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(Solved) I would like a small laptop to use to log medical data (Weight, Blood Pressure, etc) as I gather it. I need it to be small like 10'. it can be low power because I will probably use it only CLI, no GUI, but I need it to be inexpensive. ARM-based is ok, as long as I can SSH into my desktop machine.

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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you're just using ssh to another system you could probably use a tablet.

[–] waspentalive@lemmy.one 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thanks everyone who has suggested this, I had not thought of SSH to my main machine or even my server machine for this. Good idea. I am not sure about a tablet though because I want a keyboard. Since I would be ssh-ing into a linux machine linux on the little machine is not a must anymore.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

There are keyboard covers for tablets - I have one on my Samsung Tab S9 and it works pretty well, depending on your expectations of a keyboard.