[Arm-netbook] Another laptop project: PINEBOOK

[David Boddie]

Since I'm posting links to random things, here's another upcoming laptop
product:

https://www.pine64.org/?page_id=3707

It's clearly not comparable to the EOMA68 laptop because it lacks the
modularity, and is obviously not as flexible as a result, and it's fairly
limited in terms of the interfaces and expansion options it offers.

However, because it's so cheap, it might be a bit of a worrying development
for vendors who are selling laptops based on boards like the Raspberry Pi,
because some of the sales of those go to people who just want a cheap laptop
rather than people who want to use them in educational settings.

It shows how low prices can get, and that is perhaps more interesting for
EOMA68 because it suggests a price point that a mass-market laptop could aim
for.

David

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[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

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crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68

Post by David Boddie
Since I'm posting links to random things, here's another upcoming laptop
https://www.pine64.org/?page_id=3707

well... this list _is_ called arm-netbooks :)

Post by David Boddie
It's clearly not comparable to the EOMA68 laptop because it lacks the
modularity, and is obviously not as flexible as a result, and it's fairly
limited in terms of the interfaces and expansion options it offers.

and uses a processor which cannot be brought up without a proprietary
binary-only bootloader, yippeee!

Post by David Boddie
It shows how low prices can get, and that is perhaps more interesting for
EOMA68 because it suggests a price point that a mass-market laptop could aim
for.

yeahyeah. it's not hard... it just needs volume.

l.

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[Russell Hyer]

Wow, that's cheap, thanks David :)

Post by Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
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Post by David Boddie
Since I'm posting links to random things, here's another upcoming laptop
https://www.pine64.org/?page_id=3707

well... this list _is_ called arm-netbooks :)

Post by David Boddie
It's clearly not comparable to the EOMA68 laptop because it lacks the
modularity, and is obviously not as flexible as a result, and it's fairly
limited in terms of the interfaces and expansion options it offers.

and uses a processor which cannot be brought up without a proprietary
binary-only bootloader, yippeee!

Post by David Boddie
It shows how low prices can get, and that is perhaps more interesting for
EOMA68 because it suggests a price point that a mass-market laptop could aim
for.

yeahyeah. it's not hard... it just needs volume.
l.
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Post by David Boddie
It's clearly not comparable to the EOMA68 laptop because it lacks the
modularity, and is obviously not as flexible as a result, and it's fairly
limited in terms of the interfaces and expansion options it offers.

and uses a processor which cannot be brought up without a proprietary
binary-only bootloader, yippeee!
Is an Allwinner A64 SoC. The linux-sunxi community is almost done with a

open boot0/1 replacement:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/linux-sunxi/XQGd7O-ZhWo

The thing that bugs me the most is the 2GiB limit.

Currently it's more capable than my "poulsbo", Dell inspiron mini 1010,
netbook.
1. KMS drivers.
2. Motion video codec acceleration. http://linux-sunxi.org/Cedrus
3. Small hopes for open 2D/3D drivers. http://limadriver.org
4. Better price.

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

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Post by Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton

Post by David Boddie
It's clearly not comparable to the EOMA68 laptop because it lacks the
modularity, and is obviously not as flexible as a result, and it's fairly
limited in terms of the interfaces and expansion options it offers.

and uses a processor which cannot be brought up without a proprietary
binary-only bootloader, yippeee!

Is an Allwinner A64 SoC. The linux-sunxi community is almost done with a
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/linux-sunxi/XQGd7O-ZhWo

oh good! with - once again - absolutely zero assistance from
allwinner, no doubt. jaezuss when are allwinner going to get it that
this is destroying their reputation

Post by Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
The thing that bugs me the most is the 2GiB limit.

yeahhh, i know.... that's why i went with the RK3288 as it goes up to
4GB. it's also a faster SoC than the A64. EOMA68-RK3288 PCB arrived
yesterday: http://rhombus-tech.net/rock_chips/rk3288/news/

l.

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