Hey y’all,

There’s currently a sale on the Samsung S10+ tablet which I decided to buy out of curiosity. I am absolutely blown away by how good the screen is. I currently own a Pixel 9 so I’m definitely an AMOLED snob and the Samsung software has come a long way. Dex is also a great feature.

However I find it to be a bit too big and heavy with a case and the one accessory which solves the problem the official keyboard case, is 200+ dollars. I am considering returning it as it’s a pretty massive investment for what is essentially a YouTube machine.

I just wanted to crowdsource some opinions and see what my options are. I’m considering waiting for an S9 to go on sale instead but the S9 won’t be supported as long as the S10+. The pixel tablet is also on sale so it’s an option if I can live with a 60hz screen.

  • arankays@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Yeah. 2 in 1s are an option for me. But right now the best 2 in 1s are Windows devices. Which I’m not a fan of. I don’t like windows in anything aside from desktops.

    With the Samsung I’m getting android, with Linux via terminal emulation, and if I spend the money I can basically turn it into a laptop.

    Proper 2 in 1s now have ARM chips and stupid copilot buttons. That’s not compatible with Linux.

    • Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      I use a Samsung Galaxy Book3 360 for uni. Very lightweight, high-quality unibody metal chassis, great battery, great display, great touchscreen, it has a pen digitiser allowing you to (hand)write with palm rejection. And all of its features are supported OOTB by the latest Linux kernels with no further configuration required. You can put your distro of choice on there and then install the DE that you like the most. I use the latest KDE Plasma due to its amazing touch support, but it looks very desktop-ey, of course, so not the best candidate for you. Maybe putting something like GNOME (or KDE Plasma Mobile?) on there would make sense for you.

      But if you need specific Android apps for what you are doing, this is not a real option. Yes, there are things like Waydroid, but I would expect that to be too much of a hassle for regular use.