PINE64 - A Raspberry Pi Killer?

A POWERFUL 64-BIT EXPANDABLE SINGLE BOARD COMPUTER – STARTING AT JUST $15. OVER 36,000 BACKERS AND $1.7M+ RAISED ON KICKSTARTER!

Just received my Pine64+ 2GB a few days after confirmation. Unlike some of the redditors on www.reddit.com/r/pine64/ I am happy with it and no problems so far...

This is how I got started:

1. Download Debian MATE: https://www.pine64.pro/downloads/#Debian-Linux
2. Flash Debian MATE onto 16GB SD with OS X ApplePi Baker
3. Powered up the quite large board via USB from my router and plugged in a network cable.
4. SSH into Debian using default user: debian password: debian
5. update packages: sudo apt-get update
6. install VNC Server: apt-get install vnc4server
7. create VNC Server password: vnc4passwd
8. create xstartup script for MATE: sudo nano ~/.vnc/xstartup
9. enter script:
   
   # Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
   # unset SESSION_MANAGER
   # exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
   [ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
   [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
   xsetroot -solid grey
   vncconfig -iconic &
   -terminal-emulator -geometry 80x20+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
   mate-session &
   mate-panel &
10. Change the scripts permissions: sudo chmod 755 ~/.vnc/xstartup
11. Start VNC Server: vnc4server -geometry 800x600 -depth 24
12. Point Safari at VNC server: vnc://192.168.1.59:5901
13. Automatic Screen Sharing with OS-X...
14. Profit!

Raspberry Pi Killer?

No, not really. Certainly not since the Raspberry Pi 3.

I do get 2GB - but no built in WiFi and BlueTooth