Re:Ask HN: What's the Cheapest Chromebook That Isn't Awful?
by wad3g on Monday March 05, 2018 @07:39PM
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I bought an Acer C720 back in 2012-2013, somewhere around then, and just used it for the first time in years last week while my MacBook was getting repaired.
Still runs great. Only difficult part for me is getting used to the lower build quality (coming from a MacBook).
It's $89 on Newegg, but I'm sure you could find it cheaper elsewhere. I believe I paid $199 brand new.
When it was still being used frequently I was running various different Linux distros (replaced ChromeOS) and everything ran smoothly. This likely won't be necessary anymore given Chromebooks are about to have the ability to run Linux apps on ChromeOS in containers, as well as have a terminal.
Still runs great. Only difficult part for me is getting used to the lower build quality (coming from a MacBook).
It's $89 on Newegg, but I'm sure you could find it cheaper elsewhere. I believe I paid $199 brand new.
When it was still being used frequently I was running various different Linux distros (replaced ChromeOS) and everything ran smoothly. This likely won't be necessary anymore given Chromebooks are about to have the ability to run Linux apps on ChromeOS in containers, as well as have a terminal.
https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16834316317?ignorebbr=true...