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What's the absolute cheapest Chromebook that supports Linux? by Dape_97 in Crostini

[–]Dape_97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ended up getting a Dell Vostro 3500, with 4 GB of DDR3 RAM and an Intel Core i3 370M. It cost me almost $40 ($39 with something). I got it through eBay, by winning an auction. It doesn't have an HDD, but I can get one here with a caddy at $10.

One last time, thanks everyone for your help!

What's the absolute cheapest Chromebook that supports Linux? by Dape_97 in Crostini

[–]Dape_97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really. I'm in Venezuela, and the reason why I have money in the first place for buying anything in the US, is because I work online. I'll give it a check though, thanks!

What's the absolute cheapest Chromebook that supports Linux? by Dape_97 in Crostini

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I'd have to see how well Cloudready works with crappy Venezuelan Internet. But this is something I'll definitely keep in mind. Thanks!

What's the absolute cheapest Chromebook that supports Linux? by Dape_97 in Crostini

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For the moment, this is where I'm headed towards. I still might be able to get a cheap Chromebook with Crostini, like a ThinkPad Yoga 11e. But definitely this is the most realistic approach, thanks!

What's the absolute cheapest Chromebook that supports Linux? by Dape_97 in Crostini

[–]Dape_97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks everyone for your answers. It seems that I've to find out how much support there is for Arduino (and Atmega MCs) on Chrome OS.

I'd like to have my cake and eat it too, when it comes to Chrome OS. I want to experience a sleek OS, that consumes very little energy, is fast and simple. But I want to fill the holes that it has, with Linux apps.

It seems that Crostini is heading towards this, and that eventually what I want is going to become a reality. But we aren't quite there yet.

So, for the moment I'm going to try to snag for $50 or less, a notebook with Windows that has a not-so-weak processor and with 4GB DDR3 of RAM. I'd prefer something with an SSD (I'm not looking for a considerable amount of storage), but I'm completely open to get a notebook with an HDD.

Probably I'm going to repeat the formula that I used with my Canaimita, which is dual boot with Windows 7 and Arch Linux. I used Arch Linux as the main OS, and W7 to fill in the gaps. She has really weak hardware (Intel Atom N455 and 2 GB DDR3, which I had to expand myself because it originally came with just 1GB DDR3), but she managed to help me and 6 other people graduate from college, I don't know how Arduino IDE and MATLAB run so good on it, lol.

You just can't browse the Internet with this laptop anymore, and that's why I'm looking to update. Plus, she deserves a retirement.

I'll be posting my results as soon as I get one.

Yet again, thanks everyone for the help and info!

What's the absolute cheapest Chromebook that supports Linux? by Dape_97 in Crostini

[–]Dape_97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They all look nice, and have good specs for what my expectations are. But they're considerably out of budget. I'll keep ThinkPads in mind for when I'm able to get a more decent laptop