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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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