12-06-2020, 03:23 PM
I must be very lucky, because my second-batch PineBook Pro has pretty much none of the issues you've described, which are related to manufacturing and quality control. I'd say that one of the biggest open issues with the PineBook Pro is the build quality.
I haven't noticed the issues with the lid hall sensor you've described, but I have noticed that the PineBook Pro's Device Tree has debouncing enabled for the lid sensor. It might be worth trying to adjust the debouncing parameters.
Once inserted and "clicked" in place, a Micro SD card sits perfectly flush with the side of my PineBook Pro. Again, it seems that I was unusually lucky.
I'm not sure what type of connector is on slim ThinkPads for Ethernet "dongles", which is pretty much the same as what PineBook Pro should incorporate, but perhaps any kind of a slim eight-pin connector would work. We just need to, so to speak, get a Cat5e Ethernet cable through the side of the laptop.
I'm glad that you like the "open-hardware laptop" description. That's what it actually is, and I'd like to see proper support for the PineBook Pro in various BSDs.
Speaking about the LEDs, I'd still vote for a couple more small LEDs, placed on the side of the laptop. Maybe even a couple more at the current position, serving as network traffic indicators, for example. All that would allow additional flexibility, and the associated power consumption would probably be the smallest of the known issues.
I haven't noticed the issues with the lid hall sensor you've described, but I have noticed that the PineBook Pro's Device Tree has debouncing enabled for the lid sensor. It might be worth trying to adjust the debouncing parameters.
Once inserted and "clicked" in place, a Micro SD card sits perfectly flush with the side of my PineBook Pro. Again, it seems that I was unusually lucky.
I'm not sure what type of connector is on slim ThinkPads for Ethernet "dongles", which is pretty much the same as what PineBook Pro should incorporate, but perhaps any kind of a slim eight-pin connector would work. We just need to, so to speak, get a Cat5e Ethernet cable through the side of the laptop.
I'm glad that you like the "open-hardware laptop" description. That's what it actually is, and I'd like to see proper support for the PineBook Pro in various BSDs.
Speaking about the LEDs, I'd still vote for a couple more small LEDs, placed on the side of the laptop. Maybe even a couple more at the current position, serving as network traffic indicators, for example. All that would allow additional flexibility, and the associated power consumption would probably be the smallest of the known issues.