Pine64 and Intel Management Engine

1. 2019-11-18 at 1:24 AM UTC

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   smokmeff Yung Blood
   Yall looked into this?
   https://www.pine64.org/pinebook-pro/
   
   From what I understand the glow in the darks been using some Intel components to potentially have a backdoor for all post 9/11 Intel devices.
   There where methods to circumvent this, but looks like most devices cant now.
   
   From this talk, there is very little known about the Intel Management Engine:
   
   
   For the Pinebook uses the ARM architecture, which doesnt have this backdoor.
   Been considering getting one.
2. 2019-11-18 at 1:28 AM UTC

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   aldra JIDF Controlled Opposition
   https://niggasin.space/thread/11992
   
   I planned on doing some experimenting with it but forgot
3. 2019-11-18 at 1:44 AM UTC

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   smokmeff Yung Blood

   Originally posted by aldra https://niggasin.space/thread/11992
   
   I planned on doing some experimenting with it but forgot

   
   Good to know, since we have the Intel Management Engine spooks covered, lets focus on the Pine64.
   It seems cool, but folks been speculating on the power of it, I think most are exaggerating as our phones can do quite a bit already.
   Obviously, its not meant to be a gayming machine.
4. 2019-11-18 at 1:49 AM UTC

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   aldra JIDF Controlled Opposition
   seems like a pretty good deal for $200. I'm not familiar enough with modern ARM chipsets to really talk about performance:
   
   http://rockchip.wikidot.com/rk3399
5. 2019-11-18 at 1:59 AM UTC

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   smokmeff Yung Blood
   Not seeing any evidence that the laptop has hardware switches :/
   For wifi, camera, mic, ect.
6. 2019-11-18 at 2:11 AM UTC

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   aldra JIDF Controlled Opposition
   It's on the feature list
7. 2021-07-13 at 1:23 AM UTC

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   The Self Taught Man Black Hole
   I'm on a Pinebook Pro right now.
   
   This thing is severly underpowered. It makes an android phone look like a race car. It makes you realise just how much power a humble x86 processor has. I have it running Manjaro Mate and ungoogled Chromium with ublock origin. It works well enough for youtube, except that the speakers are severly underpowered, so it is very quiet. However bluetooth or wifi audio is an option. Getting applications that run on hfarm is a nuisance too. The screen, battery life, etc is great, and it's very light. It's basically like a Chromebook, except slower and quieter. I think it would make more sense to get a Chromebook and load linux onto it. I paid about €200 for it, so the price was about right.
8. 2021-07-13 at 1:40 AM UTC

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   The Self Taught Man Black Hole
   Oops, manjaro runs aarch64.
   
   Also it's kinda neat that the Pinebook Pro is plain black, with no branding or any indication what it is besides a sticker and an icon where the Windows key would be.
   
   The user experience is broadly similar to that with a Raspberry Pi btw.