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Ask the Community: In the Market for a Modern Tablet

posted by janrinok on Thursday May 10 2018, @02:32PM   Printer-friendly
from the wild-dreams? dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

I tried searching and came to the conclusion this does not exist. I would like a tablet with the following features:

  • Easy to install (or pre-installed) LineageOS, or some other open source OS that doesnt require any fighting with bloatware or control over updates (please give your opinion on what is best)
  • Easy to open up and repair (and mod) the device hardware myself without any special tools (ie, standard electronics screwdrivers, etc)
  • Matte screen with dynamic range that allows the screen to be bright enough to use in the sun but dark enough to use while falling asleep.

I don't plan on using it for anything besides basic web browsing and pdf reading, so it should be cheap. However, price is no object if it has those features. There was one other soft criteria but it sounded like an ad so I removed it... See if you can guess.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @02:00PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @02:00PM (#678370)

    Have you considered using a low-profile heaphone/microphone plug to trick the hardware into thinking there's an external microphone? It won't work on all devices, but might work on yours. https://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-headset-Dust-Plug-Buttton/dp/B01LYWI6NT [amazon.com]

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @03:56PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @03:56PM (#678434)

    Very interesting idea, thanks. Although for the tablet I have never once even used the mic or cameras (unlike my phone) so would probably just remove them. Of course it would be better to not pay for that hardware to begin with but that seems impossible these days.