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Re:Pinebook Pro, First Impressions by sukilot on Sunday May 31, 2020 @08:38PM (#23374464)
That's great for Pinebook company but why is it good for their customers?

The main thing I see is that it enabled a $200 laptop which is amazing (except for the dodgy keyboard and trackpad undermining it)

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Re:Pinebook Pro, First Impressions by BracketMaster on Sunday May 31, 2020 @09:15PM (#23374678)
Well, my friend has a Pinebook Pro. He's capable of writing drivers himself and designing MOBOs for CPUs. He's actually designed a CPU and written a compiler for it.

Being able to get to the core of the system matters very much to him - being able to trust his hardware. Releasing MOBO files strengthens that trust. In addition, he can repair the MOBO himself if need be.

I suppose me and my friend represent a minority of users though.

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