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Re:Is an Intel N100 or N150 a better value than a Raspberry Pi? by ndsipa_pomu on Friday July 04, 2025 @10:15AM (#44464774)
Currently on holiday and browsing on a Chuwi MinibookX N150 model. Comes with Windows 11, but I quickly set it up to dual-boot Ubuntu 25.04. There were a couple of tweaks needed to rotate the display properly (except for GRUB which doesn't seem possible) and get the orientation sensor to work, but otherwise I'm very impressed with it.
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Re:Is an Intel N100 or N150 a better value than a Raspberry Pi? by enronmusk on Friday July 04, 2025 @11:04AM (#44465182)
That appears to cost $352. Wouldn't it be much better to get a used ThinkPad for that amount of money? The ThinkPad would have better build quality and a more powerful processor.
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Re:Is an Intel N100 or N150 a better value than a Raspberry Pi? by ndsipa_pomu on Friday July 04, 2025 @11:34AM (#44465422)
A ThinkPad is a different form factor. The MiniBookX is a 10.5inch lightweight (just under 1kg) machine with a 360 degree hinge (not that I ever use it like that). I've got a recent ThinkPad (running Linux) provided by my work, but it's a bit chunkier and not so good for holidaying.
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Re:Is an Intel N100 or N150 a better value than a Raspberry Pi? by enronmusk on Friday July 04, 2025 @11:44AM (#44465516)
Makes sense, thanks for clarifying!
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Re:Is an Intel N100 or N150 a better value than a Raspberry Pi? by leakycap on Saturday July 05, 2025 @10:41AM (#44473105)
I've been searching for something like this to replace the lightweight convenience of my Asus c100p running debian.

Thank you for commenting, I was thinking there was nothing this small and light anymore!

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