 02-08-2021
(02-08-2021, 06:37 PM)barray Wrote: They will drop all of a sudden, you just have to keep an eye on the Pine news.
Regarding the activities you want the PineTab to do - it will _just_ about do those in a limited way. Don't expect to be loading a Spotify client or something. I would recommend checking out a more powerful device if this is your intention.
Thanks for filling me in on both the release - and about my intended use. Sounds like maybe I do need to look at something else. I figured watching and listening via websites wouldn't require much power, but I'm glad to be corrected when wrong. Thanks for steering me in the right direction.
RE: Newbie question - how do I pre-order PineTab? - barray - 02-09-2021
@kerseymere No problem, I think it's best for everybody if there is a clear understanding of the device's capabilities. It really is just a low-end mobile processor in there and it's not so suitable for heavy lifting.
The PineBook/Pro on the other hand would have enough power to meet your needs I believe. The price point for the base model is about the same too, and it's about as small and lightweight. The OSes on that device are also much more mature - I think your experience would be very much better.
RE: Newbie question - how do I pre-order PineTab? - brorean - 02-09-2021
I like my PineTab (using Mobian on eMMC) but I mainly use it to read webpages and read ebooks. The main limitations it has is not enough memory; I have had to create a swap file to avoid hangs.
The times I have used YouTube it had to be at 480p because at 720p it would skip frames (CPUs at 100%) but the sound came in just fine. The internal speakers are rubbish so if I listen to anything I have a set of USB headphones; I haven't tried any bluetooth speakers or plug in headphones. I guess I should say that you can't really use any DRM services like Netflix....there might be a way but not right out of the box.
If I decide to do anything serious I switch to the Pinebook Pro.