Interesting, apparently it is relatively easy to #double the #speed of #pine 's #pinephone #emmc #storage by simply doing a little #soldering of a #resistor https://tuxphones.com/pinephone-storage-.. I wonder if such a #modification would even be suitable for the #pinetab ?
Big ouch, the #chip #shortage is getting much worse: https://hackaday.com/2021/09/29/ic-short.. I would suggest that this person could verify the #design without the need for the #power #controller #chip - an #oldschool #resistor #ladder from a #dc source *will* give you the required #voltages at the worst #energy #efficiency !
This is something I'm going to miss with old #technology - how easily it can be #repaired https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/09/06/.. You can physically see the #damage - i.e. a burned out #capacitor or #resistor and simply replace it. New #soc designs will be nearly impossible to repair - I dread to think about fixing some of these devices in 10 years time or so.