I’m afraid i3/sway have spoiled me and now I find any other wm just awfully bulky to say the least, but also I can’t imagine how to use tiling wm without a keyboard. Are there any projects exploring the idea of tiling wm usage on tablets?
StarLite 12.5-inch Linux tablet
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#42300cd/m is not a nice brightness for any screen
300 cd/m is plenty for indoor use, unless you care about HDR.
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#43Somewhat related - will we ever see linux on old iPads? Old iPads can't get updated anymore, they can't easily browse the web, apps can't get updated or reinstalled... Basically recycle material or dust catchers. I'd like to jail break or whatever my old iPads and have them as simple linux tablets.
Yeah, it’s really a shame. I have the original iPad and the hardware remains solid. If I could have an updated browser that could display modern websites without crashing, I would still use it.
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#44I can't help but feel like an x86 tablet is a non starter, the architecture is just too power thirsty compared to ARM.
x86 is pretty power efficient. Looks like its using an Intel Alder lake CPU, which means it has e-cores which can be even more power efficient.
Even better, it’s the N series which is all e-cores. They’re fast enough, and there’s no worry about the p-cores wasting battery in a tablet.
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#45Again with this stupid unlappable design
I disagree, it's potentially a much more versatile format.
What's needed for use as a laptop (aside from a disregard for ergonomics) is a k/b with an extra battery for weight/balance, and actual friction hinges to hold the tablet at the desired angle.
The tablet itself could then have smaller batteries and be lighter, maybe as an option.
Re: StarLite 12.5-inch Linux tablet
#46Somewhat related - will we ever see linux on old iPads? Old iPads can't get updated anymore, they can't easily browse the web, apps can't get updated or reinstalled... Basically recycle material or dust catchers. I'd like to jail break or whatever my old iPads and have them as simple linux tablets.
Would love to see it, but my guess would be only if there's ever regulation to force Apple to allow it under climate concerns or right to repair type policy.
Or you know, you lot could stop giving them money.
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#47I’m afraid i3/sway have spoiled me and now I find any other wm just awfully bulky to say the least, but also I can’t imagine how to use tiling wm without a keyboard. Are there any projects exploring the idea of tiling wm usage on tablets?
In some ways, tiling WMs are a natural fit for tablets — consider e.g. the iPad’s ‘split screen’ mode, where two windows take up the whole screen between them. It’s easy enough to imagine a WM where you can drag windows to move them around, and drag the splits between them to resize. On Linux, this kind of paradigm is implemented by e.g. Hyprland. I dislike it for desktop, but on a tablet I’d happily use it.
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#48I’m afraid i3/sway have spoiled me and now I find any other wm just awfully bulky to say the least, but also I can’t imagine how to use tiling wm without a keyboard. Are there any projects exploring the idea of tiling wm usage on tablets?
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A Surface Go or Surface Pro, which this is essentially a clone of, will happily run for a school/business day, and that's with the weight of Windows on it.
You can run Linux on it: https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface
Which gives you an hour or two of battery life, and effectively no camera support.
I have one, running Linux on it, love it and consider best Linux device I ever had had, but I wish there were fewer quirks.
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#50I can't help but feel like an x86 tablet is a non starter, the architecture is just too power thirsty compared to ARM.
Agreed - ARM put x86 on the clock, and Apple Silicon - the best implementation of ARM yet - is the death knell of x86. Every opinion to the contrary feels like cope, because it's coming, and fast.