01-22-2022, 08:23 PM
(01-22-2022, 01:50 PM)beta-user Wrote: Why is PinePhone Pro almost twice as expensive as Pinebook Pro? They both have very similar hardware, so I don't understand this big price difference.
Because neither the Pinebook or Pinebook Pro were built again recently, so the price is not adjusted to post-COVID times with shipping and parts shortages. Also both the PinePhone devices are relatively mature now and as a result they charge a more mature price as non-developers start to buy them.
(01-22-2022, 01:50 PM)beta-user Wrote: Pinebook Pro actually has a much larger screen and battery, so it would make sense for the laptop to be a more expensive device.
It's not just size, but also pixel density. The PinePhones are also touchscreen.
(01-22-2022, 01:50 PM)beta-user Wrote: We can see a similar thing when we compare the price of regular PinePhone and regular Pinebook.
Again, there has not been another run of the Pinebook since the original. I don't suspect they will ever be able to do another $100 run ever again.
The Pinebook's are also really under-powered and need some attention. I personally think they should adjust it to accept a module so that future upgrades are possible.