Not sure I'd agree with that.
A weak CPU pegged at 100% all the time isn't necessarily frugal.
Underpowered doesn't always mean low TDP.
Underpowered = long battery life. I have an Acer CP-513 that ran about 10 hours when it was new.
On Thu, Oct 31, 2024, 6:36 PM Gunnar Wolf <gwolf@debian.org> wrote:
Vagrant Cascadian dijo [Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 01:24:02PM -0700]:
> Having largely happily* used both the Pinebook and Pinebook Pro as
> primary computers running Debian for three or four years altogether... I
> do not believe they are Open Source hardware by any definition I am
> aware of.
>
> * With high awareness of limitations; they would by no means compare to
> the apple or lenovo mentioned in this thread so far
Of course, there is always a Vagrant we can admire for his undying stoicism 😉