# BEST Tablet ? iPad, Linux, Ubuntu, Android or What!?

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**Category:** The Lounge\
**Created:** [March 27, 2026, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.vigilantcitizen.com/t/best-tablet-ipad-linux-ubuntu-android-or-what/1343 "2026-03-27T06:13:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kennedy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forums.vigilantcitizen.com/kennedy/32/18933_2.png) [@Kennedy](https://forums.vigilantcitizen.com/u/Kennedy)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.vigilantcitizen.com/t/best-tablet-ipad-linux-ubuntu-android-or-what/1343/1 "2026-03-27T06:13:55Z")

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Anyone here have any strong views about any specific brand?  
I always loved Android for decades (until the Pandemic they put vaccine ads in ALL their apps, and the Unlimited Free image storage was removed)

iPad is way too locked, and get’s ruined by updates. The OS looks clean and perfect in the superficial, but in reality requires “network” even for “offline” file viewing (including PDF, Videos, etc). And yes I have owned both brands, different models for many years. I think I’m ready to try something Linux or idk

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**Author:** ![Emmanuel\_Goldstein](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forums.vigilantcitizen.com/emmanuel_goldstein/32/18074_2.png) [@Emmanuel\_Goldstein](https://forums.vigilantcitizen.com/u/Emmanuel_Goldstein)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://forums.vigilantcitizen.com/t/best-tablet-ipad-linux-ubuntu-android-or-what/1343/2 "2026-03-29T23:55:50Z")

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Anything WITHOUT Big Tech (Apple, Microsoft, Google) is good. I used Ubuntu Touch and Sailfish OS for a long time and was always very happy with them.

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**Author:** ![Kennedy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/forums.vigilantcitizen.com/kennedy/32/18933_2.png) [@Kennedy](https://forums.vigilantcitizen.com/u/Kennedy)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.vigilantcitizen.com/t/best-tablet-ipad-linux-ubuntu-android-or-what/1343/3 "2026-03-30T04:09:00Z")

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Agreed, I abandoned Microsoft Windows Long time ago, it became very buggy after version 7. Only started using Apple after the “pandemic” but I noticed the updates will indeed slow down and cause many bugs to force you into purchasing a newer model.

Now I’m browsing the Linux tablets

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