Hi,
Can anyone help find a Tablet Device that will work with Ubuntu.
Our requirements are as follows:
CPU Optional
OS: Must support Linux Ubunto
Screen Size >9"
RAM: >1 GB
Hard Disk: >4 GB
Must Have: GPS, Internal Sim Card Slot for cumminication (ie 3G), Camara
If you are able to assist I look forward to hearing from you.
All I can find is the TENQ P07… which it seems is now on sale (at least in the US):
http://www.wholesaleonepiece.com/101-inch-apad-windows-7-tablet-pc-epad-atom-n455-3g-wifi-gps-pyth1010-hdmi_p1289.html
More info on it running Ubuntu:
http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/tenq-p07-a-10-inch-tablet-that-runs-ubuntu-20101229/
or
http://mobiletrends.info/2010/12/28/tenq-p07-ubuntu-tablet-breaks-cover/
or a lot of other places:
Google search for “TENQ P07 ubuntu”
and the Italian Ekoore ET10TA (on sale now in italy, but can be purchased online):
http://www.ekoore.com/web/it/prodotti/et10ta.html
Or if you aren’t that bothered about the SIM slot and GPS, Ubuntu will run on an Archos 9:
http://www.ossramblings.com/installing-ubuntu-archos-9-tablet
Also the ExpoPC according to THIS site is supposed to run Ubuntu UNE… that seems to have everything you require, though there are questions about how well the touch screen works.
Review here:
Or there’s the Smartbook:
which runs Android AND Ubuntu on the same device… not sure about GPS though.
There will probably be a load of them soon, when all the Win7 tablets hit the market, and people try Ubuntu on them.
Or if money is no object… you might find this interesting… the Levono X201 Tablet
Reviewed here:
which shows it to have all the specs you are after, and then some.
and this page:
http://jr0cket.blogspot.com/2010/12/ubuntu-1104-natty-narwal-on-lenovo-x201.html
shows it running an early version of Ubuntu 11.04 (final release in April) without issue…
[b]It just works with Ubuntu[/b] The following worked with the default install of Ubuntu, no hunt for drivers, patches or tweaks.
- Video card with 3D support, full screen HD playback from Vimeo
- Audio work fine and speakers give off a good level of sound
- Wired and Wireless network, bluetooth seems to be fine also
- Unity desktop is very responsive
- Volume control buttons
- Brightness function buttons (Fn-Home|End)
- Web page forward | back buttons - nice touch…
- Media control buttons work with media player (Fn-arrow keys)
- Touchpad with edge scrolling, all touch pad keys & in keyboard mouse
- Battery life is reporting just shy of 8 hours which is what I was expecting
- Multi-touch touch screen support
- General left mouse actions, such as launching apps from Unity dock.
- Multi-touch scrolling and zooming pages in Firefox
Multi-touch touch screen support
- General left mouse actions, such as launching apps from Unity dock.
- Multi-touch scrolling and zooming pages in Firefox
- Multi-touch scrolling and zooming view in nautilus file manager
Some things that dont work out of the box
- Two finger scrolling on the touchpad - it seems be that only edge scrolling is supported by the hardware
- Buttons on the bottom of the screen (used when in tablet form)