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Liberating my Surface with Linux Mint
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this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2025
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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.
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.