04-13-2020, 05:54 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-13-2020, 05:57 AM by Eggmonkey.
Edit Reason: simplified writing to make it easier to read.
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I've had my Pinebook since November 2019.
Initially I played with it and had huge wifi issues and trackpad issues on the default Debian OS. I did the Trackpad firmware update which fixed the Trackpad issue but wifi would only hold for maximum 5 minutes before cutting out and speeds were extremely slow.
After a few months with it on the shelf I decided to install Manjaro ARM KDE which has been mostly a revelation. This fixed the wifi issue completely (no idea how tbh).
But incredibly the trackpad woes returned. I have tried everything - every setting for the Synaptics drivers and Libinput. I redid the firmware update around 10 times using ssh (tty) and on the device using an external keyboard but no luck. Now, I have removed Synaptics and I'm using the old Libinput driver which performs slightly better for my needs, but is still imprecise so I mostly use a mouse.
I am on Kurzarbeit right now (part-time work due to Corona). So I'm mostly at home doing lots of IT study at my desk with the Pinebook and an external mouse. I'm really loving the device. It is actually really powerful - I can have 20 Chromium tabs and Telegram Desktop open with no issues whatsoever. I'm choosing to use it rather than my work 2019 MacBook Pro i7, so it is definitely a decent machine.
In Chromium it plays 1080p (30 fps) or 720p (50-60fps) youtube videos just fine, but anything over this is very choppy. This is fine for watching sport videos. (FYI actually runs better with the h26ify browser extension turned off.) Screen is great - love the 14in size and 1080p panel.
I have added 5G of SWAP but still can't get hibernate working (I think this is the case for most if not all people here). So now I use SLEEP to put the laptop to sleep overnight (instead of shutting down which I dislike doing). If I do this with 80% battery unplugged it drains down to about 30% by morning. A bit awkward but I'm trying to be nice to the battery to reduce wear.
I want to get a few games working now and will continue using the Pinebook as my daily driver at home.
Initially I played with it and had huge wifi issues and trackpad issues on the default Debian OS. I did the Trackpad firmware update which fixed the Trackpad issue but wifi would only hold for maximum 5 minutes before cutting out and speeds were extremely slow.
After a few months with it on the shelf I decided to install Manjaro ARM KDE which has been mostly a revelation. This fixed the wifi issue completely (no idea how tbh).
But incredibly the trackpad woes returned. I have tried everything - every setting for the Synaptics drivers and Libinput. I redid the firmware update around 10 times using ssh (tty) and on the device using an external keyboard but no luck. Now, I have removed Synaptics and I'm using the old Libinput driver which performs slightly better for my needs, but is still imprecise so I mostly use a mouse.
I am on Kurzarbeit right now (part-time work due to Corona). So I'm mostly at home doing lots of IT study at my desk with the Pinebook and an external mouse. I'm really loving the device. It is actually really powerful - I can have 20 Chromium tabs and Telegram Desktop open with no issues whatsoever. I'm choosing to use it rather than my work 2019 MacBook Pro i7, so it is definitely a decent machine.
In Chromium it plays 1080p (30 fps) or 720p (50-60fps) youtube videos just fine, but anything over this is very choppy. This is fine for watching sport videos. (FYI actually runs better with the h26ify browser extension turned off.) Screen is great - love the 14in size and 1080p panel.
I have added 5G of SWAP but still can't get hibernate working (I think this is the case for most if not all people here). So now I use SLEEP to put the laptop to sleep overnight (instead of shutting down which I dislike doing). If I do this with 80% battery unplugged it drains down to about 30% by morning. A bit awkward but I'm trying to be nice to the battery to reduce wear.
I want to get a few games working now and will continue using the Pinebook as my daily driver at home.