[Tfug] Smart phone/tablet PC connectivity

[erich]

Dell?
     How interesting. How geeky.  I'll  look on Google
Erich
 
Nick Lopez wrote:
>
> On May 1, 2014, at 3:05 PM, erich <erich1 at copper.net 
> <mailto:erich1 at copper.net>> wrote:
>
>>
>> My dream is to get a touchscreen tablet that I can install Linux, 
>> configure
>> the kernel to my liking, and have other kinds of connectivity besides
>> cellular network. IS there such a thing?
>
>   Yes, a Windows 8 Pro tablet, like the Venue 11 Pro 5130 I’m 
> evaluating right now. It looks like a slightly fat tablet, but it’s a 
> full PC inside. This one is an Atom 3770 with 2G of RAM and a 64G SSD. 
> You can get them with i5s, 4G of RAM, and 128G SSDs. It only has 1 USB 
> port, but it’s a full USB3.0 host port. If you’re sitting down there 
> is a docking stand that breaks out 3 USB, ethernet, HDMI, and DisplayPort.
>   The one I have is an evaluation loaner from Dell, but if you can 
> make it down to the U in the next few days you can ogle it if you like.
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