In one of the previous publications, I promised, after I get my copy, to share my impressions of using the Pinebook Pro laptop . In this article I will try not to repeat myself, so if you need to refresh the memory of the main technical characteristics of the device, I suggest that you first read the previous post about this device.
What is the timing?
Devices are made in batches, or rather even in pairs of batches: with ANSI and ISO keyboards. At the beginning, the ISO version is shipped, and then (after about a week) a batch with ANSI keyboards. I placed the order on December 6th, and the laptop was shipped from China on January 17th. As I said in a previous publication , there is no such laptop in Russia, so I had to arrange delivery through an intermediary in the United States. On January 21, the package arrived at a warehouse in the United States and was sent to St. Petersburg. On January 29, the parcel arrived at the PVZ , but half an hour before it was closed, so I took the laptop in the morning of January 30th.
What is the cost?
For the laptop itself and its delivery to the United States, I paid $ 232.99 (15`400.64 in rubles at that time). And for sending from the USA to St. Petersburg $ 42.84 (2`878.18 in rubles at that time).
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The current situation (COVID-19) unfortunately led to the fact that the production schedule is currently frozen. On the official forum there were branches on the sale of used models. Often, sellers set a price equal to the cost of a new device and paid delivery (220-240 $). But particularly entrepreneurial personalities sell their copies at auction for $ 350 . This indicates that there is interest in these devices, and in the case of Pine64, the community determines a lot. In my opinion, the Pinebook Pro life cycle will be long and successful (at least for end users).