12-30-2024, 07:14 AM
Now that the MNT Reform Next laptop with RK3588 came out I became a bit interested in ARM laptops on the market again.
I found a few ARM laptops with RK3588 processor emerging that give an indication what a Pinebook Next (or however it would be called) could look like.
Of course the Pinebook Pro still works fine for the purpose it was good for when it came out, like writing, light development, browsing, some games. I love mine and don't really need a new one. But it can be nice to speculate.
I guess the RockchipRK3588 would be a natural fit for the next Pinebook and there is some nice progress with Linux support.
https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/...ps-rk3588/
In this performance test the RK3588 compares very favorably compared to the RK3399 of the PBP:
https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/12/16/...geekbench/
It looks like price at this time would be about double of the Pinebook Pro.
Here are a few links of laptops that I have found. I don't know any of these and would be cautious of actually buying one:
https://www.crowdsupply.com/shenzhen-tia...patibility
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/C...82500.html
https://www.obsidian.works/shop/p/open-s...am-android
Last but not least the MNT Reform Next. This one has for sure the best software support. But it's also a different price point.
https://www.crowdsupply.com/mnt/mnt-reform-next
Overall I think the PBP would need only a light update. The connections are all right.
The display is absolutely super (for me) and I would be happy to have just the same.
The trackpad has a nice feel to it, but the software support could be better and it could be more precise.
It would be nice it there were better open source driver support for keyboard and trackpad.
I found a few ARM laptops with RK3588 processor emerging that give an indication what a Pinebook Next (or however it would be called) could look like.
Of course the Pinebook Pro still works fine for the purpose it was good for when it came out, like writing, light development, browsing, some games. I love mine and don't really need a new one. But it can be nice to speculate.
I guess the RockchipRK3588 would be a natural fit for the next Pinebook and there is some nice progress with Linux support.
https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/...ps-rk3588/
In this performance test the RK3588 compares very favorably compared to the RK3399 of the PBP:
https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/12/16/...geekbench/
It looks like price at this time would be about double of the Pinebook Pro.
Here are a few links of laptops that I have found. I don't know any of these and would be cautious of actually buying one:
https://www.crowdsupply.com/shenzhen-tia...patibility
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/C...82500.html
https://www.obsidian.works/shop/p/open-s...am-android
Last but not least the MNT Reform Next. This one has for sure the best software support. But it's also a different price point.
https://www.crowdsupply.com/mnt/mnt-reform-next
Overall I think the PBP would need only a light update. The connections are all right.
The display is absolutely super (for me) and I would be happy to have just the same.
The trackpad has a nice feel to it, but the software support could be better and it could be more precise.
It would be nice it there were better open source driver support for keyboard and trackpad.
