02-08-2019, 09:28 AM
(02-08-2019, 07:48 AM)IngeniousTinkerer Wrote:(02-08-2019, 12:40 AM)blu Wrote:(02-07-2019, 09:01 PM)IngeniousTinkerer Wrote: I'm considering the Pinebook Pro as a daily driver with Debian. I hope to use it for web browsing and some light programming on the go. Would this be a good purchase?Speaking from experience with a RK3399 chromebook, the PBPro would be a *great* match for those purposes, as long as the battery and device thermals are not neglected. So far we have a confirmation of 38Wh battery -- same as on the ASUS c101pa, which gets nice 6-8h out of that (proper work, not VPU "work") but the screen on that ASUS is 10", and here we have a 14" one, so lower times should be expected. Thermals are a wildcard for now.
I’m hoping they include a heat pipe or two for good performance under load.
As TL already mentioned, there are still tests underway to determine the best way to keep the SOC within operational temp range.
