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https://pine64eu.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-sol...
Still good, but not quite that cheap.
* revision 2 of the rock64 has an issue with running the ram at the highest speed, but there is no open source implementation of firmware for lower speed ram. So I can't run a full open source TF-A / U-Boot stack.
* pinetab 2 has some noname WiFi chipset without any hope for mainline drivers, literally will need an out of tree module for the main networking of the device. Why didn't they just use a replaceable e key m.2 module??
I was trying to push these guys towards modularity years ago. There is zero upgrade path and you are essentially buying what will become e-waste within 2 years of purchase.
It's not aimed at developers, it's aimed at hackers
And the refrain from Pine is "iTs a HaCkER dEViCe"... so we don't have to actually provide minimally functioning software or not have hardware faults that destroy hardware (read: pinephone pro usb +keyboard/battery usb = fry shit).
Pine could actually be top tier. But they chose to cobble the worst shit together, the rarest/weirdest chips that arent even in the linux kernel (read: gongkai stuff found only in shenzhen), and then act like it's great while it's 100% unsupported crap and MAYBE work in 5 years if anyone cares.
Really shows that open source hardware vendors are useless if they aren't also open source software vendors.
I'll grant you than waspos hasn't seen much activity in the last few months, but I'm curious what data you're basing your claim of infinitime "getting there". Releases still come about as often as they always have, and looking at the github activity directly refutes your claim.