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Hi August!

21 Jun 2020 15:51, from August Abolins -> Richard Menedetter:

 AA> Speaking of lowcost laptops, I discovered this article, and it
 AA> mentions on  a sidenote that the Pinebook is passivley cooled (ie. no
 AA> fan)

 AA> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/06/we-bought-walmarts-140-laptop-
 AA> so- you-wouldnt-have-to/

 AA> How long have you had your Pinebook Pro now?
 AA> Any shortcomings so far?

I have it for maybe half a year.
I like it very much and I use it daily.
With 6 cores (2 big + 4 little) and 4 GB of RAM it is enough for my day to day
use. (1 million Firefox tabs and 2-3 terminals with SSH to Linux Servers)

There are many supported OSes.
I use the default Manjaro (??), and it has some issues with the WiFi sometimes
it looses connection, and you have to reconnect.

I tried the Chromebook image, and it did not have that issue there, but I did
not like that image. (you can boot from SD card to try out new images without
flashing the eMMC)

Apart from the WiFi issue I have no issues.
It is no powerhouse with but it is enough for 99% of what I do.
And it is much lighter and the battery life is much longer than my regular
laptop.

CU, Ricsi

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