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 <cryptworks@gmail.com>
> 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 <PLUGd@lufthans.com> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>>
>
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