Pinebook Pro Initial Impressions

[bcnaz]

Thanks for the 32-bit steer for the Arduino IDE.

I uninstalled the packaged version of Arduino and downloaded and installed the 32-bit ARM version of 1.8.10.
It messed up the desktop icon but nevertheless worked like a charm when I fired it up.
Compiling and uploading "blink" code into a UNO board was much faster than on a Windows machine.

Some other good news - I have two USB-C to HDMI cables...

One is a "Pro-Signal" display-port cable from CPC and it the one I have been using but failing to power off with.
The second one is a Chinese "Choetec" thunderbolt-compatible cable from Amazon.
So I gave it a try and, not only does it also work fine with my screen BUT it also allows Pinebook shutdown whilst still connected.
Looking good eh?

Back to earth with a thump I still cant get my "Voxon" Bluetooth mouse to work after a shutdown.
Its listed in devices but refuses to work until I go through the re-pairing process again.
The same mouse worked perfectly, repeatedly, with my Pinebook 1080p so there's a problem of some sort with this Debian?

I'm definitely moving forward with this machine with only minor steps back now.  

PS Anyone selling dozen packs of tiny black screws to replace the chrome ones fitted to this PineBook Pro?
Don't yet know what thread size or length of each screw - need 10 of them plus a few spares.

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 ****   RE :  Replacement screws

       There are several Chinese Vendors on EBay that sell the 500 piece Laptop Assortment packages
              Most are under $5 USD,  Free shipping  I have found these very useful
                    
                                  Just they can take a while to arrive.
                  
               Living in the southwest US,    IF   they come in thru California,  I get them 2 - 3 days after they arrive in the USA.
                      IF they come in anywhere on the East Coast,  It will always take 3 - 4 weeks sometimes even longer.!

But at the price it would be handy to have the extra screws for other projects.............