Juno Tab 3 Linux Tablet Launches at $699 with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - 9to5Linux
Juno Tab 3 Linux Tablet Launches at $699 with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - 9to5Linux
Juno Computers launches the Juno Tab 3 Linux-powered tablet with a 2K touchscreen, 12GB RAM, an Intel N100 processor, and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
Flop.
"Celeron N100" for 700$? That's absurd, you can get a Raspberry pi tablet for way less and if you want x86 thare are cheaper alternatives, maybe they're just a small team and assemble everything by hand that might explain the high price but 700$ is a little high
I've looked, are there any clear winners I might have missed?
This seems terrible. You can get a nice laptop for a lot less, including some that you can configure as a tablet, e.g. Lenovo Yoga.
Man that's a hard sell when the starlite is going for $627 https://us.starlabs.systems/pages/starlite
$70 cheaper with better specs is a no brainer
I wouldn't mind having a linux tablet. But not at $700
$700 for an N100 tablet? Yikes. I can't imagine they would sell enough to stay in business.
I would think it's hard to stay in business promoting Linux-first products as it is, and the higher price is because they know they will sell fewer units, and so they need to recoup a higher per-unit cost to functionally stay in business.
I agree that the price seems a bit absurdly high, but finding a quality Linux tablet of any type seems pretty dicey as it is.
EDIT: https://pine64.com/product/pinetab2-10-1-4gb-64gb-linux-tablet-with-detached-backlit-keyboard/
For example, this Linux tablet from Pine64 is more affordable, but with a Rockchip RK3566 it's just way underpowered compared to the N100, and that's over $200. Further, the Pine64 seems restricted to 64gb eMMC while the Juno Tab 3 can be upgraded to 2tb storage with its M.2 slot. I see no mention of an M.2 slot for the Pine64 Tablet. This genuinely seems like a more fully featured tablet compared to other available Linux-first tablets.
The PineTab doesn't even have a wifi/bt radio that's supported by its own OS. When you're an OEM and you're choosing what chips you're putting in a design, I think you should stick to chips that are usable. Chips where the manufacturer has written specs and maybe even a driver that transforms "a piece of glass with a lead frame" into something with a purpose.
Anyway, that's just how I feel.
StarLabs has one with an N200 but that's still dated
$700 for a celeron, it would be a bit nicer if it was at least an i3
12.1" Damn. I would have gotten excited if it was a 6-8" device
So I'm like a week in... but I bought an 'p8 mini laptop' off ebay as it found a sale cheaper than aliexpress.... but i'm loving it. n100, 12gb ram and 512gb hd. amaa
Necro edit - forgot to mention I got it for 330 pulse shipping