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    "But my friend runs a PinePhone as a daily driver" (lemmy.ml)
    submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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    [–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    This is a lot more than I could have hoped for! Thank you so much! :) I‘m somewhat convinced that I need to try this now. :)

    [–] lemmeee 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I'm glad I didn't scare you, haha! There is also another comment that I wrote, which contains a few more details: https://sh.itjust.works/comment/9202570

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    Very awesome! Thanks a lot. Well, it definitely gives me stuff to think about. Some of the bugs are a little harsh but since I‘m addicted to tinkering it might actually be for me.

    Also, my wife just casually said: Well, go for it. It might keep you busy for a week at least.

    [–] lemmeee 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

    Awesome! It will probably keep you busy for more than a week, unless you get bored with it :D. I don't tinker all the time with mine, but here is something I've been trying lately (the instructions/bugs shown in the video are outdated though and some steps are no longer necessary): https://youtu.be/ffEGdbXt2Qo

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

    Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

    https://piped.video/ffEGdbXt2Qo

    Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

    I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    But you know what does scare me? The price of the pinephone more than doubling! I‘m somewhat sure I wont buy it for 350€ just to get something to tinker with. For 100 bucks more I get a fairphone which 100% more of a daily driver.

    [–] lemmeee 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    You are talking about the high prices of the EU store? Yeah, that pissed me off too. The only thing you are getting for paying this much is 2 years of warranty (the American store gives like 30 days or something), but that doesn't justify the price increase for me. You also get free shipping, but shipping doesn't cost this much. If you order from the American store, you will have to pay the VAT tax and possibly some other fee, so you will probably end up paying about the same. It sucks.

    You might be able to get a used one, though. I've seem people sell them on Pine64's forum and on reddit.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

    Thanks for mentioning this! :) yes, I was talking about the EU store. Also, I get that making a phone isnt cheap. Especially the support will suck for them as EU law is brutal (which I learn to love over time). I could imagine peeps in the EU sending a lot pf phones back for stuck pixels or other small defects which will cost pine64 more than making the phone. Will check if a used one is available somewhere.