Better to plan for the worst case while working for the best, I get the next Christmas reference. It’ll be a great Christmas, indeed! Plamen, as I’m thinking about the list of things we could want on this device, you probably think we want gold plate on the hot and cold water faucets, too… (grin)
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Some kind of video output would be highly preferable. I think HDMI is the standard but durability is absolutely needed.
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Hey!
I just found this project today and am really excited about it, as it seems like the perfect Linux tablet for me. I have been daily driving a Linux tablet for a few years now and know that the display makes a huge difference in battery life. That’s why I was specifically looking for a tablet with an OLED display, but after reading your comment, I wanted to know what your experience is.
Do OLED displays really make that much of a difference in battery life compared to IPS displays?
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The answer is generally, yes.
The display technology for the open_slate is still a pending decision for us. We will finalize it before we launch pre-orders. We may be able to offer two different display variations with Base and Pro open_slate versions (IPS and OLED respectively) after all. A lot of moving parts, mainly commercial negotiations, but we’re making progress.
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Thanks for the fast response.
Perhaps another solution would be to offer an OLED replacement screen later, if it doesn’t make it to the initial release.
I know that the screens have controllers, those sandwiches should have a screen one and a digitiser one.
If someone finds a physically fitting OLED with the same connection interface, could he just use it or we need specific drivers ?
In the latter case could this be as simple as copying the drivers in the vendor partition ?
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Just out of my curiosity, what do you use today? I’ve tried with a Surface Pro 3 and an old Dell 2-in-1 and found the experience lackluster.
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I’m currently daily driving a Surface Pro 6 (i5, 8Gb) with Arch Linux installed.
I’m also not really happy with it - it’s large, power hungry, over engineered (resulting in bad repairablity) and has a suboptimal Linux compatibility.
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Oh good, so it’s not just me then ;).
Tablets are far less degoogled than phones, PosbtmarketOS (Alpine Linux) supports many devices, Making sure you're not a bot! , it’s very good and light-weight.
Yeah, I like PostmarketOS, but the mainline devices are all kinda old.
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I’m not as technically savvy as everyone one else here, but I do have a question I hope is useful. I am a longtime Mac user, and use an iPad Pro as well (no iPhone anymore)…but my trust is soiled in Apple. I want my privacy. All the bells and whistles aren’t worth it to me anymore. I want to dive into digital photography, and with it, raw file post processing. I’ve listened to Rob Braxman suggest the purchase of a used Thinkpad X1 Carbon running Linux - generation dependent on my budget. I thought of it as sort of a Linux workstation, but I have not purchased it yet.
Can the PRO slate, and it’s onboard specs, meet this kind of end use instead? I do not need a monster-maxed-out workstation setup, nor the bill(s) that come with that. But, it would be nice to use a system not brought to its knees when I open a raw image.
I would like to segregate my MacBook and my iPad to very isolated purposes, once I sort out how that might look, and commit myself to moving to Linux. Your opinions?
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I don’t think there would be a problem, it should be more powerful than some old Carbons.
Throw here the specifications of your raw files and what kind of processing you are doing and what software you are using.
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Hi everyone, I’m not as tech savvy as many of you so please forgive me if my questions are rather basic. Through what type of built-in port will OpenSlate allow for hard wired ethernet cable connectivity to the internet and what max upload and download speeds should we expect in this regard? Also, how will the tablet battery be charged since I do not see reference to a USC C power port? I currently have a USB C Hub Multiport Adapter with Gigabit ethernet.
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HDMI and Ethernet through USB 3.2, your hub should work. I think the charging is through some USB.
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Hey!
Just by your text, I can’t really tell if this tablet would meet your expectations. The CPU itself seems quite capable, but the GPU is not that powerful. Some information about the images and software you intend to use would be useful.
You should be able to connect, but the display won’t be optimized in terms of resolution, refresh rate, colors, brightness, HDR, etc. Basically, you won’t be able to outperform even a lower tier display.
I tried not to get too wordy and detailed at first, in case this was not the place to ask basic questions. I’ve been away from photography for a while, relying only on a phone and no free time. Now I have time. In the past I used photoshop. Never used Lightroom. I don’t mind to pay for software, but I just want to pay once. I do NOT want cloud services.
Recently, I order a Ricoh GR IV. (file specs pasted here…) 14-bit DNG RAW files with a maximum resolution of 25.7 megapixels (6192 x 4128 pixels). Typical RAW File Size: Approximately 13.5MB to 15MB+ per image.
In actuality, I would expect the raw files to be about twice this size, but we’ll see. Part of the motivation to purchase a Lenovo was to run and learn Lenox, not just process photos. To experience an alternative to Apple and Windows, which is something I always longed to do, but was apprehensive. I think by now I don’t need to have hacker-level skills to use a Linux OS - they’re pretty mainstream. (I do need to figure out which OS version I’m best suited.) So…if this Slate can handle the basics of what I want to do, I will enjoy the win win win win. Something portable, which I like about my iPad, but hate the spyware nature of every app including apple’s. Something less expensive, because a white apple symbol has become the symbol of ‘milk-your-customer-for-all-you-can’. Something privacy-oriented, unlike everything else I use. And, something new to explore. (Ok, an expensive toy, but I won’t tell my wife that part just yet.)
It seems like the Pro version has enough ram, and I can connect my external SSDs. (I guess 32 GB would probably make the price less attractive for many.) I don’t need the moon; I’m grateful for an alternative. I also appreciate this forum as a place to read about and discuss it, prior to its release. Thanks for any insight you might suggest regarding photo editing on a device and OS like this one.
The open_slate should be able to do the job. It won’t be the faster in comparison to a newer, powerful tablet, but based on the specs requirements from most apps - it will be OK.
One thing you have to consider, is whether the editing/processing software you plan on using will be supported on ARM. A quick look on Lightroom (I dislike Adobe, but most people use it) shows that the application is not supported on ARM. I’ve personally replaced photoshop with Photopea. Runs light in the web browser and I see some people recommend it as alternative to Lightroom. You will be OK with something like that.
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Where does this optimisation take place? Is it feasible for someone who can search through documentation and source code ?