>>1162
> no built in ethernet adapter
Get a USB to Ethernet adapter. Problem solved.
> ubuntu mate?
There's an increasing number of OSes available for the Pinebook Pro, I'll probably install Gentoo or Alpine on my device when it arrives. You aren't stuck with the terrible stock OS.
> much more expensive, but much more secure
More secure according to what metric? The Pinebook Pro has no Intel IME / AMD PSP (unlike the Purism laptop, which has a neutered one), it has physical privacy switches (just like the Purism laptop), the PCBs are open source, and all the component datasheets are freely available.
> might as well go to a local pawn shop, buy a laptop for under $175.00, get an SSD from Amazon, maybe do a RAM upgrade, and install your own distro
I think you're missing the whole point of the Pinebook Pro. If you want the best $200 laptop you can find, the Pinebook Pro isn't it.
>>1163
Eh, there's some other good things too, like the open source PCBs and great community support.