[ale] Ot: chromebook

[DJPfulio at jdpfu.com (DJ-Pfulio)]

Been running Ubuntu Server + openbox on a C720 for 18 months.
I would NOT buy this machine again.

You can find real laptops, refurb for $140 with normal keyboards.
The funky chromebook keyboard layout sucks.
The missing keys suck.
F11, F12, DELETE are the ones I miss the most, but there isn't any
pgup/dn, home/end either.

None of the F1-F10 keys are labeled. I touch type, but sometimes miss those.

Don't bother with any chromebook is my advice. Took me $140+ to
"upgrade" the chromebook to make it useful. Out of all those upgrades,
the missing DELETE key and the 2G of soldered-on RAM were the biggest.

There are work-arounds for the limited m2-SSD (violate the warranty) and
lack of ethernet port (USB3 adapter).

Wish I'd have bought the $280 Dell with the same CPU, 4G of RAM, 500G
HDD, ethernet port AND normal keyboard, dude.

Did I mention how much I hate the chromebook keyboard?!!!!!!



On 08/21/2015 01:38 PM, Scott Plante wrote:
> I guess that would be this Acer. Also available online at that price till tomorrow (8/22). 
> http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/814044/Acer-Chromebook-11-With-116-HD/ 
> 
> Have any of you had good luck loading regular Linux distros like Ubuntu, Fedora, or openSUSE, on these things? 
> 
> Scott 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
> From: "Boris Borisov" <bugyatl at gmail.com> 
> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org> 
> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 1:21:43 PM 
> Subject: [ale] Ot: chromebook 
> 
> I'm in Office Depot on N druid hills and noticed they have chromebooks for $129. Is not on the shelf probably has gone fast. Check your local store. 
> 
> 
> Not an advertisement :) 
>