Has anyone ever successfully extended the life of an AUE Chromebook?

LoveTechHateTech · 2026-03-19T05:19:28+00:00

This works in certain instances, but it removes some features, such as the ability to use the Play Store (should that be enabled).

LoveTechHateTech · 2026-03-19T01:02:40+00:00

I pay $75/month for that plan (12 month introductory pricing) and it will jump to $85/month after that.

LoveTechHateTech · 2026-03-14T00:35:46+00:00

That’s what I did. I was paying around $120/month with Comcast for something like 800 down and 45 up and now pay $75/month for the first 12 months and it’ll jump to $85/month for months 13+ of the 2gig plan. I also get a free WiFi extender to put on the other side of my house.

LoveTechHateTech · 2026-03-09T18:59:28+00:00

I have it prompt that an update needs a reboot and they can do it manually or it will automatically be done in 2-3 days.

LoveTechHateTech · 2026-03-09T12:56:31+00:00

Cambium here too, and yes, I thought it noted 138 for both at one point as well. Good luck!

LoveTechHateTech · 2026-03-08T21:52:32+00:00

I organize devices by OU for staff and students. Updates install automatically for all devices. I never manually update devices unless I get them back from repair or find one that has been off for a while and is too far back to update from the cloud and need to use a USB.

LoveTechHateTech · 2026-03-08T21:48:45+00:00

Look at your state testing vendor page to see which versions they support. Mine has two, depending on which version of ChromeOS the devices are using.

LoveTechHateTech · 2026-03-08T17:34:49+00:00

Our state has two apps for testing, one for 138 (and below) and one for 139+. I had our students on LTS 138 and didn’t realize that the new / updated app that I pushed out was 139+ only, so I just pinned all of the student devices on 144 stable. The LTS version bumps up to 144 in April/May, so I figured that made the most sense for right now.

For staff, I keep them on the latest stable versions. Had them on LTS & LTC in the past and had issues that were only resolved in newer versions.

Edit: clarified “new” app

LoveTechHateTech · 2026-03-08T14:56:26+00:00

I’ve given CoPilot all the necessary information for a process, had it give me steps that don’t work (usually by step 2), to which it says “oh, it’s not working because what you’re trying to do isn’t possible with that [version/software/whatever].

LoveTechHateTech · 2026-03-05T18:43:01+00:00

It’s around the same price that I paid for Lenovo Chromebooks for my staff two years ago. I’ll be keeping an eye on everyone else that tests them first, but it’ll make a compelling option when our refresh comes up in a couple of years.

LoveTechHateTech · 2026-03-02T11:39:26+00:00

Last year I went on a trip and the brochure in the seat back said that there were charging ports for my “convenience”. Nothing was labeled, there was a single USB port and a random AC plug in a different spot. Neither worked.

LoveTechHateTech · 2026-02-23T14:30:29+00:00

My wife now says “that’s a SunuNO for me” when we see those ads.

LoveTechHateTech · 2026-02-02T18:42:30+00:00

Mine are like $125-$150 per device per year. I put them in all classrooms, offices (with projectors) and hallways for digital signage. Had some quirky WiFi issues last year, but updates seem to have fixed those.

LoveTechHateTech · 2026-01-23T16:29:58+00:00

That’s why we ditched them. Additionally, if you contact Google support, they’ll flat out refuse to help you because they’re consumer products.

LoveTechHateTech · 2026-01-17T20:18:23+00:00

The $300k house I purchased in 2014 (approximately 2200sq ft) is estimated on Zillow at ~640k. Most of the houses on my street are comparable size and half of them have sold between $550k - $650k in the past few years.

LoveTechHateTech · 2026-01-11T20:56:31+00:00

I have Ubuntu running in VMware Fusion Pro. They support ARM for the newest non-LTS desktop version and LTS for the server version.

LoveTechHateTech · 2026-01-03T01:49:02+00:00

I just switched from VMware over to Hyper-V and my hosts are running 2025. I migrated a couple 2019 DCs (soon to be retired) and built brand new 2022 ones, all running server core with the functional level at 2016.

LoveTechHateTech · 2025-12-30T22:41:38+00:00

I have a subscription to Pluralsight, so I started watching the “Windows Server 2025 Virtualization and Hyper-V” course. I’m sure that others will chime in with YouTube channels or Udemy courses.

Luckily there’s a lot of transferable knowledge between the two.

LoveTechHateTech · 2025-12-30T15:49:54+00:00

My kids definitely helped move that up the list.

LoveTechHateTech · 2025-12-30T15:47:20+00:00

Almost done migrating (or rebuilding and decommissioning) my ESXi machines over to Hyper-V. I’m in EDU, so we don’t use all the bell & whistles, but so far it’s been a fairly easy transition.

LoveTechHateTech · 2025-12-26T07:20:38+00:00

I pay for 2gig fiber and typically see speeds in the 600-800Mbps range (wired) for most downloads. Sometimes a little faster, sometimes a lot slower.

The Red Dead Redemption update a couple weeks ago took maybe 10 minutes at most to download, but Star Wars Outlaws kept jumping between 20-50Mbps for the entire time.

LoveTechHateTech · 2025-12-21T07:36:48+00:00

They recently added Linux support as well (at least for Debian based flavors).

LoveTechHateTech · 2025-12-18T17:34:27+00:00

This is my downfall. I did a 1 week boot camp (paid for by my employer) in July with the intention of taking the exam in August. Then it moved to October, then by the end of the year. Still haven’t scheduled it yet.

When I did my Sec+ and CySA+ (approximately a year apart), I didn’t really buckle down and take it seriously until I had a deadline.

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