bargain: a 10" tablet that I hope will run Linux

<https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/d/lenovo-ideapad-duet-3i-82at00f0us-10-tablet/8plp56lgwhn7> <https://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/IdeaPad/IdeaPad_Duet_3_10IGL5?M=82AT00F0US> <https://forums.redflagdeals.com/microsoft-lenovo-ideapad-duet-3i-window-11-mode-209-99-56-off-2575773/> Here are some pluses and minuses: + $209.99 (large discount from list price) + 10.3" IPS 1920x1200 touch display - Celeron N4020 (old and slow) - 4G RAM (OK, not generous) - 64G eMMC (slow, not generous, more than enough for a normal Linux distro) + detachable keyboard included - kickstand-like support when using keyboard + decent return policy x86 processors are not the best for tablets but ARM-basaed tablets just don't allow a standard Linux distro to be installed on the bare metal. If you don't care about Linux or Windows, this is probably not the best tablet to get. I've ordered one.

Yeah, for the price, it's good deal. But, if I'm buying, I need desktop replacement. On 2022-11-05 11:13, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
<https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/d/lenovo-ideapad-duet-3i-82at00f0us-10-tablet/8plp56lgwhn7> <https://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/IdeaPad/IdeaPad_Duet_3_10IGL5?M=82AT00F0US> <https://forums.redflagdeals.com/microsoft-lenovo-ideapad-duet-3i-window-11-mode-209-99-56-off-2575773/>
Here are some pluses and minuses: + $209.99 (large discount from list price) + 10.3" IPS 1920x1200 touch display - Celeron N4020 (old and slow) - 4G RAM (OK, not generous) - 64G eMMC (slow, not generous, more than enough for a normal Linux distro) + detachable keyboard included - kickstand-like support when using keyboard + decent return policy
x86 processors are not the best for tablets but ARM-basaed tablets just don't allow a standard Linux distro to be installed on the bare metal. If you don't care about Linux or Windows, this is probably not the best tablet to get.
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