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As a Linux loving hacker, this sounds fun to play with. But pragmatically, how does something like this stack up against an iPad/iPadOS? If I'm to believe the

As a Linux loving hacker, this sounds fun to play with. But pragmatically, how does something like this stack up against an iPad/iPadOS? If I'm to believe the press, Apple's chips are quite a ways ahead of the competition. And as much as I love developing on Linux running lxqt, I get the impression that display stacks and application development kits are also way behind in terms of efficiency, power use, and just general programmability/accessibility. Am I a victim of bad press. I'm honestly curious whether they're even in the same realm. If anything, something old school like Enlightenment or Sawfish would be fun to play with on one of these, just for the sheer "trick it out" ethos.

k_sze 6y ago
If you are interested in hacking, you might want to look into DLT1: https://hackaday.io/project/164845-dlt-one-a-damn-linux-tablet https://hackaday.io/project/164845-dlt-one-a-damn-linux-tabl... It's not completed yet, but it's already looking awesome. Timon (a.k.a. Professor Fartsparkle, or just "professor") even managed to source a beautiful 2560x1600 10" screen.
pratio 6y ago
Apple's chips are definitely faster and as an iPad user of since the first ones available, Apple UI stacks are really good. Especially now, since they're being aligned across the platforms. There's definitely stuff to complain about but I don't think this is meant to be an iPad competitor. There's been a shortage of proper tablets and alternatives in general.
- travisgriggs 6y ago
  But if this isn't in the same league, is it really an alternative?
  - pratio 6y ago
    Yes, I believe so. It doesn't have to be in the same league from the very beginning. iPads are very powerful, not every average user needs that and considering the fragmented market of android tablets, there really isn't a real alternative to iOS or Android. If they create something based on KDE, that works properly on ARM and opensource it, maybe other manufactures would get in the game too

k_sze 6y ago

If you are interested in hacking, you might want to look into DLT1: https://hackaday.io/project/164845-dlt-one-a-damn-linux-tablet https://hackaday.io/project/164845-dlt-one-a-damn-linux-tabl... It's not completed yet, but it's already looking awesome. Timon (a.k.a. Professor Fartsparkle, or just "professor") even managed to source a beautiful 2560x1600 10" screen.

pratio 6y ago

Apple's chips are definitely faster and as an iPad user of since the first ones available, Apple UI stacks are really good. Especially now, since they're being aligned across the platforms. There's definitely stuff to complain about but I don't think this is meant to be an iPad competitor. There's been a shortage of proper tablets and alternatives in general.

travisgriggs 6y ago
But if this isn't in the same league, is it really an alternative?
- pratio 6y ago
  Yes, I believe so. It doesn't have to be in the same league from the very beginning. iPads are very powerful, not every average user needs that and considering the fragmented market of android tablets, there really isn't a real alternative to iOS or Android. If they create something based on KDE, that works properly on ARM and opensource it, maybe other manufactures would get in the game too