@lnxw48a1 It's been framed as an alternative to #RasPi but they really don't have the same kind of community. Tried a few distros on my one board but they're so unoptimized that a #RasPiZero on #Raspbian feels faster.
But a laptop form factor could work well for some of my #SonicPi projects.

@johjeff Didn't even realize shipping wasn't included. Did notice the ridiculously short warranty. A #Chromebook might indeed make more sense, especially if you can untie it from Google accounts.

@Enkerli yeah, mostly wanted it for the #tinker factor kind of like a Pi in a portable laptop case. Would just be ticked if it didn't last a couple years at least. #Linux #arm #pinebook

@Enkerli what's the panel resolution on the pinebook's display, do you know offhand?

@djsundog Both models are 1366 x 768 (so, the bigger one has a lower resolution).

@Enkerli not fantastic, but for sub-$100 hard to complain much I suppose :)

@djsundog Precisely.
There’s also #nexdock, a similar project with a different board. http://ubuntupodcast.org/2016/12/01/s09e40-dirty-dans-dark-delight/

@djsundog It all depends on how much energy you want to spend on that. If you don't use it, it means you wanted a bit of money, but it's probably too late to send it back. If you invest more time and energy in it, you may find an appropriate use for it, which could be cool. But it may also be a #timesink.
My #RasPi is very different, in these terms. Already learnt a lot from it.

@Enkerli yeah, I've got a pile of pi in the lab, just haven't had enough time to put toward the project the pine64 is allocated for quite yet ;)

@djsundog Would be interested in hearing more about your #Pine64 project. There are things for which the extra RAM and ports may be very useful. But the Pi is already giving me enough satisfaction.