I’m looking into a new tablet and it seems like grabbing a surface is a more affordable option to an iPad or other high end tablet. I can grab a decent one on marketplace for under $200 us. Is it worth it?
I have a Surface Pro 8 running EndeavourOS. No issues aside from the camera not working. Tried a bunch of workarounds trying to get the camera to work, but couldn’t ever get it functioning. Sometimes I can connect an external webcam and that works, sometimes it doesn’t.
If you aren’t using it for any web conferencing or video calls, then its pretty great. That said, I probably wouldn’t buy another one. I’d go with a cheapo tablet and a small laptop.
Well, if you want a cheaper option, look at the Chuwi tablets, which are new around 250-300 and have some decent Intel CPUs and pen input.
Depends what version of the Surface, but I have a Surface Pro 6 and it still performs well. I use the Surface Linux kernel.
