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Post #1178348

2026-04-13 21:25 UTC

The slightly older ones make great Linux tablets. I use mine for comics.

Replies (6)

  • @thesohoriots@lemmy.world 2026-04-13 22:17

    Heck, my surface pro 3 makes a great Linux machine. Still tweaking it but the touchscreen works just fine with Mint, so even an old one could probably do just fine.

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  • @yogurtwrong@lemmy.world 2026-04-14 18:36

    I got a new surface pro 9 last year to run Linux on it works great

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  • @Doug@piefed.social 2026-04-13 22:29

    I remember when the first Surface released and Gabe from Penny Arcade was like "wtf this is better than iPad for drawing. why aren't they advertising this aspect of it?" I don't know if that's still true, but I always tucked it in the back of my mind when I was looking for drawing tablets.

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  • As long as you don't mind the webcam not working, which except for the oldest models seemed to be a constant with the Surface tablets. Edit: i mean in Linux, as these camera modules are near impossible to support.

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  • My Go 3 with fedora runs like a charm

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  • @reddig33@lemmy.world 2026-04-13 21:53

    Which Surface Pro version do you recommend? Are you using Ubuntu Touch?

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