[Chester LUG] Chromebook

[Michael Crilly]

On a kind of related note, this is the kind of thing I would use a
Chromebook for:
http://lifehacker.com/5974087/i-raised-my-kids-on-the-command-lineand-they-love-it


On 23 August 2013 16:03, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah, I mainly use it for lighter tasks or remote connections to other
> boxes. But as Stuart says, there's  an SD slot so I use a card for any
> larger files if necessary.
>
> It's not the kind of laptop you'd use to run VMs, but as a general use
> Linux laptop it works well.
>
>
> On 23 August 2013 15:56, Stuart Burns <stuart.james.burns at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> some SD card I think
>>
>>
>> On 23 August 2013 15:55, Michael Crilly <mrcrilly at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> That sounds bliss. How do you work around the 16GB disk space limit? I
>>> assume you primarily use it for simple tasks?
>>>
>>> -MC
>>>
>>>
>>> On 23 August 2013 15:51, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well I've been using one running Chrome OS and then Ubuntu in a chroot
>>>> and that works very well. Battery life is great and it's nice and light to
>>>> carry around.
>>>>
>>>> Probably one of the best Linux laptops I've used as most suffer from
>>>> poor battery life or hardware support.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 23 August 2013 15:45, Michael Crilly <mrcrilly at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Very nice. I've always wondered about using them for something other
>>>>> than Chrome OS which, quite frankly, I don't trust (which of course
>>>>> contradicts the very fact I am using GMail to send this very message).
>>>>>
>>>>> -MC
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 23 August 2013 11:15, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As we've had quite a few discussions (and a demo) about running Linux
>>>>>> on a Chromebook, I thought it was worth mentioning that the Samsung ARM
>>>>>> model has been reduced to £198 on Amazon!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Chromebook-Wifi-Launched-2012/dp/B009RF0AQ8/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1377250783&sr=8-8&keywords=chromecast
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