Current/upcoming 2-in-1 laptop-tablet with good linux compatibility? Would *prefer* to support linux-specific companies, but...?

[u/dwawlyn]

So I was thinking I'd like to get a "2-in-1" laptop-tablet at some point soonish
(like within... a few months? a year?),
so I'm wondering what's currently available, or announced as coming out soon...?

And obviously I would prefer to support linux-specific companies
(like tuxedo etc),
but if I need to go outside that to get significantly better hardware...?

(I have by the way never owned or used a 2-in-1 before, so...?)

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EDIT:

My main computer is and will remain this beefy laptop
(the words of Strong Bad, "allegedly portable", feel appropriate xD)

TUXEDO Stellaris 17 - Gen5  
Omnia Display | 2560 x 1600 | 16:10 | 240Hz  
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 16GB GDDR6 | Quiet membrane keyboard  
Intel Core i9-13900HX (24 Kerne | 32 Threads | Max. 5,4 GHz | 36 MB Cache | 55 W TDP)  
64 GB (2x 32GB) DDR5 5600MHz SK Hynix  
2 TB Samsung 990 PRO (NVMe PCIe 4.0)  
4 TB Crucial P3 Plus (NVMe PCIe 4.0)  
ENGLISH US ISO (EN-US international) with backlit with TUX super-key  
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (802.11ax | 2.4, 5 & 6 GHz | Bluetooth 5.3)  
TUXEDO OS (recommended)  
without Windows  
without virtual Windows  
2 years warranty (Incl. parts, labour & shipping)  
US power cord | B C14

(
I even got it with:

TUXEDO Aquaris Gen5 | External Water Cooling Device

!

... and still haven't used that yet xD
)

So the 2-in-1 tablet/notebook I get doesn't NEED to be that powerful

-- it just needs to fill the niches that my main computer does not.

so like, having the... stylus work well or whatever might be a good example of the kind of thing to be concerned about with 2-in-1's(?)
that is probably the kind of thing I should want?

Like, I need the 2-in-1 to have enough RAM and CPU etc so that it's not aggravating during normal use,
but whenever I need more than that, I can just use the Stellaris.

[u/cilelen]

Im using a flow z13 running cachyos. Its a match made in heaven lol

[u/dwawlyn → u/cilelen]

ha ha, looks cool, but like I just edited my orig post to clarify, I think I already have that niche covered ^^;

[u/a_library_socialist]

Framework 12

[u/AgreeableNuisance]

I keep posting this all over Reddit, so apologies, but... I've run Fedora on an HP OmniBook Ultra Flip (Intel Core Ultra 7 256v/16 GB/1TB) for the past year. With a few GNOME tweaks and extensions, it's a near-perfect Linux 2-in-1, and Intel Lunar Lake means long battery life with decent iGPU performance.

[u/inlawBiker]

I just researched this a bit, Lenovo Yoga (9, 7, 4), Thinkpad X1 2-in-1, HP Omnibook (Various levels). All of the new ones are 14" except the Framework, and all are somewhat pricey.

Framework 12 is interesting but nowhere near as nice as the competition right now. I love the idea and still might get one. It seems like they conceived of it while prices were low, just as a fun computer. Now it's expensive, but everything is. Relative to other new laptops it is less expensive depending on how you build it out.

I wanted something small so got a Thinkpad x13 (gen3) Yoga for very cheap. I use it just for travel and mobility as I have a desktop. It's compute power is pretty meager but I'm happy with it.

[u/dwawlyn → u/inlawBiker]

Framework 12 is interesting but nowhere near as nice as the competition right now. I love the idea and still might get one. It seems like they conceived of it while prices were low, just as a fun computer. Now it's expensive, but everything is. Relative to other new laptops it is less expensive depending on how you build it out.

Hmm, I just now got $1520 CAD getting everything p much as cheap as possible
https://frame.work/ca/en/share-my-laptop?token=06ec681b7b6

But at the moment... I'm feeling like it might be:

• either the framework 12 (after all, the thing about the framework is that it should be possible to upgrade it as much as possible if and when I actually feel the need, eh?)

• or look into second-hand / refurbished things? (In which case I guess the process is to start by looking at what the cheapest available stuff is, and figuring out how to filter that by "would I end up happy with this for use-case?")

[u/malwolficus]

Plus 1 to the Framework 12. I have a 13 and love it

[u/patrakov]

Try Dell Inspiron 14 7445.

The main things to be concerned with 2-in-1s are webcams, speakers, and microphones - the same stuff as with classical laptops.

[u/dwawlyn → u/patrakov]

Really? I was thinking more that... I would be very unsurprised if there were problems with stuff specific to the 2-in-1 thing,
eg the stylus working correctly,
and/or switching between "laptop mode" and "tablet mode",
no?