HACKER Q&A
📣 logical42

Best tablet for white boarding during a video conference?


What’s the best tablet for collaborative remote whiteboarding?


  👤 calciphus Accepted Answer ✓
Surface Book 2 - the pen is comfortable to hold, it runs a full OS, and it happily runs multiple external monitors when used with the dock. I'd recommend the 3 these days since video conference software seems to eternally consume more ram.

👤 m0xte
iPad Pro. An absolute mile beyond anything. Best computer I have ever owned on the side as well.

👤 karmakaze
I connect again with a Surface Go. The pen/pencil is better than the non pro iPad and cheaper than an iPad Pro. It also runs a full OS + WSL.

👤 FabianBeiner
While I get that lots of people love their Apple stuff, I'd like to see recommendations outside of the Appleversum. It might just not make sense to get an iPad (however good they are with their pencil) if you don't own any other Apple device and are more part of the Android/Windows world.

👤 hueking
I'm also looking for one now, got Wacom Bamboo Slate, but I didn't notice it only supports Android and iOS devices, couldn't get it to work with Windows and MacOs laptops. I would like to find something which works with MsTeams Whiteboard as my client is very tied to using it.

👤 client4
I really enjoy screen-sharing my iPad Pro using the Google Jamboard app. It works well.

👤 sebiol
Have you looked into "simple" drawing tablets. For example, from Wacoom?

If you are looking for a tablet in addition to your computer I would also recommend the iPad.


👤 leonroy
I see the vote so far is unanimous on iPad - any folks have opinions of the Surface lineup as well vs the iPad?

👤 jedisct1
iPad Pro.

👤 elkynator
iPad Pro.