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Add to SafariWhen comparing PineBook Pro vs MNT Reform, the Slant community recommends PineBook Pro for most people. In the question“What are the best Notebooks based on ARM processors?” PineBook Pro is ranked 1st while MNT Reform is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose PineBook Pro is:
Gives the PineBook Pro a solid feel.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Magnesium body
Gives the PineBook Pro a solid feel.
Pro Several Linux distros to choose from
Pro Unbeatable price tag
Pro 4G RAM
A lot for an ARM SoC.
Pro Cclose integration of the community into development
A lot of Linux and software development is driven by the community. Even the Hardware is designed with community feedback.
Pro Great matt 1920 x 1080 display
The display is matt and really good.
Pro Almost all components open source
Pro Trackball
Pro Mechanical keyboard
Cons
Con Max 4GB RAM
Not a lot, irrespective of the type of SoC
Con High price-to-performance ratio
Con NVME expansion is slow as molasses
NVME slot operates at PCI-E 1.0 1x speeds. That's slower than a SATA drive.
Con Not Open Source
Nonfree firmware baked into SOC chip set, so no non-free firmware in software stack. Unable to be updated.
Con Discharges even when turned off
Battery circuit discharges batteries even when laptop turned off. Causing dead batteries after leaving it off for 2 weeks.
