09-27-2018, 04:02 PM
(09-27-2018, 02:53 PM)Luke Wrote: The Pinebook is good for learning Linux, but its not a daily driver replacement.
That really depends on what you need / want to do daily. For multimedia heavy activities it's probably not the best choice. While I don't have a Pinebook yet I do use an H5 based SBC very regularly for file editing / programming, building large source trees, using Chromium on the internet, downloading things, running various utilities etc.
I think of the ARM like a scooter and x86 like a truck. A scooter will get you where you are going pretty quickly and use very little fuel. A truck is good at carrying a heavy load but burns through way more in the process.
I have a netbook which I am certain is way slower than the SoC in the Pinebook, and can rip through it's battery in a couple of hours just doing basic tasks. One of the strengths of the Pinebook is battery life as pointed out. For me it's also because it's ARM based which is what I work with, and part of the Allwinner family which I am specifically working with right now. But that's me.
As far as netbook class devices go, it's probably still a fairly solid choice because it can do that, and with a relatively low energy footprint. It also has enough RAM for SoC to be happy. I can say that with 1GB the ceiling is a little low.