Yes, there are many ways to install Linux on a Chromebook. In my humble opinion, this is the best way. Maybe you'll like it! In today's thrilling episode of Veronica Explains, I'll introduce you to...
Both of which are generally a lot more money than a chromebook. I think this is a good guide for people who cannot afford better options, or already have a Chromebook they’d like to tinker with. :)
It’s always better to buy the better thing. But, you can get a Chromebook for under $80 USD if you can operate on a 16gb disk. < $300 can get you a ton of features. This is obviously not for heavy tasks.
Yeah, if you just need something to browse the internet and edit documents, it’s hard to do better than a Chromebook. A lot of them have insanely good battery life too since they are so light on compute power.
I got one during my last couple years of university for around $200 that was so light you could hold it level with just your thumb and two fingers, and the battery lasted so long that I would sometimes forget to charge it after a whole day and it would still be good for the next day. I toyed with installing Linux on it, but at the time the experience was pretty horrible, so I stuck with the vanilla OS.
Ubuntu Budgie ran really well. It is an HP 11 G5, 4 ram 16 disk. Most things are pretty snappy, but with that low of ram and no space for swap, it’s advisable to do only a few things at once.
If you’re in the USA or Canada, take a look at https://www.govdeals.com/. A lot of government agencies auction off their old equipment on that site, including public school districts.
If you’re lucky, pallets of 150 Chromebooks or other lower-end laptops can be had for $1000-2000 ($6-$13 each) plus taxes and fees. You have to arrange your own pickup though - none of the auctions offer delivery.
Not guaranteed to be in perfect condition of course - they were used in a school after all.
without going into a whole palette, search eBay for: chromebook lot of – people selling anything from lots of 4 to lots of 15, generally averaging $20 each (pretty much guaranteed to be expired, would check models against Chrultrabook for usability)
Better to just buy a System 76 or Framework.
Both of which are generally a lot more money than a chromebook. I think this is a good guide for people who cannot afford better options, or already have a Chromebook they’d like to tinker with. :)
It’s always better to buy the better thing. But, you can get a Chromebook for under $80 USD if you can operate on a 16gb disk. < $300 can get you a ton of features. This is obviously not for heavy tasks.
Yeah, if you just need something to browse the internet and edit documents, it’s hard to do better than a Chromebook. A lot of them have insanely good battery life too since they are so light on compute power.
I got one during my last couple years of university for around $200 that was so light you could hold it level with just your thumb and two fingers, and the battery lasted so long that I would sometimes forget to charge it after a whole day and it would still be good for the next day. I toyed with installing Linux on it, but at the time the experience was pretty horrible, so I stuck with the vanilla OS.
Ubuntu Budgie ran really well. It is an HP 11 G5, 4 ram 16 disk. Most things are pretty snappy, but with that low of ram and no space for swap, it’s advisable to do only a few things at once.
(if you’re really lucky, some models have NVME drives instead of soldered in storage)
I’d love to know where to get a palette of them
If you’re in the USA or Canada, take a look at https://www.govdeals.com/. A lot of government agencies auction off their old equipment on that site, including public school districts.
If you’re lucky, pallets of 150 Chromebooks or other lower-end laptops can be had for $1000-2000 ($6-$13 each) plus taxes and fees. You have to arrange your own pickup though - none of the auctions offer delivery.
Not guaranteed to be in perfect condition of course - they were used in a school after all.
I saw the category “Tanks” and got excited…
Why did you buy that old Fiat Punto when you could buy a Porsche 911, are you stupid?