Am 27. Sep, 2017 schwätzte Stephen Partington so: > This however may be more to your liking? > http://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-an-open-source-pc-that-can-be-a-laptop-desktop-or-even-tablet/ I really like it and wanted to back it, but that wasn't an option for me at the time. Crowd-fund campaign completed a year ago, but the company site says it's still live. Campaign updates say they're still working on prototypes. I hope they are succssful as I definitely like the idea. > This also may be more your speed, > https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/librem-2-in-1-tablet-that-does-not-track-you-laptop-computer#/ That would be cool. Crowd funding ended. Company site says the 2-in-1, like what I want, is coming soon. EOMA68 with tablet, laptop and desktop housing would be even better. https://puri.sm/products/librem-11/ The Purism Librem 5 has been making a lot of news with KDE and GNOME saying they'll support it. I definitely like the hardware killswitches for cameras, microphone and radio. Real airplane mode without all the tinfoil :). ciao, der.hans > On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 8:38 AM, Stephen Partington > wrote: > >> https://lifehacker.com/build-your-own-sidekick-inspired- >> mobile-raspberry-pi-co-1793894398 might entertain you. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 11:44 PM, der.hans wrote: >> >>> Am 25. Sep, 2017 schwätzte techlists@phpcoderusa.com so: >>> >>> moin moin, >>> >>> I have to ask, with these prices, why not spend a little more and go with >>>> a MAC? >>>> >>> >>> Because that would be moving more proprietary and less trustworthy. >>> >>> I can easily and somewhat inexpensively get nice android tablets. >>> >>> I want something with a stronger Free Software ecosystem. >>> >>> I did find there's Ubuntu for the android n7, so that might fit my needs. >>> >>> Heck, a pi system with attachable touchscreen would actually be awesome. >>> >>> ciao, >>> >>> der.hans >>> >>> >>> On 2017-09-25 12:42, der.hans wrote: >>>> >>>>> Am 25. Sep, 2017 schwätzte Carruth, Rusty so: >>>>> >>>>> moin moin, >>>>> >>>>> I don't know if those system 76 (or whatever their name was) have >>>>>> convertibles, but their price was actually pretty good. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I hear lots of good things about System76. I have a nice light laptop >>>>> from ZaReason. I'm quite happy with it as my primary laptop. >>>>> >>>>> I also have an aircraft carrier for times that I need to live on a >>>>> laptop >>>>> for an extended period. Not as powerful as Brian's helicarrier, but mine >>>>> also doesn't have enough fans to levitate. >>>>> >>>>> I checked both ZaReason and System76 before posting and neither had a >>>>> laptop that converts to tablet. >>>>> >>>>> The laptop is my 3rd ZaReason device in the last decade. I've been quite >>>>> happy with their products and support. Not that I require much of the >>>>> latter. >>>>> >>>>> ciao, >>>>> >>>>> der.hans >>>>> >>>>> And I forgot to mention - the Alienware is NOT a convertible... >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: PLUG-discuss [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org] >>>>>> On Behalf Of Ted Gould >>>>>> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 11:59 AM >>>>>> To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>> Subject: Re: seeking lapblet >>>>>> >>>>>> On 09/25/2017 01:21 PM, der.hans wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I don't see a way to buy it without the windows tax. Anyone know a way >>>>>>> to get an unloaded XPS from Dell? >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> You have to search for "developer edition." Here is a link to one: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-laptops-and-noteboo >>>>>> ks/xps-13-developer-edition/spd/xps-13-9360-laptop/cax13w10p >>>>>> 7b5135ubuntu >>>>>> >>>>>> Also the awesome part is that the support also handles Ubuntu, so if a >>>>>> motherboard goes out they don't complain that Linux must have broke it. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm currently using a Surface Pro 3. It was the only tablet that I >>>>>> could find with an i7 in it, which I need. Everything else had the m3 or m5 >>>>>> which just isn't enough for what I use it for. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ted >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org >>>>> # Freedom isn't everything, but without freedom you have nothing. - >>>>> der.hans >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org >>> # If it's not a toy you're looking at it wrong. -- der.hans >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >> >> Stephen >> >> > > > -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org # "I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people's politics. # Rather than politics shaping what people think is true." # -- Neal DeGrasse Tyson