Re: Buying a low-budget tablet. Need some help :)
 

If you consider alternative to android or ios...

Blackberry playbooks are cheap nowdays arent they ?

Else I dont know any gnu/linux tablet on the market ?

Have to check ubuntutouch or firefoxos ones ...

Re: Buying a low-budget tablet. Need some help :)
 

It sounds like you really use your tablet pc systems for a lot of things!

My first tablet device was a Sharp Zaurus SL-C1000 which is also a convertible (has a nice keyboard, fits on the palm of your hand, and also runs linux, including an X server unlike Android). I got this in 2007, and I still like it, but I don't use it much as a tablet actually, but more as a mini computer.

/End thread hijack :D

Re: Buying a low-budget tablet. Need some help :)
 

So the main idea is not to buy any of these tablets!

I don't want to spend much money, so this is why I came up with these tablets. I will get it (as I said) from stores here in greece, so the price might be more than this available online on ebay, amazon etc.

endsormeans I haven't searched much about tablets and I didn't know there were tablets with keyboard! They are really cool and I am sure we will see more in the future!

Right now I don't have much money, so I can't afford any of these that you all mentioned (except of the tab 2, but I think that 7" are kinda small), so I am starting thinking to save money for getting something bigger/greater! :D

If I will do this I will definitely try to get a hybrid/tablet/laptop/mix/whatever it is called :p

The only devices available on stores here are these:
Asus Transformer T100TA-DK046H
Asus Transformer T100TA-DK046H
Asus Transformer T100TA-DK005H

The difference between T100TA-DK046H and T100TA-DK005H is the processor?

What is your opinion about these?

Some questions... Do they work as tablets or as laptops? Will I be able to run all the windows apps availables?(for example eclipse etc.) Also will I be able to install linux if wanted, or maybe dual boot, or it is not possible? I am a little confused on how it will feel when it is only a tablet...

I was thinking to get a pc as well some day (because I have a 2007 toshiba laptop with dual core 2duo on 2Ghz) but maybe this mix of tablet will do the trick to get both a pc and a tablet with buying only one product...

Re: Buying a low-budget tablet. Need some help :)
 

Technically, people have been installing Ubuntu Touch on many tablets. Only a few (the Nexus line I think) are officially supported, but there are ports for many others.

I think the support on the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 is almost full, except for autorotation and maybe something else.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQH2rlEgnJE

I'm not sure when Ubuntu Touch will finally be released though, I think they are a little delayed on the release schedule.

Re: Buying a low-budget tablet. Need some help :)
 

Yeah I have seen some stuff about ubuntu touch..
Does it work like real ubuntu on a pc(same apps and stuff) or it is different?

I would love to have a real ubuntu image installed on a tablet if ubuntu touch does not give you all the capabilities.

Re: Buying a low-budget tablet. Need some help :)
 

I would recommend getting a Nexus tablet, either new or used. They offer the best quality for the least money, being Google-sponsored devices. There have to be some for sale in Greece, too :)

I myself have the 1st-gen Nexus7 which is really good device, battery lasts long time and it has really good feature set & is well built and runs fast.
In the past have run Cyanogenmod, Ubuntu and Plasma Active on it, and now have SailfishOS installed.

If 7" is too small for you, you might want to try to find the Nexus10. Unfortunately that was never for sale in finland so I have not ever touched it but I suppose it is as good as Nexus7.

And of course yesterday Google launched Nexus9 which seems to me to be the perfect size... If it is going to be reasonably prized I might want to get that as my next tablet some day :D

Re: Buying a low-budget tablet. Need some help :)
 

Ubuntu Touch runs a Mir variant of display server, hence your normal ubuntu applications do not run on it. (Just like SailfishOS runs Wayland)

However all console applications and system daemons run normally.

That is also possible, altough you'd need a keyboard to fully take advantage of it

Re: Buying a low-budget tablet. Need some help :)
 

I am starting thinking seriously about collecting money for tha asus t100! :P

After seeing some videos I am really impressed! It can even run games that my laptop can't even open and I will be able to use it as a tablet too.

juiceme I don't know why, but well known stores here in Greece does not really sell nexus products and I don't know why! :(
but I will not take the nexus 7 mostly because of the screen. I don't know about the 10..

Re: Buying a low-budget tablet. Need some help :)
 

if you are in UK consider this:
http://www.tesco.com/direct/hudl/

Re: Buying a low-budget tablet. Need some help :)
 

Those come with Windows8, right?
I do not know for sure but before getting one I'd recommend checking that the bootloader can be unlocked: At least some of the windoze-devices can only boot signed OS'es which makes it pretty impossible to install another OS on the device.
(and who nowdays wants to run W8 on their device???)

In Finland too we only have Nexus4 and Nexus7 in stores. :(
It is true there is huge difference of 7" and 9"/10" which is why I am looking forward to what the Nexus9 will be like :D