Two Chromebooks: was Re: LENOVO IdeaPad 100S 11.6" Laptop
On Saturday 12 November 2016 23:23:09 Michael Lange wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Sat, 12 Nov 2016 23:04:21 +0000
>
> Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I am thinking of buying one of these for use with Debian and TDE. What
> > was said the other day gave me a slight pause for thought, but I was
> > partly reassured.
> >
> > Comments please!
> >
> > Lenovo 11.6 Inch Ideapad 100s Intel Atom 2GB 32GB
> > http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5163519
>
> when it's to be used with debian, this one is currently only for the
> brave ;-)
> I own such a device, currently internal wifi works well enough with a
> third party driver. If you care about bluetooth, you're so far totally
> out of luck. Sound does not work yet either. Suspend / Hibernate does not
> work. Occasionally the screen freezes, forcing the user to do a hard
> reset. Plus the 32-bit Efi troubles to make the install media boot.
>
> Considering the price I think the device would not be bad, if they would
> be able to fix these issues. From what I have been reading, it seems like
> people from Intel are working on linux fixes for this and similar
> devices, but even if things go well some patience is required.
>
> See also here (not sure if this page will be updated if the situation
> changes, though): https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=113151
Thanks, Michael. Very helpful. I don't mind about having to struggle a
little, and Bluetooth doesn't worry me, but sound is a bit of a killer.
What about either of these Chromebooks:
Acer Chromebook 11.6 Inch Celeron 2GB 16GB
http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5487972
Asus Chromebook C201 11.6 Inch 2GB 16GB
http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5763830
?
Can anyone speak to these?
Thanks!
Lisi
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