Hey guys...
I am planning to buy a tablet. But I want to buy something which I can also install some linux on it...
What kind do you recommend?

There are probably hundreds of different android tablets, all with linux pre-installed.
What you get should depend on what you need, but you haven't actually told us what you need.

I really don't know what I should get... I want to be able to install any application I need on it, like book readers, music and movie players, and also network administration tools... doesn't android require another hardware architecture? Shouldn't I buy some x86 tablet? I need such info, what kind of hardware I should buy, for example, are galaxy tablets supported by any distro?
Honestly, I haven't worked with tablets before, I know it seems funny, well, I am poor, but I am planning to get one, life is getting impossible without them!

The easy way:
You can install linux chrooted on most android tablets without even rooting the tablet. Then you connect to the linux distro through VNC. Its apparently slow.
Check out this page for a description of the different ways you can run Linux on a tablet.

The hard way:
Google Linux tablet native install. or N8000 native install or whatever.
I've got a samsung N8000. I've seen websites where people have done it.
However installing linux on tablets natively without the proper drivers etc tends to have drawbacks, like poor battery life, some of the hardware doesn't work, etc.

This used to be kind of important to me... but then since having a tablet for many months I really like the tablet for what it works really well for.
I download youtube clips onto my PC, then browse a list of them on my local apache. Then I watch them in VLC media player.
Or I read ebooks with Quoppa. Or I browse the web.
Don't expect to be able to write code on your tablet. Onscreen keyboard is a real pain for that.
There is some programmers keyboard app but its pretty crap.

I think there's still more cool stuff to be done with linux on a tablet but right now I've got better things to do. ATM I just use the tablet for what it can do easily and well.

You can download all kinds of apps on the play store like terminal emulators and SSH clients and so on.
I haven't found a real need for running a proper linux install on my tablet yet.

Its true that android is linux again since the 3.3 linux kernel.

Check out the PengPad. It looks like a promising tablet for linux hackers.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57607241-1/can-a-$249-android-linux-hackers-tablet-take-flight/

Another thing to keep an eye on is Ubuntu.
The Samsung Galaxy N8000 Native Ubuntu port is making good progress
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices/n8000
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2168999

Here is Ubuntu's tablet page
http://www.ubuntu.com/tablet
Its just a matter of time before this project makes further progress.
Its kind of like Rockbox for The Sansa clip+ (and other, less awesome mp3 players).

Let me know if you have any cool news or recommendations.

For what it's worth, I'm not quite sure that it will meet your needs, but I just got a Zareason Zatab Android tablet. So far, I'm quite happy with it. It's a nice piece of work.

It comes rooted out of the box and is quite reasonably priced.

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Try your luck with a (cheap) tablet built around the Allwinner SOCs (A13, A20...), they are the ones that support Linux best.

Check here :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFywpf-MKaI

http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page

My Zareason tablet has an Allwinner chip!

Never heard of them before, but I got no complaints.

frankbell: that zareason tablet looks awesome
agentsteel: the problem with cheap tablets is they probably wont come with IPS displays. how much is having comfortable eyes worth?

We managed for years without IPS displays, I think you'll be OK. Hell, I don't think even the non-retina ipad mini has an IPS display.

Lop3, so far, I'm quite happy with the Zareason Tablet.

I'm going to be talking about it at my LUG meeting next week. Since I don't think anyone from there hangs out here, here's a sneak-peek of my handout (PDF) for anyone who's interested.

http://pineviewfarm.net/misc/HO_TWUUG_ZaTab.pdf

A choice may be an intel system from dell they just came out with. It has an atom processor in it. As with any hardware, look for prior tests and results for clues to how well your attempt may be.

jefro: Atom CPU will have bad performance per watt compared to ARM. not good on mobile.