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My next tablet is going to be an x64 or ARM device that runs straight linux. Android is dead now that they are closing the software ecosystem.
I keep looking at the Starlite, it's recently upgraded to an N350. But every time I'm about to pull the trigger, I can't come up with enough use case.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention! That page made it look like an Android device but when you go to configure one, it's Ubuntu.
Last I checked, they'll pre-install any number of distros. I just... I don't know what I'd use it for that justified a separate device from a laptop. Maybe once I get home assistant setup in my new place, but even then... what I'm really wanting is a Linux phone that I can use on Verizon's network. But even there, I'm tending towards moving to my cell phone sitting on the charger 95% of the time, and using kdeconnect.
I'd aim for it to be a laptop replacement.
My current laptop is heavy as hell, assuming the keyboard case they have is decent, this could be light enough to leave in my backpack without adding too much weight, while also being usable in more situations that a standard laptop.
Only reason I haven't bought one is because good god the currency conversion and my country's stupid import tax π΅βπ«
Yes, the Star Lite is still probably too big for my ideal use cases, where I'm really just looking for a libre pocket-sized device.
I really wish Sony would come back to the US market. I'm tempted to get an older Xperia device to run Sailfish, but it would be like 4-5 years old, and it's time on the Verizon network would be limited.
What I really want is an Atari Portfolio or a Blackberry
I notice that while they give stats on their processor and most other components, they don't seem to say anything at all about the GPU
It's on the N350, and is going to be pretty limited, though well supported in mainline.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/241638/intel-core-3-processor-n350-6m-cache-up-to-3-90-ghz/specifications.html
Oh, I didn't know what that was. Thanks.
Probably better off with a Framework 12, cheaper with a i3-1315U
That's definitely one way I've been looking, the hinge makes it enough tablet for me probably. Though the Starlite is passively cooled, which I really like. Right now I just have two laptops, a Thinkpad P14s and an M1 Macbook Air running Asahi. My ideal would probably be to go back to a desktop, and then have something like a passively cooled ARM or RISC V (obviously anticipating the future on both of those) Framework 12. Or even an N350 in a passive Framework 12, like in the Starlite. This would be more of a writing/browsing/video machine for when I'm lazing around or out at a coffee shop or whatever.
Ah well, the P14s is fine for now, and RAM is too damned expensive to buy anything right now anyway.
I went for a refurbished surface pro, some champions built and maintain a special kernel for it. It work well, still got some issues but it easily replaced my PC and. Tablette. But I don't use android applications and games. I mostly use is in tablette mode to read manga on my balcony or in my hamoc in a parc.
I have a similar solution and waydroid works pretty well for a lot of things.
I never bought a tablet for myself, but I am looking at the Volla tablet with Ubuntu Touch. Same reason.
Damn right.
I like the tablet form factor but there's no way I'm gonna stand Android's limitations on a bigger screen.
If it's a Samsung, maybe, but on Stock Android? Helllll no. Google only started giving a fuck about proper multitasking now and it hasn't even started rolling out yet π€¦
That is what Iβm looking for. A tablet that can be used both for content consumption, via a full desktop browser experience, and for gaming, via steam, gog and epic. Also that can be used as a makeshift laptop in a pinch.