01-10-2021, 02:55 AM
I just got my PBP purchased used and am very happy with it! Since my Linux journey has been with Debian forks I opted to flash Armbian's PBP Ubuntu based distro to it to get it up and running with tools I'm familiar with. It works out of the box for what I need, though I hope to port Debian over soon. As a terminal this thing rocks, allowing me to remote in to my desktop, but for a daily driver this is on the low end of the spectrum and would be suitable for a limited range of tasks. For those who are realistic about their expectations this is a fantastic machine. I already have a RockPro64 so knew what to expect.
The speakers do not work well for me, I think to save money they should not be included. The headphone jack gives me noise over 60% volume level, with the occasional popping at any audio level. Not sure if this is a physical hardware issue or on Armbian. Not a big issue for me since I prefer my bluetooth speakers anyway. I love how light this thing is, and that aluminum bottom panel is nice. I've been in and out of the case several times today and assembly and disassembly was easy, though some skill is required to get the case to fit together nicely. I figured out the trick for getting the aluminum panel in place correctly is to pull up on it in the middle from the hinge side after getting one side fitted into place and using one's forearm to apply very light pressure on the other side. Think of it like doing a bridge shuffle with playing cards. Putting light upwards pressure in the middle sucks the sides in. Then start with the middle long screws on opposite sides. Putting one screw in, changing sides and doing another, then changing sides and doing another, working towards the middle.
The speakers do not work well for me, I think to save money they should not be included. The headphone jack gives me noise over 60% volume level, with the occasional popping at any audio level. Not sure if this is a physical hardware issue or on Armbian. Not a big issue for me since I prefer my bluetooth speakers anyway. I love how light this thing is, and that aluminum bottom panel is nice. I've been in and out of the case several times today and assembly and disassembly was easy, though some skill is required to get the case to fit together nicely. I figured out the trick for getting the aluminum panel in place correctly is to pull up on it in the middle from the hinge side after getting one side fitted into place and using one's forearm to apply very light pressure on the other side. Think of it like doing a bridge shuffle with playing cards. Putting light upwards pressure in the middle sucks the sides in. Then start with the middle long screws on opposite sides. Putting one screw in, changing sides and doing another, then changing sides and doing another, working towards the middle.
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