mangotek | Liberating My Microsoft Laptop with Linux Mint
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I finally got around to giving my old Surface Laptop 2 a second life with Linux. I went with Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition, and I’m really glad I did.

  • iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Yeah…I bought the Dell too. It also bothers me that the camera module is still not compatible. Even though they’re supposed to be intel-made.

    • OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml
      2·
      21 hours ago

      What I did was I bought a new Opal Tadpole and plugged it right in and it is one of the smallest clip on 4k webcams you can buy. If not the true smallest. I used it once. Otherwise new in box if your interested. I’d take 100 for it. It’s really small so it stays out of the way. Only reason I’d part with it is because I switched away from the surface pro 8 where I needed it and back to a dell laptop and distro where I no longer need it. Used literally once. New with box.

      • iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 hours ago

        Lol…I just bought a more generic logitech cam. And I recently tested an insta360 Ace Pro2, and when hooked via USB it can act as a webcam. I use this one when traveling, so I could just put it on a tripod-selfie-stick combo next to the laptop. But good to know that one works too. I’m stuck with a Dell 2 in 1 that I thought wouldn’t have this issues…but it still does. As I bought second hand, might be harder to sell.