Which convertible / tablet can you guys recommend?
I am looking for a replacement for my laptop.
It should run smooth. I don’t run games on it. It’s for writing prose and analysis with vscodium.
Microsoft surface go?
My recommendation: HP x360 Elitebook 1040 G8. Great machine, hardware support in Debian is great, everything works out of the box.
The Surface might be an interesting device, however do your research very well. https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-i-put-linux-on-a-microsoft-surface-go-in-just-an-hour/ and https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface. There are a few details.
Does screen rotation and fingerprint sensors work?
I have the 13eu-0013ca and the screen angle sensor is not working, so screen rotation is broken on GNOME.
There is starlite tab if you like . If you are going Surface , you would have to check the surface kernel.
This. The good thing about a purpose-built linux tablet is all the accessories (wifi, webcams, etc) will work.
https://us.starlabs.systems/pages/starlite
Avoid Surface
The PineTab 2 looks nice, but I haven’t seen one in person yet.
I have a lenovo ideapad flex 5i 14" (I think the 2022 model?) that I’ve run quite a few different distros on (currently on fedora) and everything seems to work except the fingerprint scanner (worked in windows 11, never worked in linux, seems pretty common) and some issues with sleeping (varies by distro). I did have some problems with the speakers in fedora 38 and a version of opensuse (can’t remember if tumbleweed or leap) but that’s fixed in fedora 39 and I haven’t tried opensuse since.
Fingerprint scanner support in Linux is abysmal. It’s so bad, Dell’s Linux line (anemic, but at least they try… half-heartedly) just stopped including the hardware.
I’ve always chalked it up to proprietary shenanigans, like the Broadcom fuckers (fuck you, Broadcom[1]).
BTW, Broadcom: may you rot in hell; you’re on my “perpetual ban” list. I hate you so much, I’ll write companies that use your chips just to tell them I’m not buying their product just because they use a Broadcom chip.
I hate you so much, I’ll write companies that use your chips just to tell them I’m not buying their product just because they use a Broadcom chip.
Respect
