01-01-2020, 05:11 PM
Since a lot of people have expressed their wishes and dreams for a future Pinebook, I'll throw my hat in the ring too:
"Obviously", the next PB will be based on a new SoC with new possibilities in terms of system performance and memory capacity.
I was satisfied with the capabilities of the PBP in that regard, and I'm confident you will satisfy my needs in that category with the next PB.
Details that annoy me about the PBP that I'd like to see fixed:
The power button is part of the keyboard, and as such only accessible with an open lid. This is less than ideal for both development, where you need the laptop with open case and generally flipped on the back, and normal use when only using an external screen. I would love a power button on the side of the case.
There are no dedicated buttons for the editing commands Del, Home, End, PgUp and PgDn. This is not just frustrating for someone who edits a lot of text like me and uses these keys to the hill, but also if you overload these with the multimedia keys (as combinations with the Logo key) which have no keys whatsoever on the PBP, either dedicated or as Fn-combinations. Please find a place for these on the keyboard(s) for the next Pinebook generation. (Maybe also Ins, to finish up that block of six keys)
Things I'm happy with I'd like to see kept:
The screen is just about as good as I could have expected of a laptop of this price. The resolution is just about perfect (both in terms of size and pixel density) and brightness and viewing angles don't need to be any better than they are with the PBP. The only thing that is not perfect is the color reproduction, but even that is acceptable in my book.
The form factor: 13"–14" is the perfect size for a laptop in my book. Everything below that is the realm of tablets and phones from where I stand, everything larger is too unwieldy (and probably also heavy) to comfortably carry around.
Things I generally dream could be improved compared to the PBP (but would probably drive up the cost noticeably, so I would easily give up on them given they are not that critical for me):
More connectors: The RK3399 has two Type-C PHYs but the PBP only has one USB-C connector. Would have been nice to be able to connect a USB-C dock on one and drive DisplayPort on the other. Obviously the next SoC will have different connectivity options, but more options exposed always makes me happy.
Anyway, thanks for the PBP and my best wishes for the new decade!
"Obviously", the next PB will be based on a new SoC with new possibilities in terms of system performance and memory capacity.
I was satisfied with the capabilities of the PBP in that regard, and I'm confident you will satisfy my needs in that category with the next PB.
Details that annoy me about the PBP that I'd like to see fixed:
The power button is part of the keyboard, and as such only accessible with an open lid. This is less than ideal for both development, where you need the laptop with open case and generally flipped on the back, and normal use when only using an external screen. I would love a power button on the side of the case.
There are no dedicated buttons for the editing commands Del, Home, End, PgUp and PgDn. This is not just frustrating for someone who edits a lot of text like me and uses these keys to the hill, but also if you overload these with the multimedia keys (as combinations with the Logo key) which have no keys whatsoever on the PBP, either dedicated or as Fn-combinations. Please find a place for these on the keyboard(s) for the next Pinebook generation. (Maybe also Ins, to finish up that block of six keys)
Things I'm happy with I'd like to see kept:
The screen is just about as good as I could have expected of a laptop of this price. The resolution is just about perfect (both in terms of size and pixel density) and brightness and viewing angles don't need to be any better than they are with the PBP. The only thing that is not perfect is the color reproduction, but even that is acceptable in my book.
The form factor: 13"–14" is the perfect size for a laptop in my book. Everything below that is the realm of tablets and phones from where I stand, everything larger is too unwieldy (and probably also heavy) to comfortably carry around.
Things I generally dream could be improved compared to the PBP (but would probably drive up the cost noticeably, so I would easily give up on them given they are not that critical for me):
More connectors: The RK3399 has two Type-C PHYs but the PBP only has one USB-C connector. Would have been nice to be able to connect a USB-C dock on one and drive DisplayPort on the other. Obviously the next SoC will have different connectivity options, but more options exposed always makes me happy.
Anyway, thanks for the PBP and my best wishes for the new decade!