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Pinebook Pro for university - arcsi05 - 10-16-2019
Hey guys,
I am a first year computer science student, and I'm really thinking about getting a Pinebook Pro to bring with myself to classes. I would use it for web browsing, viewing pdf and office files, note taking, writing code and compiling in multiple languages (c#, c, java, etc.).
Do you think this device would be a good choice for something like this?
(I already have a computer, but I can't take it with me to classes)
RE: Pinebook Pro for university - lispy - 10-17-2019
If you don't need special x86 software I'd say yes. Disclaimer: My Pinebook is still on the way, so no firsthand information.
RE: Pinebook Pro for university - Soul_Hacker - 10-17-2019
Hello there,
I do not have the Pro Version yet, but i can say if you know yourself around linux a bit you can absolutely use it as such. Somewhere on this Site it says "not suitable for a daily driver" (the OG Pinebook) but i've been using it as such for over a year now and loving it because you can charge it on any USB Port.
Mostly terminal work/reading pdf/LibreOffice (also works well)/YT Tutorials/light programming...
Now the difficult part would be compiling, i only scripted sh and python (no compiler) and it worked of course.
Compiling C++ or Java is a quite heavy Task i think. So i imagine the gcc compiler on the Pinebook Pro will take some time to compile. You can also let a server compile it for you, i believe there are services like that (or your own server/PC at home)
I will try it out on my OG Pinebook tho. Im curious now.
Edit: tried a light C++ Program i wrote a few years back with Code::Blocks and compiled it via gcc. works like a charm.
Still in heavier projects im sure it'll take some time to compile.
RE: Pinebook Pro for university - kazriko - 10-17-2019
(10-16-2019, 11:40 AM)arcsi05 Wrote: Hey guys,
I am a first year computer science student, and I'm really thinking about getting a Pinebook Pro to bring with myself to classes. I would use it for web browsing, viewing pdf and office files, note taking, writing code and compiling in multiple languages (c#, c, java, etc.).
Do you think this device would be a good choice for something like this?
(I already have a computer, but I can't take it with me to classes)
C, likely. the compiles might be slower than you're used to.
Java, Probably. OracleJDK only supports up to version 8 on ARM, not 11 or 13. Otherwise OpenJDK could work. It covers a lot of the Java API.
C#, maybe. If you can get away with just the parts of the API that Mono supports, it might work. That's a subset of the entire .net api though, so you might encounter some stuff that doesn't work.
I don't see any problem with running Libreoffice, pdf readers, or doing light web browsing on it.
RE: Pinebook Pro for university - Arwen - 10-17-2019
My personal opinion, Pinebook Pro is not yet ready for the kind of work the original poster listed.
Meaning school, like some jobs, the applications just need to work. Can't have a do-over.
Give it / us 6 months, and maybe we will have an answer. A year, we would know for certain on
all those tasks, like how long compiling runs on all those languages. And other potential limitations.
RE: Pinebook Pro for university - arcsi05 - 10-20-2019
I'm willing to take the risk, also I would love to contribute to such an amazing community.
( I will still have another computer if something doesn't work on the PBP
)
RE: Pinebook Pro for university - danielt - 10-21-2019
(10-20-2019, 01:07 PM)arcsi05 Wrote: I'm willing to take the risk, also I would love to contribute to such an amazing community.
That's great to hear. Eyes wide open to the potential problems... but doing it anyway! Awesome.