[PLUG] Linux Laptop Recommendation

[Chuck Hast]

Google is your friend:
install linux on chromebook
will return you a long list of hot to and what to do entries

On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 1:14 PM, Michael Barnes <barnmichael at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yes, but can a chromebook be wiped and reinstalled with Linux?
>
>
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> On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 3:40 AM, Russell Senior <russell at personaltelco.net
> >
> wrote:
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> > >>>>> "Josiah" == Josiah Luscher <sy at josiahluscher.com> writes:
> >
> > Josiah> Just my 2¢.  Shop first for speed, it's both the thing that
> > Josiah> costs and the thing that will make your computer last IMHO.  I
> > Josiah> paid the Windows tax and the spinning ferrous disk tax and got
> > Josiah> an ASUS X540L for ~$350.  If I did it again I'd get a better
> > Josiah> screen, it's fairly low resolution.
> >
> > For me, a laptop is more about mobility, longevity and connectivity, so
> > light-weight, a good display, a usable keyboard, good wifi drivers and
> > battery life are prime features.  With a network connection, I can ssh
> > to a "real" CPU to do computation.
> >
> > I actually type on a Toshiba Chromebook 2 (2015) more than anything
> > else, about $300.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Russell Senior, President
> > russell at personaltelco.net
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