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Because i wanted a cheap ($250) semi-disposable laptop to use when travelling. Has 1080p screen; great battery life; HDMI output (to present at conferences). I
by daurnimator 10y ago
Because i wanted a cheap ($250) semi-disposable laptop to use when travelling. Has 1080p screen; great battery life; HDMI output (to present at conferences). I use it mainly on long plane flights (3-23 hours), in hotel rooms and at conferences.
Why shouldn't I buy a chromebook and put linux on it?
- pjmlp 10y agoBecause there are Linux sellers selling laptops on that price range. I got an Asus delivered with Linux for 300 €.
- daurnimator 10y agoI couldn't find any at the time; especially ones with long battery life and a 1080p screen. Also 300 euro is more than $250. Do you have links to models you'd recommend?
- pjmlp 10y agoI got the Eee 1512B with 8GB and is still able to hold about 6h working time, which is plenty of time for my plane travels. Sure it doesn't have 1080p, but most apps aren't able to use it anyway.
- nilliams 10y agoWhich Chromebook model are you using? That does sound good for $250
- daurnimator 10y agoAcer Chromebook 14 http://amzn.to/2oICxpa http://amzn.to/2oICxpa I bought it last year
- nilliams 10y agoThanks!
- Touche 10y agoIt's totally fine if you use Linux with whatever hardware you want. It's just a bit frustrating for a Chromebook user when discussion of Chromebooks is dominated by people who don't use ChromeOS. As though the hardware is the thing, but it's not the thing.
- surye 10y agoI guess it is the thing though if that's the dominating motivation?