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I got one in 2018 for $200 and it was okay as a netflix and Youtube machine, and nothing more. The Linux features were harder to activate and use than just buyi
by mrguyorama 2y ago
I got one in 2018 for $200 and it was okay as a netflix and Youtube machine, and nothing more. The Linux features were harder to activate and use than just buying a used Thinkpad for also $200, with a way better processor and twice as much memory, so I eventually did that to replace it and should have done that first. It aged like raw meat for being a "premium" product.
Mine in particular died a slow and painful death. The thermal paste had aged out, and the fan died, though was cheap and easy to replace, but even after, it still was nonfunctional, as it would die after being on for just a few minutes. Because it was running Linux with weird userland stuff like Crouton, it was devilishly hard to debug. I also just do not know how to debug Linux nearly as well as I understand Windows "internals".
It's too bad because it was a pretty laptop with a very nice screen.