Comment on Microsoft claims "2026 is the moment" for AI PCs, but its essay-length beginner explanation only creates more confusion — Is it any wonder adoption is slow?

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• Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m on the hunt for a replacement for my Surface, but sure as shit not getting anything with copilot. Curious what alternatives are out there.

  Linux options seem a little light on the tablet front.

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  • deleted@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I installed Ubuntu in my surface go 2 and it’s light years ahead of windows in terms of performance.

    I couldn’t get the camera to work though. But other than that it’s rock solid.

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  • mrspaz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I put Mint on my Surface Pro 5, it works quite nicely so far. Granted I do “typical” stuff on it like web browsing, email, basic picture editing, and some chats, but for those things everything’s working fine.

    The only different part of the install was installing the Surface kernel after the fact: github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface

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    • Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Great to know! Does the pen still generally work for writing/notes? Also any clue if things work well with the newer generations?

      Last I dug into Linux on the SP, it was a 3-4 generation lag on stable compatibility. My tablet is nearing EOL (because the charge port sucks and mine doesnt support USB-C charging as a fallback). If I replace it I don’t love replacing it with something used, 4 years old, that may have a short life.

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      • mrspaz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        The pen seems to work fine so far.

        They show fairly decent compatibility with newer models: github.com/…/Supported-Devices-and-Features#featu…

        Looks like the SP5 - 7 are the sweet spot however.

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  • circuscritic@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    reddit.com/r/surfacelinux/

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  • yardratianSoma@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    seems like raspberry pi os on touchscreen devices supports on-screen keyboards and basic touch-screen features. There’s also the Librem 11 tablet, that runs linux on an Intel chip with Gnome.

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  • ageedizzle@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Why are linux options light on the tablet front? It should work the same as on a laptop

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    • Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Touch inputs can be a little messy, driver support for closed source hardware (e.g., MS Surface) is understandably rocky, and I’ve had bad experience with battery longevity especially on open source hardware.

      My 6-year-old SP battery still has ~70% capacity, which is teriffic. I have had other laptops lose 90% of their capacity after just a year or two, so I’m skeptical of the tablet market.

      I’m not saying good Linux tablets don’t exist, just that I’m looking for recommendations since the waters feel murkier to me.

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      • ageedizzle@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Ah okay that makes sense. Too bad the drivers are closed source that might be the cause of a lot of these issues

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    • Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Mint runs great on my dell tablet. Touch screen works fine although I haven’t tried it with a pen yet.

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      • ageedizzle@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Nice. Which model is it? 

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• THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I still play Gears of War and Forza, unfortunately. Hopefully someone gets native Microslop games working on Linux soon.

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