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StarLite 12.5-inch Linux tablet

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Re: StarLite 12.5-inch Linux tablet

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Post by wryanzimmerman »

kposehn wrote: post #265

As a long time iPad user I’m apprehensive. As others have noted, Linux based touch experiences have so far been lacking. That said, I love the thought of it. I’ve recently started using my iPad Pro as my daily driver (replacing a Mac Studio M1 Ultra no less) and haven’t looked back. The only gripe with iPadOS is it took me a while to get a smooth vscode setup for development - having that be easier out of the box wit…

“Smooth vscode setup for development”

I assume you’re using some sort of remote dev server?

Re: StarLite 12.5-inch Linux tablet

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Post by mixmastamyk »

bogle wrote: post #266
hereonout2 wrote: post #230

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The keyboard is also extra, which bumps the price up to more than I originally thought. Biggest downside is a 3-4 month lead time though, I'm too impatient for that unfortunately, especially given this would be a bit of a punt for me.

And you'll need the keyboard if you want BIOS passwords or full disk encryption. No OSK or bluetooth keyboard will be available until you're past those.

What about using a regular usb keyboard? With A to C adapter.

Re: StarLite 12.5-inch Linux tablet

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Post by nsonha »

mdp2021 wrote: post #233
nsonha wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> a k/b with an extra battery for weight/balance, and actual friction hinges to hold the tablet at the desired angle. which doesn't exist. You can't just design half of a device and tell customers that 3rd parties will come up with the rest... in time.

Just a not fully considered thought, but maybe we could 3D-print hinges for this product? Or, BT keyboards with trackpads (they do not consume much power) including hinges could be in commerce.

there are products like that but all of them (that I known) are designed for specific devices, either a Surface or an iPad (Brydge, Doqo)

Let me know if you find something on the market that may work with this specific tablet.

Re: StarLite 12.5-inch Linux tablet

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Post by WillAdams »

mkl wrote: post #65
WillAdams wrote: post #9

Nice! Is there an option for an active stylus?

I think they'd be promoting it if there was. A pity.

Asked support and a stylus is supported by the digitizer --- they just don't make much of this fact, nor bundle one:

>the touchscreen does support a pen/stylus which would be an active capacitive pen type. This would need to comply with MPP 2.0 or WGP.

Re: StarLite 12.5-inch Linux tablet

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Post by WillAdams »

tedcrilly wrote: post #304

I've been mulling over many tablet options recently with a goal to reduce the number of devices I travel with (terminal, email, playing HW accelerated video, reading comics). I considered everything from an iPad through a Surface with Linux and all the way to more exotic options like https://junocomputers.com/product/juno-tab-2/ or https://www.fydetabduo.com/ but they all lacked something. I was close to going with a…

I was backed into a corner when it came time to replace my Samsung Galaxy Book 12 and had to by a Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 --- really wish that there was something like to the Samsung Galaxy Tab Ultra 9 which ran Windows.

Re: StarLite 12.5-inch Linux tablet

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Post by kposehn »

wryanzimmerman wrote: post #341
kposehn wrote: post #265

As a long time iPad user I’m apprehensive. As others have noted, Linux based touch experiences have so far been lacking. That said, I love the thought of it. I’ve recently started using my iPad Pro as my daily driver (replacing a Mac Studio M1 Ultra no less) and haven’t looked back. The only gripe with iPadOS is it took me a while to get a smooth vscode setup for development - having that be easier out of the box wit…

“Smooth vscode setup for development” I assume you’re using some sort of remote dev server?

Yes. I have an instance running on the dev box. The only issue has been an issue with the right-click in Safari not properly handling PWAs like VSCode, causing it to show the iPadOS context menu over the VSCode menu.

It has been resolved in Webkit proper, but isn’t yet resolved in iPadOS, so I use a workaround to deal with it. I’m also enjoying trying out micro, helix, neovim and emacs as well for purely terminal based editors.

Re: StarLite 12.5-inch Linux tablet

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Post by vGPU »

kposehn wrote: post #339
vGPU wrote: post #336

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’ve been running iOS and iPadOS beta 17 since day 1. It’s nominally improved stage manager window resizing, however it broke: iCloud sync (won’t sync my photos until I restart). Sharing (can’t email stuff unless I restart. Just stays at the “preparing” stage). Search (both iMessage and spotlight). Safari is incredibly unstable and tabs or the whole browser crashes all the time.

Interesting! That is not my experience at all. My only issue has been the right click contextual menu behavior being inconsistent with google docs and VSCode. I hate to say this but have you tried a fresh install? I did to that and it resolved the issues I had early on, and then once I restored my backup it was fine.

Yup. My iPad running ios17 is nominally more stable than my iPhone but both have similar bugs.
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