Use the PinePhone as a Linux mini PC?
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(09-14-2020, 08:31 AM)Peter Gamma Wrote: Thanks for your suggestions. Any idea for a powerful low-cost Linux phone? Or what is about powerful Linux PinePhone? I'm for a Linux PinePhone with 4 GB of RAM anyway because of the RAM hungry EEGLAB/BCLAB.

I really like the idea of using the PinePhone as an affordable mobile Linux computer. I can run Linux shell scripts, Emacs, LaTeX, various compilers and other apps on the go. Currently it does not come with a physical keyboard so typing is limited.

I have not found any handheld Linux computer as lightweight and affordable as the PinePhone, though. The GPD Micro PC which costs more than $300 might be an option. It has 8 GB RAM, 128 GB SSD, a keyboard and a touchpad. It is more powerful than the PinePhone. Drawbacks are no phone and GPS module, and more bulky. Plenty of ports, though.


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RE: Use the PinePhone as a Linux mini PC? - by tigerforce - 09-14-2020, 03:28 PM

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