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I have an Acer C720 myself but put ElementaryOS on instead of Ubuntu - runs like a dream and looks great to boot. A good thing about the C720 is that the SSD i
by lukebennett 12y ago
I have an Acer C720 myself but put ElementaryOS on instead of Ubuntu - runs like a dream and looks great to boot.
A good thing about the C720 is that the SSD is upgradeable fairly simply[0], though it's easy enough to stick an SD card in as a stopgap.
I picked up a refurb (not that you'd know to look at it, feels brand new) for £130. Wouldn't get an 8.5hr lightweight laptop for anything close to that elsewhere.
[0] http://www.thessdreview.com/daily-news/latest-buzz/acer-chromebook-c720-ssd-upgrade-mydigitalssd-m-2-ngff-128gb-sc2-ssd-worlds-easiest-upgrade/ http://www.thessdreview.com/daily-news/latest-buzz/acer-chro...
- cnaut 12y agoDoes ElementaryOS run better than Ubuntu on it?
- lukebennett 12y agoI can't say for sure unfortunately as my only previous experience of Ubuntu on a Chromebook was via Crouton on a Samsung which, being ARM, was somewhat limited in what you could do with it. Elementary on the other hand I run natively via dual boot. It's nice and slick, and I much prefer Pantheon to Unity, but I can't really give you a direct comparison on this device.
- listic 12y ago> being ARM, was somewhat limited in what you could do with it What are the limitations and where do they come from? I suspected something like that could be true, but not exactly sure.
- girvo 12y agoI don't have a Chromebook, but I do have an HP netbook running an AMD APU. Elementary OS does run better than Ubuntu on it, but granted, it has a decent video card. I've no idea why it was so much smoother in regular usage, but it is!
- listic 12y agoShould I be able to put just any mSATA SSD in it? Like Samsung 840 EVO, which go up to 1 TB in volume? What about the other Chromebooks?