Looking for a tablet for taking notes in engineering and deeper math classes.

I always used paper or typing (shoutout notesnook), but I want to have a big digital handwritten journal to look back at and reference.

Or if anyone is familiar with custom ROMs for android and know a good and easy to flash tablet.

I already have a thinkpad x1 carbon laptop for everything else.

Tablet will be separate for reading, home assistant, taking notes with Saber and watching entertainment.

Again, looking for a decently easy Linux tablet or de-googleable tablet with an advanced stylus.

And I’d prefer not supportting Microsoft or Google of course. And budget strictly under $200 l.

Thanks!

  • zieg989@awful.systems
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    7 days ago

    I can fully recommend HP Elite x2 1012 G2. Might be a bit old, but Linux works just out of box. Tested on both Elementary OS 7 and recently on Fedora 42

  • lime!@feddit.nuEnglish
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    7 days ago

    something like the pinenote maybe?

    although holy shit it’s expensive. i thought it was like $150

  • azdle@news.idlestate.org
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    7 days ago

    Edit: Oh, I just saw your budget. This is ~$800, so maybe not.

    There’s the Starlite 5: https://us.starlabs.systems/products/starlite?variant=55242571612540

    I’ve got one. It’s got an x86 processor and runs standard fedora just fine, including pen input.

    Though, I don’t use it for much because I haven’t found any note-taking software that I actually like using. I used something back in college that just created SVG pages in an HTML notebook which I absolutely loved, but I can’t find it now. It wasn’t open source so I’m guessing it might have just died.

    • TurkeyDurkey@piefed.worldOPEnglish
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      6 days ago

      Maybe some day 🙏

      Also, I’ve been trying the Sober written notes app and it’s pretty good for me. I hope you can check it out and like it.

  • infinitevalence@discuss.onlineEnglish
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    7 days ago

    I have a minisforum v3 running Linux and it’s great. Only missing features are windows hello, and using the fingertips scanner for more than unlocking.

    I also have a framework 13 which is not the touch 12, but having both I can say for sure that both have great quality but the minisfourm has shockingly good performance which I don’t think the 12 will have.

  • just_another_person@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Minisforum v3. Should be able to get it at a decent price by now.

    Edit: of this is going to be an all day type of thing, you may just want to stick with a lower power android tablet though, not that I’m thinking about it. The v3 is a great form factor, and works perfectly with a stylus, but it packs a big CPU, and both the Gnome and KDE full tablet exper5leaves something to be desired. You’ll definitely need to charge if using for a full day of classes.

  • ServantOfRa@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    7 days ago

    I have a tablet just like the one pictured, but I went with getting a Framework 12 instead with a proper stylus. Still, I’m curious if I could degoogle that tablet.

    • crumbguzzler5000@feddit.org
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      7 days ago

      Tell me more about the framework laptop with a stylus! I thought this was a fascinating concept but also thought that the stylus would just be a gimmick for me.

      What are you running on it?

      • infinitevalence@discuss.onlineEnglish
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        7 days ago

        Not using the framework but on my minisfourm v3 I use the stylus more than I expected. Xournal++ is great for notes and writing.

        Gimp has decent pressure support but I’m not an artist so that’s a gimmick to me which might be critical for others.

      • ServantOfRa@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        7 days ago

        I went with Fedora 42 since it was recommended and it works well. The stylus support is good. Tested Krita and it was great, much better than expected :) The Framework stylus isn’t out yet so I got a Metapen M2 on recommendation from the forums.