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Re:I want a computer that I own by 29083011397778 on Monday March 08, 2021 @10:50PM (#26395233)
Some people will tell you that the Pinephone is daily-driver ready. They're right, but only in the sense that using a feature phone is daily-driver ready. It's only feasible if your lifestyle permits it, if you're willing to go without sometimes, if leading by example, and voting with not just your wallet, but whatever you value (be it time, money, or uncertainty) is a deal you're happy to make.

I love my Pinephone. It is undoubtedly my own, with no strings or trillion-dollar corporation helping steer. It's lots of fun to play with, but unless people already half-jokingly compare you to RMS due to your extremism, it's not ready.

Android circa 2009 would be a reasonable comparison: the potential is clear, the software is rapidly evolving, and there's a benevolent dictator at the helm. And that's enough for me to be happy with it :)

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Re:I want a computer that I own by HideousKojima on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @12:12AM (#26395610)
I'm really heartbroken that I can't use a Pinephone as a daily driver because of the simple fact that it doesn't have a 5ghz wifi antenna. Where I currently live there's just too much interference on 2.4ghz. It's literally the one feature I need. As soon as they come out with a model that has 5ghz wifi I'm happy to jump right on board, especially since they're coming out with a keyboard attachment.
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Re:I want a computer that I own by fsflover on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @03:42AM (#26396681)
Librem 5 has 5ghz wifi.
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Re:I want a computer that I own by brokenmachine on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @08:01PM (#26406548)
The battery time, at 3–5 hours, and the inability of the phone to charge while turned on, they called "A stark reminder of the Librem 5's beta status".

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Librem_5

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Re:I want a computer that I own by fsflover on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @03:15AM (#26409011)
This is a very outdated information. Mass production batch (Evergreen) can charge fine. Battery life is currently 13 hours (without suspend): https://puri.sm/posts/charging-the-librem-5/. See also: https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/community-wiki/-/wikis/Freque....
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Re:I want a computer that I own by megous on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @04:53AM (#26397130)
You should be able to just put wifi USB dongle into the USB-C port. These things can be small. Though there are no USB type-c wifi dongles apparently (now that I'm searching the web for them), so you'd need an otg adapter too, and there goes the size benefit.
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