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Canonical Is Blurring the Line Between PCs and Mobile Devices with Ubuntu Tablet
We are used to thinking about PCs and mobile devices as separate entities. Sure, they can talk to each other, but they are used for separate things. The tablets fall somewhere in the middle. They have bigger screens, but the same basic functionality of the mobile devices is retained. Tablets are an interesting concept for which we still try to find a place in our lives. |
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I'm still not a tablet guy, but my wife wanted one for Christmas. I got her an Asus ZenPad 8 Tablet on sale for $169. It was a great deal. This thing looks nicer and has equal or better features than tablets costing over twice as much, and probably much cheaper than the Ubuntu tablet will be as well.
Some quick specs on it - Android 5.0 (Lollipop), 8" (1536 x 2048) Screen, Gorilla Glass, Intel Atom Z3580 Quad-Core 64bit, 2GB Memory, 32GB Storage, and 2 x Front Speaker with DTS HD Premium Sound.
I would love to replace Android with Ubuntu on it, but I don't think my wife would let me. And probably good that she won't, since it would likely not seem as polished and supported (drivers, software, etc.) as Android is now.
Some quick specs on it - Android 5.0 (Lollipop), 8" (1536 x 2048) Screen, Gorilla Glass, Intel Atom Z3580 Quad-Core 64bit, 2GB Memory, 32GB Storage, and 2 x Front Speaker with DTS HD Premium Sound.
I would love to replace Android with Ubuntu on it, but I don't think my wife would let me. And probably good that she won't, since it would likely not seem as polished and supported (drivers, software, etc.) as Android is now.
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One nice thing is that it has chemically reinforced glass, Asahi Dragontail glass. I had to research that. They don't list it in the specs. They should. I would never buy a tablet without reinforced glass. I learned my lesson on my first two Android tablets. By not making it easy to find out, they limit themselves from consumers who find this important.