Long awaited restock ❗🎆
Back in stock - #PinePhone Pro, #PineNote, #Pinecil, #PineTime, #PinePower 64/ Dekstop as well as bundles and accessories:
- Devices: https://pine64eu.com/product-category/devices/
- Accessories: https://pine64eu.com/product-category/device-accessories/
- Bundles: https://pine64eu.com/product-category/bundles/

@ntnsndr
Are you happy with the default Xournal++ settings on the PineNote? I have tweaked them so much, am tempted to refresh, now that I have a sense of how they feel. I haven't found a good user community, for sharing things like config settings. Not sure what I think of the Pine64 forums. The wiki requires git submissions.

#pineNote #pine64 #xournal @pine64

@pocketvj seconded! Options for freedom-respecting software on e-paper powered devices is sorely lacking (though I'm glad projects like #PineNote are there to improve the situation)

@anders @aram

Tempted to buy a #Pine64 #PineNote... if only it had a keyboard case option.
Tempted to buy a Pine64 #PineTab 2... if only it had an EMR pen option.

XD

@aram
did some research since also in need of an #epaper... there is someone who is selling a hacked linux distro to run on the remarkable, but the comunity does not seem very open and its not worth to go this oneway road... all I could find so far is the #pinenote

@aram No it is not really interoperable. You cannot run #Zotero on it, for instance, and they purposefully don’t open up the API to permit it. I am waiting for the Firefox ARM release to instead get a #pinenote that can run Zotero. Thought Remarkable would be open, but it is sadly enough only #opencore.

@farooqkz

I was looking at BOOX for an e-paper-based laptop-like device, but then I learned that they withhold Linux kernel source code modifications in violation of the GPL, which turned me off from their brand.

Thinking about getting a #PineTab or #PineNote as a daily carry device, or possibly a #ClockWorkPi #uConsole as a handheld.

I had canceled all of my hardware purchase plans in light of the stupid #tariffs, but those now appear to be going away, hopefully, at least in the short term.

@killed2 @amin @sirber

Nice. I miss mine, now. I mean, I still have it, but it's in somewhat rough shape.

Tempted to get a pinetab 2. Also tempted to get a #PineNote, but that's more expensive, so the temptation is easier to resist. XD

So here's how it went, A PineNote only 5-day weekend.

EL;DC: went well, I declare this experience a success for my needs.

#Pine64 #PineNote #FOSS #OpenHardware

#pinenote has a lot of charms running #debian 💕

https://shom.dev/posts/20250406_a-pinenote-only-5-day-weekend/

PineNote Week Two mini-update. I'm just using the device now. It doesn't feel like a shiny new device anymore (post honeymoon) but I'm still enamored (to stretch the metaphor). I have been using it as a reading and writing device for the most part, single function at a time, and I'm quite happy with it.

I'm not really doing any application switching and using it as a full-Linux device (which it is)... BUT, I'm going away on a 5 day trip and considering just taking the PineNote (with a wireless keyboard) instead of a laptop. Maybe I should and report on that experience!? Bottom-line, that thought doesn't make me nervous (I'll get it on my Tailscale network and leave it without a lock-screen maybe? Taking suggestions!)

If you haven't seen the PineNote overview and rough edges videos, they still hold true after two weeks of usage. I don't generally worry about charging it day to day, aside from that still no other thoughts on battery yet.

#Pine64 #PineNote #FOSS #OpenHardware #Tailscale

The #PineNote is so cool... but 610€ is pricey for me... https://pine64.org/devices/pinenote/

@spyro this is an Arch based system that was configured by hrdl for the #PineNote.

Users interested can find instructions on installing it here: https://github.com/hrdl-github/pinenote-arch

The PineNote e-ink tablet; full linux installation, long battery life, USB-C, WIFI, and reviewers say it 'just works'! It comes with Foliate e-reader, but Calibre shouldn't be a problem on a 10" screen.

Unfortunately with large tarrif rates, the price on this small-batch product is too high for me, for now.

@gvv @mntmn

#pine64 #pineNote

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I made another PineNote video to address the "rough edges" I mentioned in my previous video: https://makertube.net/w/w3MicEqLiVrpE1FcAvKKae
TL;DW: minor inconveniences, overcome by config and awareness.

Using PineNote as a "laptop" with a Bluetooth keyboard is probably the next thing I cover. Let me know what kinds of questions you might have around that use case.

#Pine64 #PineNote #FOSS #OpenHardware

@clew I buy few books now because (1) my bookshelves at home and in my office are full and (2) #PineNote plus #libgen

But when I find something special I'll buy it and make room. Mass market Golden Age paperbacks always make the cut.

PineNote - smoothing rough edges

https://makertube.net/w/w3MicEqLiVrpE1FcAvKKae

https://files.hrdl.eu/pn_2025-03-20_sway_hints.mp4
Reposting this video here from community member Hrdl.

This video demos the improved display controller driver for the #pine64 #PineNote, which means goodbye to artifacting and welcome to automatic redrawing on a per pixel basis. As seen in the video, the display runs at a higher (and stable) 84Hz refresh rate than the stock 80Hz thanks to some tuning.

You can find the work Hrdl has been doing here: https://git.sr.ht/~hrdl/linux

I've been trying out running the PineNote at 100% scaling but with 2.25x font size with Noto Sans Bold. I think this might generally be a better experience but some icons in apps (Xournal++) and window control are kinda small. Not sure if I'll stick with it. But good thing is that the settings persist after a restart.

#Pine64 #PineNote