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Re: Anybody have a chromebook? Can it run Debian?



On 01/02/13 06:48 PM, Rick Thomas wrote:

I was googling for an inexpensive laptop for a friend and came across the chromebook C710 from Acer:
    http://www.staples.com/Acer-C710-2847-116-Chromebook/product_125265
or
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215914

• Intel Celeron 847 1.1GHz
• 2GB Memory (expandable to 4GB) 320GB HDD (5400RPM)
• 11.6" HD Widescreen CineCrystal™ LED-backlit LCD
• Wi-fi 802.11a/b/g/n
• Google Chome OS

Price $200.

Can't beat the price!

Does anybody have any experience with this device? Can I put Debian on it? How about other flavors of Linux? Failing that, what do you think of Chrome-OS? Can it run Libre Office?


Thanks!

Rick


No guarantees but it would be a strange device that can't run Debian. Chrome OS is another issue. It's an attempt to make the Chrome browser into a platform. This merely removes the platform compatibility issue from the operating system to the browser - just what we need.


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