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Anthony Accioly @Anthony Accioly - 4d

GM Nostr! How are we doing today? Question for tablet owners, big or small? I have to admit, I’ve never owned a tablet. If I'm being honest, my main use cases would be offloading a lot of the Nostr stuff from my main phone, reading, watching videos, scrolling social media, and gaming in bed or on the couch. I might also take some notes in Obsidian or SSH or use it to remote to some work machines occasionally, but that’s more of a secondary, infrequent use case. Most of the time, after checking what’s going on, I’ll either put it away or reach for my laptop. So I’m leaning towards a smaller device. However… my wife has more office-style, laptop-replacement use cases. And to be fair, I’m also a bit excited about running Linux VMs on Android, so I might geek out with that a bit. As for everything else: coding on it, using the tablet as an extra screen for Linux, or a sidecar for macOS with a stylus as a laser pointer... it’s all interesting, but realistically, I’d use those features very occasionally. So, let’s say you had to choose between something like the Lenovo Y700 Gen 4 and the OnePlus Pad 3 (very similar performance). Or, if you’re in the Apple ecosystem, imagine choosing between an iPad Mini vs a 13” iPad with Stylus + Magic Keyboard. What would you go for? #gm #asknostr #tablet #sizeMatters

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Anthony Accioly @Anthony Accioly - 4d

Thank you for this! Your answer was very helpful. Yeah, the OnePlus Pad 3 looks quite flexible. The Snapdragon Elite is a powerhouse, so you can get a lot done with it. And if the O+ Connect remote software is even half as good as they're saying, I think this is about as close to iPad/"Apple ecosystem integration" as you can get on Android. I do own an MBP and an iMac, as well as some Linux boxes, but I don't have high expectations there (i.e., these days I use KDE Connect, remote desktop software, and occasionally Parsec, so I'm not looking for full “Apple-level” interconnectivity). How's your OnePlus for reading and gaming in bed or on the couch (assuming you do this at all)? Do you feel any fatigue from holding the tablet? And was it any different with smaller tablets?

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Anthony Accioly @Anthony Accioly - 4d

Yes, the difference between sidecar and Airplay is night and day. The closest that you can get to it is, like I said, Sunshine + Moonlight ot something like Parsec, Parallels Access, etc. There are some apps like BetterDisplay that allows you to work some magic with AirPlay. With BetterDisplay + a direct Thunderbolt connection I can "good enough" quality at 1440p retina, although its software and nowhere as snappy as sidecar.

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Anthony Accioly @Anthony Accioly - 3d

No time wasted. And I learned somrthing as well. Always good to hear from other folks trying the same stuff.

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Anthony Accioly @Anthony Accioly - 2d

I'm in the 🇬🇧. The Pixel Tablet is going for pretty cheap here as well. I think I prefer the raw performance of the Snapdragon Elite (also battery life). Although, Google often updates first to play with the whole Linux on Android ecosystem... So I'll keep it in mind. Thanks for the shootout.

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