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[Alan Pope <alan.pope@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Randall,

On 28/01/12 02:37, Randall Ross wrote:
> As we wait for a real Ubuntu tablet (with Ubuntu pre-installed,
> certified, etc), what's the best bet for demonstrating Ubuntu's
> greatness on a tablet to get people excited about the concept? Are there
> any tablets currently on the market that can be handily wiped and
> reloaded with Precise Pangolin, or 11.10?

I'd recommend looking at the ASUS EEE Pad Transformer [0] rather than 
the newer Prime. It has a decent spec, is widely available and has an 
optional hardware keyboard which makes it great for hacking on. It's 
capable of running Ubuntu natively but needs a little love to get it 
running really sweetly.

> Note: I'm looking for suggestions that run Ubuntu as the sole OS and as
> natively as possible, not in a virtual machine, or as a guest of another
> OS, or some hacky thing that "sorta kinda" works...

Note that right now Ubuntu and the applications we ship aren't designed 
for tablets. So you're not going to get an 'as good as $OTHER_TABLET' 
performance or usability at the moment. There have been people showing 
off stock Ubuntu installs on various tablets but they are often far from 
ideal.

I'm certain that before any 'Ubuntu Tablet' comes to market these issues 
will be thought about carefully and ironed out.

Cheers,
Al.

[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_Pad_Transformer

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Alan Pope
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Canonical - Product Strategy
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