Ask HN: Linux laptop on a budget?

Re:Ask HN: Linux laptop on a budget? by tmaly on Friday February 23, 2018 @04:08PM (#16449637)

I can't say much about thinkpads as the last one I owned I ran linux/bds on but it was in 1999.

If you want to go $200 or less in some cases get a cheap chrome book that allows you upgrade the SSD size. Then you can create a dual boot with your version of linux.

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Re:Ask HN: Linux laptop on a budget? by jason_slack on Friday February 23, 2018 @04:21PM (#16449731)

I had thought about this route. My issue is there are so many chromebooks to choose from. If you have thoughts on a decent one I'd be happy to listen :-)

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Re:Ask HN: Linux laptop on a budget? by tmaly on Monday February 26, 2018 @10:01AM (#16465717)

some of the Acer chromebooks have the option to upgrade the RAM or SSD. I would consider one of these, but you will have to search if the one you are interested has this feature.

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