Re:Linux on Chromebooks just might get me through a masters ...
by blagie on Sunday June 13, 2021 @07:35PM
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Well, my experience is that in practice, older refurb high-end Chromebooks can be had song.
Chromebooks expire, losing security updates, and buying an older model is almost always a bad deal. Figuring out expiration dates is a PITA. In practice, COVID19 shortages aside, they typically carry very low resale value.
If you're running Linux, you don't care.
A rather premium model can be had for under $200 easily. That's cheap enough that you can do things with it that you'd never do with a real laptop.
Chromebooks expire, losing security updates, and buying an older model is almost always a bad deal. Figuring out expiration dates is a PITA. In practice, COVID19 shortages aside, they typically carry very low resale value.
If you're running Linux, you don't care.
A rather premium model can be had for under $200 easily. That's cheap enough that you can do things with it that you'd never do with a real laptop.