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2016-05-17 06:43:19 Post No. 54592812
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Anonymous
2016-05-17 06:43:19
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Chromebooks get a bad wrap because they don't come preinstalled with windows and ignorant people start rambling on about how bad of an idea chromeOS is. Many understand that with coreboot, seaBIOS can be built from source to install any OS you want (doesn't have to be). There's even a linux distro specifically for chromebooks, although mine runs fine on hydrogen/debian. I'm sure the windows guys out there are thinking "why bother?" but really theyre the some of the most cost effective laptops out there.
I picked up a Samsung Series 5 550 chromebook for $80, maxed out the RAM to 8GB (low latency), and installed a 128GB mSATA SSD for about $100 more. Its no macbook air, but it costs 80% less and does everything a developer could ask of a linux laptop for under $200. I manhandle the shit out of it and its held up - but even if it didn't I wouldn't have shit to worry about. The biggest repair would be under $80.
Why no love for chromebooks and freedom /g/?
