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/ >>>> cax13w10p7b5135ubuntu >>>> >>>> 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