Raspberry Pi B 4 is out

SgtAwesomesauce · July 9, 2019, 4:51pm

ARM Laptop: Pinebook Pro: A72, 14" IPS 1080p, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC, m.2 NVMe, USB-C Linux

I thought this upcoming bit of Linux-specific hardware is deserving of its own thread, particularly for developers of server-class ARM Linux software & tools, and also for tinkerers and enthusiasts of ARM SBCs. Note, I’m not affiliated with PINE64, just an enthusiast! The original $99 Pinebook was never intended to be a daily driver, but the black magnesium alloy body $199 Pinebook Pro pushes into that territory; specs & more on the PINE64 forum FOSDEM 2019 Blog post. [image] The Pinebook Pro will run the same [modified] distros as the popular ROCKPro64 SBC: Debian, Ubuntu, Arch (in progress), Android, NetBSD, and others. [Edit: plus PINE64’s own performance and 2D/3D graphics-optimized community distro, TBA] Edit 2: Robbie Ferguson’s interview with Lukasz Erecinski (@Luke_PINE64), with more background, details, photos of prototype units, and info about the in-development $149 PinePhone and $20 CUBE IP cam, both hackable like all of PINE64’s gear. Edit 3: PINE64 Update 2019-04-02: OS images with video, 3D and browser acceleration…available for purchase early Summer. Notes & More Order at: TBA, see the PINE64 forums or their newsletter subscription. FOSS-targeted hardware, RK3399 SoC (2x Cortex-A72, 4x Cortex-A53). Motherboard upgradeable & replacement parts available (like the original Pinebook). Extra charges for NVMe adapter & shipping (worldwide). eMMC upgrade to 128GB for PINE64 forum members.