The DC-ROMA RISC-V Pad II is a tablet announced by DeepComputing (a RISC-V specialist) aimed at the developer / early adopter crowd.
It uses a RISC-V based SoC: the SpacemiT K1 (8‐core 64-bit RISC-V) under the hood.
It ships pre-installed with Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop (so a “full” Linux desktop experience, not just a mobile OS).
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Specifications:
* Display:
10.1 inch IPS panel, resolution ~ 1920×1200, 10 point touch.
* SoC:
SpacemiT K1 – 8 RISC-V cores, vector extensions (RVV), AI/NPU features.
* RAM & Storage variants:
from 4 GB RAM / 64 GB eMMC up to 16 GB RAM / 128 GB eMMC.
* Battery:
~6000 mAh.
* I/O:
USB-C (USB3 + DisplayPort Alt Mode), 3.5mm headphone jack. Rear camera ~5 MP, front ~2 MP.
* Price:
starting at ~$149 for the base model.
This isn’t a typical mass‐market consumer tablet — the emphasis is on supporting the RISC-V ecosystem.
The company explicitly says the tablet is “for developers, early adopters” who want native RISC-V development and compilation on the device.
RISC-V is an open‐standard instruction set architecture (ISA) that is royalty‐free and gaining traction.
Running Ubuntu out of the box on RISC-V hardware is still fairly rare; this device signals more practical hardware availability for that platform.
That gives Linux enthusiasts, developers and system hackers something interesting.
Even though Ubuntu is supported on RISC-V, the overall ecosystem (drivers, apps optimized, touch/screen experience) may still be catching up.
Enjoy #linux 🐧
Get yours here:
https://deepcomputing.io/
Well, that was exciting. See you in the next one!