LAN/NIC problem

[amc2012]

I made a picture of two Pine64 boards a while ago. See https://www.stdin.xyz/2016/03/23/arm-board-party/ (there is a high res link at the bottom). Is it just me or do mine look better?

I don't think so, at least as much as I can tell by zooming in on your pics. On the left-hand PINE, take a look at the right side soldering points on the RTL chip. Looks pretty bad to me. The right board looks better.

Meanwhile, look at how relatively clean the ODroid board is, and the LAN chip on the Pi as well. Very distinct, clean lines. Big difference between those and the PINE boards from what I can see as much as I can zoom in (on the hi-res photo).