Hm, I'm interested, although I've gotten by just fine running Linux on my old Surface Pro 3
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Does the keyboard work while detached? When I travel, I like to plug the laptop into the TV and control it from across the room with a wireless keyboard and mouse. It would be nice not to have to pack a separate keyboard.
If it follows the Surface design, it doesn't. Surface's keyboard has no battery and no other connector than the proprietary surface pogo pins, so no way to make it work wirelessly.
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I'm genuinely intrigued by the potential use cases for this Linux tablet.
In my opinion:
- It's too large to fit comfortably in a pocket, necessitating some form of bag for transport;
- It's too large to hold comfortably on the sofa, such as when reading an ebook;
- It seems underpowered for its size;
- The keyboard quality appears subpar for a device of this size (I haven't tried it, but we all know how these keyboards typically feel);
- It won't replace a smartphone and therefore won't take over its casual entertainment tasks;
For casual tech activities, I have a Pinephone with a keyboard. Despite the phone's lack of power and the keyboard's quality, its portability and form factor are hard to beat.
I don't get it. I loved my 8" tablet, but they are extinct. I bought a 10" tablet but it is too big to use for a tablet. Who the hell is buying these 12" tablets.
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Oh cool. Glad it's not ARM. Way more distro options.
Finally a decent Linux tablet that can actually replace many laptops. Only thing is that it would've been great with an i3-N300.