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I bought a reconditioned Lenovo Chromebook for my parents last Christmas, and I kid you not that black plastic sheets had been applied to conceal the scratches
by chasil 3y ago
I bought a reconditioned Lenovo Chromebook for my parents last Christmas, and I kid you not that black plastic sheets had been applied to conceal the scratches on the case.
Of course, the software was entirely out of support when I brought the device up and logged in.
Avoid used Chromebooks at all costs.
- CodeCompost 3y agoCan you put a Linux distro on it?
- outofpaper 3y agoYes. N if they are running on Intel they can run just about anything. On ARM you can baked your own or use one of the handfull of distros designed specifically for this.
- ricktdotorg 3y agogreat discussion on this exact topic from yesterday at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36989569 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36989569
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- riku_iki 3y agoyou could check eol date for that chromebook in advance?..
- tedunangst 3y agoIs this different from any other used laptop whose condition is misrepresented?
- rejectfinite 3y agoA used real Thinkpad T480 that runs full Windows/Linux is like 2-300$ and much better to use, eg https://old.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/15i9ucc/back_to_school_t480_set_up/ https://old.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/15i9ucc/back_to_s...
- Scion9066 3y agoFunnily enough, the T480 is also on the supported models list for ChromeOS Flex and supported until at least 2028 so it'd probably make a pretty good Chromebook: https://support.google.com/chromeosflex/answer/11513094 https://support.google.com/chromeosflex/answer/11513094