A family member gave me an old convertible Chromebook, which I (of course) installed Linux on for the fun of it. It has convinced me there’s a place in my life for a Linux tablet, though it’s not quite the right device for me.

The Surface Go 2 seems about right with less size and more memory than the Chromebook, but I figured I should ask if people like anything else. Here are some preferences:

  • 500-600g weight seems about right; the Chromebook is 1100g and that’s a bit much
  • 10" or so, 3:2 or 4:3, nothing more oblong
  • Pressure-sensitive stylus support
  • Expandable storage - an SSD I can swap without a heat gun is ideal, but an SD card slot will do
  • Headphone jack
  • x86-64, not ARM
  • 8gb RAM
  • $100ish for used B-grade
  • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    28 days ago

    That’s probably sufficient for firmware updates on a five year old tablet as I don’t expect there will be many new ones in the future.

    That’s what I did with one of mine. It worked fine for me, until I replaced that laptop.

    I wouldn’t go out of my way to choose a Surface again, but I had a good experience, after being very careful with my install and upgrade process.