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Do you have any recommendations on which Windows/Intel tablet is best for this? I've been thinking of doing the same.

Sorry but i can not recommend any device in particular. I noticed that most of the cheap devices ship with a Z3735F/G CPU. I bought this[0] one but the main reasoning was getting it cheap. I think most of the Baytrail SoC based devices will work quite comparably. I would now watch out for a mainlined wireless driver/chipset.

[0] http://www.i-onik.de/en/node/182

Edit: It will be easier to get a device with UEFI firmware. It seems possible to replace the firmware with a manufacturing tool published from Intel. But i haven't looked into that yet. I might try at some day to compile TianoCore or coreboot for it. Getting fastboot to work for Android seems possible too.

I'd be interested in a write up of how you set it up, what you run on it, and how it compares to a standard tablet.

If you live in the US take a look at the HP Stream 7. They run about $100 brand new, $60-70 for refurbs.

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