I wish this had a pen. I’m waiting for a Linux tablet that can be used with Krita.
I’d buy it in a second if it had a pen. Like the wacom/spen on the Samsung tablets
Well there’s always the option to buy something like a Samsung Galaxy Book3 360. It’s a laptop that comes with an AMOLED touchscreen, a 360° hinge and the S-Pen. You can put a GNU/Linux distribution on it and enjoy free/libre and open-source software with a tablet-like user experience while keeping your integrated keyboard and touchpad (it’s the best of both worlds!), and the S-Pen is amazing and works on Linux because it uses standardised Wacom protocols. They’re not inexpensive though.
That’s not a bad idea. Thanks for the recomendation! I had forgotten that s-pens use wacom tech.
Why would you want a tablet with an Intel processor? Especially with Linux, which unlike Windows, runs perfectly fine on ARM.
Does everything run on ARM? Steam, Wine, stuff like that? Are the power optimisations as good on Linux/ARM as on x86? Not saying they aren’t, but I imagine on a laptop replacement thingy x86 makes sense due to this kind of support.
That’s not really the use case for a tablet. It’d be nice to run Android apps, but I think that’s possible on Linux on ARM.
As long as something is running a desktop OS, anything is a use case for it. Maybe that’s exactly the point why it’s x86. It has a 12" inch sceeen after all, so it’s not like it’s just a mini 8" tablet you take to bed to watch vids before sleeping.
I want one! Well, I’d rather have one with a 10" display, but this looks good too.
Paid 200 for an old surface, it literally races with arch. No problems whatsoever. But libreboot would be nice.
https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-budget-laptops
Thank you, goodnight.
$498
optional keyboard cover for an extra $101.
Ah, I understand. It’s an attempt to replicate Steve “unwashed” Jobs’ strategy, where buying overpriced stuff makes you BETTER, DIFFERENT and UNIQUE. Am I right?
Do you think it is overpriced?
I was doing the configure your device option but I have no clue if the ”additional language” is the external keyboard. It has to be(?) :)
Do you think it is overpriced?
Given its capabilities and the fact that you can buy used MS notebook/360 device for such a price? Of course.
$500 with a keyboard would be acceptable for a device like that. But the retail price is given as $700 plus $100 for the keyboard. That’s pretty steep.
I’m all for paying a little more for a machine that puts Linux and FOSS first. Dell and Lenovo are cheaper, sure, but you’re supporting the Windows/closed source ecosystem.
Can someone explain why this thing exists?
Why do you exist?
I exist to bath in the glory of your spam-y-ness.
To sell to people who only buy devices with Linux pre-installed. But with no Surface or Apple Pencile like input device it’s just a fancy tablet with Linux.
