I finally got my Pinebook Pro on Monday. I got to spend a few days with it and quickly discovered some rough edges. Mainly the whole power consumption and using the battery as the main source for power instead of the barrel plug or usb-c power when plugged in thereby causing the laptop to shut down when battery is drained but still plugged in.
For a device that is created by and for a community that works hard to ensure the best possible experience it can deliver, is (in my view) very well done. I absolutely love this thing. I cannot wait to spend more time tinkering and exploring with it and be part of this community and find a way to contribute as much as I can.
The screen for me is great. This is my first experience with a 1080p screen and it looks great in my eyes. I watched my favorite channel on Xumo, Love Nature and I was blown away. I'm happy with the keyboard, trackpad, wifi and all the other things. My other family members were blown away with how the laptop looks and feels.
Video services such as Xumo, Pluto and Tubi work out of the box in Firefox. Nothing additional was needed to install. I finally get to use Firefox without it crashing on my every 20 seconds like it did on my previous setup.
Manjaro KDE has issues when applying window themes and Kwin keeps crashing. It could be because of Kvantum or something else, I'll be hitting up the Manjaro Arm forums to explore those issues. There are some other minor graphical anomolies that need to be explored to figure out how to fix them.
At some point, I'll be installing XFCE and giving that a run to see how that plays out.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this device possible. Plus, I think the community is fantastic. I've already had someone help to remind me of what I was getting into and another member already encouraged me to experiment.
And, if the Pine64 folks want a feather to put in their cap, they managed to get the units produced and shipped while Nintendo is figuring out when and how to supply more Switches to customers during these difficult times.
For a device that is created by and for a community that works hard to ensure the best possible experience it can deliver, is (in my view) very well done. I absolutely love this thing. I cannot wait to spend more time tinkering and exploring with it and be part of this community and find a way to contribute as much as I can.
The screen for me is great. This is my first experience with a 1080p screen and it looks great in my eyes. I watched my favorite channel on Xumo, Love Nature and I was blown away. I'm happy with the keyboard, trackpad, wifi and all the other things. My other family members were blown away with how the laptop looks and feels.
Video services such as Xumo, Pluto and Tubi work out of the box in Firefox. Nothing additional was needed to install. I finally get to use Firefox without it crashing on my every 20 seconds like it did on my previous setup.
Manjaro KDE has issues when applying window themes and Kwin keeps crashing. It could be because of Kvantum or something else, I'll be hitting up the Manjaro Arm forums to explore those issues. There are some other minor graphical anomolies that need to be explored to figure out how to fix them.
At some point, I'll be installing XFCE and giving that a run to see how that plays out.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this device possible. Plus, I think the community is fantastic. I've already had someone help to remind me of what I was getting into and another member already encouraged me to experiment.
And, if the Pine64 folks want a feather to put in their cap, they managed to get the units produced and shipped while Nintendo is figuring out when and how to supply more Switches to customers during these difficult times.
