07-09-2023, 03:21 AM
Hi all,
So my main comp is starting(?) to die and repairing it is rated as "pain in the butt." So alongside researching that, I'm also looking into a cheap daily driver. Pinebook Pros sound like that, though I still have some questions.
How "snappy" is it? - Right now I'm using a old Windows Tablet and it can barely handle Win10. Its aggravating as all get out.
Can it remember where it was? Like, I was on Mastodon with Firefox on this shabby windows device earlier and went to a new tab and shopped for a bit. When I came back, Mastodon had reloaded back at the top, having to reallocate its RAM to Walmart.
How is the keybaord/touchpad?
I was thinking of adding an SSD if I get one, do I need a heatsink too? I've never done that on any computer. I see Samsung 980s are on sale. There are also ones with built in headsinks.
I've mooched around with Mint as a Virtual Machine, but that's my extent of Linux experience. Is there anything I should know abut Manjaro before diving in?
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I might think of more questions, but thanks in advance!
Leia
So my main comp is starting(?) to die and repairing it is rated as "pain in the butt." So alongside researching that, I'm also looking into a cheap daily driver. Pinebook Pros sound like that, though I still have some questions.
How "snappy" is it? - Right now I'm using a old Windows Tablet and it can barely handle Win10. Its aggravating as all get out.
- What I mean is say, when I try and load a website, is the only restriction my internet speed, or is there a the lack of RAM that gets in the way?
- And more broadly, how quickly do the usual suspects, (like firefox, libreoffice, the music player,) load?
Can it remember where it was? Like, I was on Mastodon with Firefox on this shabby windows device earlier and went to a new tab and shopped for a bit. When I came back, Mastodon had reloaded back at the top, having to reallocate its RAM to Walmart.
How is the keybaord/touchpad?
- Is there any lag to characters appearing on the screen?
- double presses/ignored presses?
- do the keys feel logical? I've had laptops for years and never got used to the layout.
Not this one! An old HP I had. - backlit?
A high hope for something so inexpensive, but I do enjoy them.
I was thinking of adding an SSD if I get one, do I need a heatsink too? I've never done that on any computer. I see Samsung 980s are on sale. There are also ones with built in headsinks.
I've mooched around with Mint as a Virtual Machine, but that's my extent of Linux experience. Is there anything I should know abut Manjaro before diving in?
- Does Discord have a reliable distribution for it?
- Does Steam run at all?
- Itchio etc?
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I might think of more questions, but thanks in advance!
Leia
