Planning a Chromebook Purchase
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I am planning to buy a Chromebook. But not to use ChromeOS. I will install a Linux distro onto it. Which brand is recommended? I want a 14 inch screen or larger and I have to choose from Acer or HP? Do I want flash memory or an SSD?
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The MOST important part of this decision is the processor architecture. Chromebooks come in AMD64 and ARM varieties. Make that decision first before looking at brands.
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The one I have in mind has an Intel chip which should be ok to install a typical Linux distro. Is that correct?
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@alex.olynyk said in Planning a Chromebook Purchase:
The one I have in mind has an Intel chip which should be ok to install a typical Linux distro. Is that correct?
Yes, an Intel Atom or Celeron will run normal AMD64 distros.
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@scottalanmiller Thank you
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SSD is way better for normal Linux.
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Samsung has decent stuff, too.
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@scottalanmiller The one I chose has a 16GB SSD. I hope thats enough space.
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@alex.olynyk said in Planning a Chromebook Purchase:
@scottalanmiller The one I chose has a 16GB SSD. I hope thats enough space.
Just barely. That will be a very tight desktop. My Linux desktop is consuming 39GB of storage right now, not including swap.
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@scottalanmiller I plan to install Kali. The ISO is 2.9 GB.
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I love my ChromeBook, it is my home PC for 90% of my non development tasks. I love it, but it would choke on any flavor of Linux i would want to use. They are really designed for one purpose, and I would suggest against trying to use it for anything else. That being said, good luck.
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@s.hackleman Buying from Walmart. Easy to reset back to ChromeOS and return for a refund.
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@alex.olynyk said in Planning a Chromebook Purchase:
@s.hackleman Buying from Walmart. Easy to reset back to ChromeOS and return for a refund.
You could just keep it a ChromeBook... I feel like I always love the tech, that everyone else hates.
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@s.hackleman said in Planning a Chromebook Purchase:
@alex.olynyk said in Planning a Chromebook Purchase:
@s.hackleman Buying from Walmart. Easy to reset back to ChromeOS and return for a refund.
You could just keep it a ChromeBook... I feel like I always love the tech, that everyone else hates.
I love ChromeOS, too.
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I love it too. Zero maintenance.
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@scottalanmiller said in Planning a Chromebook Purchase:
Samsung has decent stuff, too.
Unless it's a Cell phone
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@gjacobse or a washer
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@alex.olynyk said in Planning a Chromebook Purchase:
@gjacobse or a washer
Or a Dishwasher.. I now have a lovely kitchen cart where mine used to be.
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@s.hackleman said in Planning a Chromebook Purchase:
@alex.olynyk said in Planning a Chromebook Purchase:
@gjacobse or a washer
Or a Dishwasher.. I now have a lovely kitchen cart where mine used to be.
Bosch dishwasher FTW. I'm glad I didn't pay for mine, but damn, is it ever sweet. Quiet, too.
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@RojoLoco said in Planning a Chromebook Purchase:
@s.hackleman said in Planning a Chromebook Purchase:
@alex.olynyk said in Planning a Chromebook Purchase:
@gjacobse or a washer
Or a Dishwasher.. I now have a lovely kitchen cart where mine used to be.
Bosch dishwasher FTW. I'm glad I didn't pay for mine, but damn, is it ever sweet. Quiet, too.
I loved my Samsung, until it failed 1 month after the 1 year warrantee. We stopped using it, then realized that hand washing isn't that bad, so we just don't have one anymore.
