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Looking to get a budget tablet that isn't complete 'e-waste', that I can also maximally debloat (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 month ago by MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net

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Would appreciate some recommendations because Reddit is of course infested with China Bad brain worms and will insist anything Chinese is E Waste.

However, I also know fuck all about tablets. The only important things I've noted so far is that it:

Needs more than 4GB RAM. 6-8 is noticeably better.
Root accessible to debloat it (if necessary)
Good keyboard compatibility.
Small. Its to replace the bulk of carrying a laptop around, so I'd prefer iPad mini sort of size.
Long lasting + reliable (not E-waste).

Those seem to be my only requirements really. Its main use would for writing/researching on.

I've got a Redmi phone that I'm very happy with for how cheap it was, pretty much always worked flawlessly, good battery life, shite camera (don't care about that anyway), does everything I want it to do. Could do with debloating but I never bothered.

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[–] stupid_asshole69@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

I’ve never been able to get a tablet to perform the writing and research tasks as well as a laptop. What situations is your laptop too bulky for?

Speaking as an electronics repairer, the least ewaste tablet is an ipad. This is unpopular. They hold value longer and have the widest variety of peripheral, software, and repair support.

If you’re married to windows or android though, either get a convertible business class dell or lenovo for windows and just whatever Chinese thing for android. You’re not gonna be happy with either because even the x series Lenovos are bulkier than an ipad and the Chinese tablets tend to have esoteric details.