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Update on 'Best "convertible" or 2-in-1 device to run Linux on?' (Minisforum V3 first impressions) (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So about 2 months ago I made this post about looking for an iPad replacement that runs Linux. I said I wasn't in a rush, but after thinking about it ever since and seeing the Minisforum V3 go on sale for just $1000, I pulled the trigger.

My impressions are still very new (I have used it for a total of 2 hours at this point), but I'm super happy so far. Installed Fedora 40 and almost everything works out of the box (including a Wacom MPP stylus). As mudkip mentioned in this blog, the volume buttons don't work when the keyboard is detached and auto-rotation doesn't work. The former isn't a big deal and the latter doesn't affect me in the slightest, but I can confirm those issues are still present on a stock Fedora install.

Anyway, there's not a lot of information about this tablet running Linux out there, is there anything anyone wants me to test or any questions I can answer?

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[-] [email protected] 51 points 3 weeks ago

Have you tried something like input-remapper to map your volume buttons when the keyboard is detected?

[-] [email protected] 56 points 3 weeks ago

Just tried it, and yep, that solved that problem.

[-] [email protected] 19 points 3 weeks ago

Awesome. Great to hear.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

Happy Lemmy-versary :)

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks!

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

If anyone is looking for a good 2-in-1 i would suggest the newer generations of the Thinkpad X1 Yoga, i haven't had a single issue with the 6th gen and fedora. GNOME is really great for touch screens too.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

really fucking expensive though

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah this was the issue for a lot of the 2-in-1s I looked at. Lenovo, Dell, even Microsoft have some cool options, but they're insanely expensive by the time you spec them to be comparable to the V3.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

i got mine on an insanely good deal paying less than ⅓, normally it would've cost >$2500

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Does brunch/ChromeOS work ok on it ? 🕺

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

🤸 Seriously, you could try brunch with linuxloop, and it will add just a line to your grub and will run chromeos in a virtual disk image, not messing up your partitions. You might find it useful sometimes thanks to its android apps

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

You could also just run android apps on Linux using Waydroid or Anbox and avoid having to use a neutered spyware system

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Waydroid Is not that usable with its "desktop" layer always on

[+] [email protected] -69 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

You must be new to Linux as a whole.

Here: https://github.com/mudkipme/awesome-minisforum-v3

Also there's a TON of reviews about this running Linux. Can't say a bad thing about it.

[-] [email protected] 30 points 3 weeks ago

You must be new to Linux as a whole.

lmao i am not

[+] [email protected] -79 points 3 weeks ago

Then I shouldn't have had to share that link with you which will solve all your issues, right? I'm sure you know all the Linux things from your sarcasm, and it's the Hardware's fault.

[-] [email protected] 53 points 3 weeks ago

What crawled in your coffee and died this morning? It's attitudes like this that stop people from wanting to switch to linux. Someone considering it will scroll through, see you being a dickhead, and go: Well...if this is what the community is like, idk if I want to try linux....

Check yourself pal. You've got a shit attitude, and you're doing no one any favours.

[-] [email protected] 32 points 3 weeks ago

I was just pointing out the state of things on an up-to-date distro like Fedora as many times a newer kernel fixes stuff like this and no one bothers to update old reviews. I was already aware of the link you provided (it's literally pinned to the top of the blog post I linked in my main post), but it's irrelevant when I'm talking about the out-of-the-box experience. I only tried the input-remapper fix because someone pointed it out and I wanted to confirm that worked for me.

I didn't make this post to complain about issues or ask for solutions, I'm here looking for interesting ideas and questions about this super cool hardware. This thing's fucking awesome and I wanted to share.

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