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Freedom Tech | 1 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +1 
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### Pine64 Linux Computers
(For Developers and Enthusiasts)

Pine64 offers many electronic devices, including Linux laptops and Linux Tablets (PineBooks and PineTabs) that are not only open source software, but are also open source harware

Open source hardware is their niche, and most of their devices are made to target Linux developers, which means their hardware is probably not be fully supported yet ... if ever.

You can get the schematics to everything from Pine64, and they sell parts separately so you can repair your electronics.

Here is list of their current computer offerings (Oct 2024):

- [PineBook](https://pine64.com/product/11-6-pinebook-linux-laptop/)
  - (11.6", ARM, Reserved for Reduce Gap Campaign)
- [PineBook Pro](https://pine64.com/product/14%e2%80%b3-pinebook-pro-linux-laptop-ansi-us-keyboard/)
  - (14", ARM processor, 4GRAM, $299)
- [PineTab2](https://pine64.com/product-category/pinetab/)
  - (10.1", ARM, $160-$210)
- [PineTab-V](https://pine64.com/product-category/pinetab/)
  - (10.1", RISC-V, $160-$210)
- [PineNote](https://pine64.com/product/pinenote-developer-edition/)
  - ($399)

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scl | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 How are the pinephones?
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Freedom Tech | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 They do more than people give them credit for. 3-4 hours of battery life was too little for me.

You do need to be proficient in Linux desktop to know how to use one.
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scl | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 3-4 hours of battery is terrible, how proficient are we talking?

I ran Linux as my main driver for years but I wouldn’t say I was power user.
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Freedom Tech | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Enough to know how apps like "Online Accounts" work and which apps activate and sync contacts, calendar events, tasks, etc.. So you can install them and get the phone syncing everything with your Nextcloud and laptop.

In Mobian Phosh you install Evolution, which is a desktop app. Sign into your email and Nextcloud using Online Accounts, and that will get contacts, calendar and task notifications workingvand syncing. So basically how you would do it on a laptop.

Then you use Linux mobile apps like Geary for email and Contacts. Nextcloud desktop client renders good on  phones, so you can use  that.

Linux phone run desktop apps, so you can do many things, but the interface doesn't usually render well. Telegram needs tweakinga little , Signal does good. VLC will Chromecast for you, but the interface is near impossible.

Linux phone can do a lot because of desktop apps, but it's painful.