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"When fulfilling the purchase, please bear in mind that we are offering the PineTab at this price as a community service to PINE64 communities. If you think that a minor dissatisfaction, such as a dead pixel, will prompt you to file a PayPal dispute then please do not purchase the PineTab. Thank you."

no or low amounts of QA significantly reduce cost

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With regards to dead pixels, every vendor I know of has terms like this, it's just hidden in the warranty small print, not on the store page:

https://support.lenovo.com/ca/en/solutions/ht035306

https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/05/leaked_apple_dead...

I wonder what are the odds of finding dead pixels today. I saw lots of them in the past, and in a few cases they were really nasty to stand (imagine a pixel stuck at full brightness in the center of a screen mostly containing dark terminals) , but admittedly in the last 10 years or so I can't remember of a single one. However, although all vendors bury the dead pixel disclaimer, being so open about it makes one wonder if their quality checks are cheaper than others. I would happily pay more to be 100% sure there are no dead pixels btw.

Just a thought, it's a PITA, but you can do it yourself by buying one, if it has dead pixels resell it and buy a new one.

They do have some QA. My Pinebook Pro is in good shape hardware wise. Arstechnica reported that because of the pandemic their QA has been terrible lately(switched factories, not able to come onsite for QA training and such).