[tech5000]

I have been debating a Pi400 vs a Pinebook Pro as an Xmas gift for a 10-year-old. The Pi400 looks great except that it doesn't support a webcam+microphone(+audio out?) out of the box and attempts to find an HDMI monitor with these things built in and supported by the Pi have thus far been unsuccessful. Is it odd to be considering a Lunux laptop for a 10-year old? The open source ethos of both machines, seems ideal for this use case.

[rev_d]

The Pinebook Pro is pretty temperamental when it comes to things like battery management & performance.

The Pi has more memory, more computing power, and is more reliable.

Get him a Pi, and if he needs a laptop, pick up a used Thinkpad to go with the Pi.

Source: I own both a Pi 4 & a PBP.

[fmakunbound]

I don't think a Pinebook Pro has a 40 pin GPIO header, so the possibilities for interacting with the outside world are limited and thus fun is severely reduced.

[CameronNemo]

I don't think the Pinebook Pro will be in stock until early next year.