About the Pinebook - What to expect

[MarkHaysHarris777]

   

I received the 14" pinebook today from DHL SYABAS Technology HK Ltd;  in wonderful shape;  shipping and packaging state-of-the-art with all cables, power supply, and ethernet dongle.

I am very impressed with this product;  can't say enough--  TLLim (and team) you've done a great job, very nice !

Everything has worked on this Ubuntu 16.04.4  gnu+linux system; from the camera to the ethernet, and everything in-between. Its been charging since late this afternoon now up to 76% quite cool and performing well.  The system is snappy, the screen is bright and clear, and the keyboard and touch pad are resilient and responsive -- fabulous.

   

The touch pad is 9.6cm x 6.4cm  with 11.4cm diagonal.   The 14" keyboard is a full keyboard with touch and responsiveness similar to the apple keyboard, and with the single exception of the  \|  key (between the right ALT and the <--Home arrow) is the standard U.S. keyboard most American users have become used to. 

   

The above pic is of the keyboard from the 11.6" pinebook.  The layout is somewhat different from the 14" model.  This pic is provided with thanks from lukasz.

True gnu+linux aficionados will note that the ctrl-alt-Fx sequences DO NOT bring up the black screen fbcon(s).  With minor exceptions (htop, nano) everything you would expect to be present is there in the system out-of-box;  very nice actually exceptional.  

My expectations were blown away;  no, its not a mac book pro, nor is it a mac book pro price !  However,  the build quality exceeded my expectations as did the functionality and overall quality ( the Pine Team has outdone themselves, really )

The unit looks great, feels great, and except for the noted exceptions (read above for sound fix) works flawlessly out-of-box as a wonderful little gnu+linux notebook computer.  

wow.