What’s the best tablet to install Linux on? I am looking for something affordable (under $200) and light just to use a PDF reader with MEGA sync.
I have tried with a couple myself and come to the conclusion that right now you’re probably better off buying an android tablet, putting a de-googled version of android on it and running termux if you need Linux on it
I don’t know anything about MEGA sync, but a used Surface Go 1 with 8gb if ram and the 128gb ssd is my daily driver and works really well with Fedora.
Was it an easy install?
You might be better off getting an Android tablet and installing Linux on top of Android.
Hijacking your question, is it possible to install Linux on Samsung tablets?
You can replace Android with PostmarketOS on some Samsung Galaxy tablets
https://pine64.com/product/pinetab2-10-1-4gb-64gb-linux-tablet-with-detached-backlit-keyboard/
It’s still very much a beta in a lot of ways, but PineTab could maybe handle PDFs
If the main thing is PDF reading, buy an Android tablet. Of course research which one.
Can I be ridiculous here and say that a nook e-reader or kobo e-reader, and a steamdeck would suffice?
Maybe just a kobo?
I know it’s not Linux and that’s what you asked for, but at the end of 2022 when I looked into this I had a hard time finding Linux tablet with a good UX.
What would you need the Steam Deck for?
E-reader sounds like good advice though, unless they really need colour (e.g. are planning to mainly read comics). MEGA sync probably won’t work, but Pocket might be good enough?
Kobo’s are basically Linux, and have quite a few customisation options.
I had reasoning for the steam deck when I wrote that but I’m struggling to recall why. There was some niche with Linux for it since it has good support for Linux applications but I can’t remember how I thought it would fit
Anyhow nook and especially kobo are solid.
