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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: 1) by Deeo Kain on Sunday May 13 2018, @02:33AM (1 child)

    by Deeo Kain (5848) on Sunday May 13 2018, @02:33AM (#679033)

    Hopefully they will manage to release the first native Linux tablet:
    https://puri.sm/shop/librem-11/ [puri.sm]

  • (Score: 1) by tbuskey on Sunday May 13 2018, @07:49PM

    by tbuskey (6127) on Sunday May 13 2018, @07:49PM (#679272)

    There has already been a native Linux tablet. The SmartQ7 ran Ubuntu and came out before the iPhone.

    ARM, 128MB RAM, SD slot, 1024x480 color touch screen with stylus. WiFi. USB port.
    It was great back in the day. The screen resolution and RAM and lack of a modern browser hinder it today.
    There was a Windows CE in Chinese available at one time.