02-10-2019, 09:45 PM
I have high hopes for the Pinebook Pro when it becomes available. I had considered the original Samsung Chromebook Plus with the OP1 (basically a Google-certified rk3399 soc) as my daily driver about a year ago, but the Chromebook fan sites said ARM-performance was not on par with x86-64 and I was concerned about that. Ultimately I chose an Asus C302 and haven't regretted it, but I recently bought a HiSense C11 with the rk3288 soc and only 2gb of ram to toy around with off of eBay (under $30) and it works fine for its intended purpose. Having gotten a feel for ARM chipsets and how they work, I am a bit more comfortable making the jump now and the Pinebook Pro has some decent specs for a sub-$200 offering. Even better, it comes with Linux from the factory, so count me in when they are ready. I've got my money....