Is there any tablet-like hardware which is well-supported by Fedora 20 and later? Something with a high-resolution display?
I don't need 3D acceleration beyond what's needed to run a typical desktop environment, but I'd like to have lots of RAM, a bit of CPU power (perhaps even a current Core i7) and an SSD with decent read speed.
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On 08/17/2014 09:55 AM, Florian Weimer wrote:
Is there any tablet-like hardware which is well-supported by Fedora 20 and later? Something with a high-resolution display?
I don't need 3D acceleration beyond what's needed to run a typical desktop environment, but I'd like to have lots of RAM, a bit of CPU power (perhaps even a current Core i7) and an SSD with decent read speed.
The only one I've heard of anyone spending real time getting running is: https://www.happyassassin.net/fedlet-a-fedora-remix-for-bay-trail-tablets/
But that's an ARM platform, not an x86_* system.
I've heard of people having some success with the Microsoft Surface Pro and Pro 2 (I don't know about the Pro 3).
On 08/19/2014 08:51 AM, Stephen Gallagher wrote:
https://www.happyassassin.net/fedlet-a-fedora-remix-for-bay-trail-tablets/
But that's an ARM platform, not an x86_* system.
Bay Tail is Atom. Atom is x86. :)
* Stephen Gallagher:
The only one I've heard of anyone spending real time getting running is: https://www.happyassassin.net/fedlet-a-fedora-remix-for-bay-trail-tablets/
I would have hoped for something with a bit more CPU power. Atom CPUs aren't as bad as they used to be, but they are still fairly limited.
I've heard of people having some success with the Microsoft Surface Pro and Pro 2 (I don't know about the Pro 3).
There's also the current Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro. It's more bulky (it's a tablet with a permanently attached keyboard after all), but the display is also larger. I think some of us used previous versions of this hardware line with Fedora.
* Florian Weimer:
Is there any tablet-like hardware which is well-supported by Fedora 20 and later? Something with a high-resolution display?
I don't need 3D acceleration beyond what's needed to run a typical desktop environment, but I'd like to have lots of RAM, a bit of CPU power (perhaps even a current Core i7) and an SSD with decent read speed.
I wonder if the situation has changed substantially since last August.
What well-supported options are there now? In the meantime, I had access to a hi-DPI device with a touchscreen, running GNOME and KDE, and I wasn't very impressed with the user experience. At least a lot of configuration is needed, and maybe some coding. :-(
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