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    • alex.olynykA
      alex.olynyk @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller Thank you

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
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        SSD is way better for normal Linux.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
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          Samsung has decent stuff, too.

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          • alex.olynykA
            alex.olynyk @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller The one I chose has a 16GB SSD. I hope thats enough space.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @alex.olynyk
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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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              • alex.olynykA
                alex.olynyk @scottalanmiller
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                @scottalanmiller I plan to install Kali. The ISO is 2.9 GB.

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                • s.hacklemanS
                  s.hackleman
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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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                  • alex.olynykA
                    alex.olynyk @s.hackleman
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                    @s.hackleman Buying from Walmart. Easy to reset back to ChromeOS and return for a refund.

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                    • s.hacklemanS
                      s.hackleman @alex.olynyk
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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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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @s.hackleman
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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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                        • alex.olynykA
                          alex.olynyk
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                          I love it too. Zero maintenance.

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                          • gjacobseG
                            gjacobse @scottalanmiller
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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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                            • alex.olynykA
                              alex.olynyk @gjacobse
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                              @gjacobse or a washer

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                              • s.hacklemanS
                                s.hackleman @alex.olynyk
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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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                                • RojoLocoR
                                  RojoLoco @s.hackleman
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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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                                  • s.hacklemanS
                                    s.hackleman @RojoLoco
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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.

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                                    • RojoLocoR
                                      RojoLoco @s.hackleman
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                                      @s.hackleman said in Planning a Chromebook Purchase:

                                      @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.

                                      I live alone, and without a dishwasher, I'd never have clean dishes.

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @RojoLoco
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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.

                                        Our family has several.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @RojoLoco
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                                          @RojoLoco said in Planning a Chromebook Purchase:

                                          @s.hackleman said in Planning a Chromebook Purchase:

                                          @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.

                                          I live alone, and without a dishwasher, I'd never have clean dishes.

                                          When I'm alone no dish ever gets dirty.

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                                          • stacksofplatesS
                                            stacksofplates @alex.olynyk
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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.

                                            I have elementary installed on mine with a 16 GB SSD. It's taking up about 10 GB. I got you a nice sized USB 3 flash drive for the home directory.

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