Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair
by 8ytecoder on Monday December 16, 2019 @04:31PM
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It's confusing to say it receives updates for 7 years when what they mean is 7 years from launch and not 7 years from sale (of a new device).
Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair
by eitally on Monday December 16, 2019 @04:46PM
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The current best practice is to check the manufacturing date of the chromebook you're buying, because the clock starts from when the first unit ships, not when the unit you're purchasing was made. For a part number that may have a 2 year manufacturing run, that can make a HUGE difference.
Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair
by yabadabadoes on Monday December 16, 2019 @05:50PM
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Given old inventory, you can lose more than 2 years. For example, the chromebit CS10 got a design award in 2015 and can still found on asus' website with a link for where to buy.. About 1 year of support remaining.
Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair
by iteratorloopmap on Monday December 16, 2019 @07:49PM
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Curiosly, which chromebook? You can install linux on some chromebooks.
Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair
by aguyfromnb on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @07:51AM
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Already plan on it! But to be honest, the physical hardware isn't that great, and of course the battery is mostly shot. The appeal was ChromeOS. Oh well.
Interesting. Thanks for the link.
It appears that the hardware is older than I assumed (yet perfectly capable for browsing the web), which begs another question: I bought this thing brand new a few years ago. Should it be up to the consumer to ensure that there is life left for updates? I will be certain to now, going forward. But I can't expect less-savvy consumers to do the same. It looks like there are models on that list that will stop receiving updates in less than 2 years for sale as new computers on Amazon...