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What is the best degoogled tablet for an artist
what is the best tablet for iodeOS, GrapheneOS and LineageOS
- with smooth stylus support that is as good as apple pen
- palm rejection
- pressure sensitive stylus
- works well for krita / excalidraw / xournalapp
- latency
- at least 16GB RAM and 256GB storage
For iodeOS, it doesn’t seem to support any tablet device officially
For GrapheneOS, the only choice is google pixel tablet (or maybe pixel fold). However
- pixel tablet have latency issue
- based on Google Pixel Tablet Review - YouTube
- pixel fold does not support stylus
- Can someone share their GrapheneOS pixel tablet experience on krita / excalidraw / xournalapp?
For LineageOS
- What tablet+stylus+LineageOS has the best performance?
- What tablet+stylus+LineageOS has the best balance between price and performance?
- Can someone share their stylus experience on krita / excalidraw / xournalapp?
Sincere thanks
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31808224
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Its not a tablet but a 2 in 1 laptop, but maybe the Framework 12 could be for you.
You can use it with Linux or Windows.
If all you need is something to draw on, get a wacom tablet and hook it up to a laptop. Wacom drivers are in the linux kernel.
In college I’ve been taking notes on a screenless drawing tablet, its not too bad taking out a laptop and plugging it in. It doesn’t take up much space on my desk if I put the tablet on my keyboard.
Alternatively, you may also be able to get a microsoft surface laptop working on linux
XP-pen has much more cost-effective options that are just as good nowadays since wacom hasn’t innovated in like 15 years lol.
They also work out of the box in Linux, but for all of the shortcuts, they also have driver packages for every distribution and if it isn’t available, support will package the newest version for you (in my experience) in your chosen format and then send it to you and update the driver downloads.
The XP Pen Deco Pro Gen2 is an absolute beast for a drawing tablet.
XPPen also has a android drawing pad but that is normal android I think.
If OP wants the drawing tablet experience with a screen, they can also get XPPen Artist Pro display tablet series which of the few artists I know in real life, are what most of them use.
An actual drawing pad is much better than even an IPad for drawing, and you can also use whatever program you want (like Krita), not just the neutered programs that come on iOS or android.
Apple is the least bad + most functional option out there.
Nothing else will go further in being least bad, unless you are willing to completely sacrifice functionality and usability.
Apple at least walks the walk of protecting user privacy because they aren’t dependent on non-hardware, non-app-store revenue (as in, selling user’s data). Google is absolutely dependent on revenue from selling user data because their hardware and App Store revenue is almost insignificant in comparison.
I guess linux tablet could be an alternative?
honestly i would get an ipad with wifi disabled…
please check What is the best degoogled tablet for an artist? - Lemmy.World as it is updated
- ipad
- I realize my title is confusing, when I say degoogle I really meant completely Open Source and private.
- ipad with network disabled?
- not feasible in my use case
- apple backdoor is highly likely in my opnion
- Of course I don’t have any proof, but I would assume it runs camera and microphone without us knowing even when the network is disabled. The data is collected and processed locally and send to apple server when network is enabled
- speech recognition is integrated in many app and sold to advertiser
- I doubt apple could resist the temptation of money and the threat from government not to activate microphone and camera without us knowing
- apple is as disgusting as google
- but of course if this is the only choice …
Yeah man, you’re delving into unreasonable territory here. What you are looking for doesn’t exist outside of Apple.
Yeah man, you’re delving into unreasonable territory here.
Simply trying to clarify that apple isn’t a good alternative in terms of privacy
I guess what I’m looking for doesn’t exist yet.
I don’t disagree with your premise though. It’s just incredibly difficult to get to Apple/Wacom levels of stylus precision and software refinement without a massive budget.
I mean, just look at GIMP: hugely capable software, but horrendous UX/UI…
massive budget
I am willing to spend thousands if there really is one with great functionality and portability
I believe it, I would love an open source alternative. But like I said, any company/group/foundation/etc willing to pull this off would need a massive budge to get it to Wacom/Apple level of refinement. And by massive, I’m talking millions at the least in order to pay devs, do marketing (because people need to buy it to be viable), and probably a lot of other things I haven’t considered.
One can dream…
hmm… the only other choice i can think of is a surface pro with linux installed. I have a Surface Pro 4 and its stylus works pretty well with the surface-linux kernel, but it isn’t as smooth as an iPad.
may I ask how is the precision of pressure sensor?
sorry, it feels good enough for me but I’m not a professional at all so idk. btw DON’T get the Surface Pro 4 that I have, it has numerous hardware issues like battery swelling and screen shaking. I’m thinking a more recent surface pro or lenovo yoga would do…
- ipad
Anything more than general stylus use on a Pixel tablet with GrapheneOS has been very hit or miss with me… aggravating. I fall back to my 6 year old iPad even when I just need to annotate notes. l firmly believe it’s the fault of the hardware.
thanks a lot, I guess I wouldn’t consider pixel tablet then
I don’t think there is one, sorry
Get a Lenovo Yoga, install the OS of your choice.
I forget the model, but there’s a Yoga where the keyboard separates from the screen.
HP also makes a pc tablet (forget the model numbers) with no keyboard - businesses uses them as POS or client-intake systems.
Both if these will blow away any “tablet”, as you can run a full OS and use apps of your choice.
thank you this could be a good alternative
iodéOS has official support for the Galaxy Tab S5e, which is on the list you linked. I own one but I don’t use it for art so I can’t comment any further.
doesn’t seem like a good support though
could you explain what it means by iodéOS installer compatible and Firm included?
The support is fine. It doesn’t have 5G because it is not a 5G device (and one model, the WiFi one which I have, does not have any cellular capability). It doesn’t support VoLTE or bootloader locking because it is a Samsung device (you always lose these features with Samsung devices unless the ROM is based on OneUI). It doesn’t support the automatic iodéOS installer because, again, it is a Samsung device - you have to use Heimdall. I’m not 100% sure about the firmware bit. I believe that is referencing whether the ROM includes the latest manufacturer firmware update as well, but I can’t say for sure.
