Depending on the chromebook, upgrading to a bigger ssd is pretty inexpensive. I have a acer c720 with arch installed alongside chromeos on a $50 128GB ssd: htt

Depending on the chromebook, upgrading to a bigger ssd is pretty inexpensive. I have a acer c720 with arch installed alongside chromeos on a $50 128GB ssd: http://www.amazon.com/MyDigitalSSD-Super-Cache-Solid-State/dp/B00EZ2E8NO http://www.amazon.com/MyDigitalSSD-Super-Cache-Solid-State/d... All together I spent $150 for a surprisingly performant on the go machine. The battery life is pretty great as well.