[Wylug-discuss] Netbooks

[Roger Greenwood]

Update:- C720 arrived and installed Crouton. Switching is bit of a pain 
to start with, but with the default xfce it seems really quick - kids 
were very impressed!

I also discovered that the stock chrome even has ssh installed i.e. 
doesn't need developer mode.

Have just ordered a couple of sd cards for extra storage and/or pi usage 
(8GB now down to £3 each incl. delivery)

Thanks again for all the comments.

Roger

On 19/01/14 23:17, Dave Fisher wrote:
> My main problem with Crouton is the nested x-server ... rules out 
> acceleration, current ubuntu-desktop, and (most importantly for me) 
> makes projected presentations practically impossible (without 
> handcrafted X modelines).
>
> Also the switch back and forth between ChromeOS and Crouton fails more 
> than 50% of the time on my Samsung chromebook.
>
> If not for those issues, I'd probably be OK with Crouton for my 
> personal use ... I like the ChromeOS for doing google-related stuff 
> (mostly Gmail).
>
> But for most non-techies the CLI-based method of booting Crouton would 
> be another 'issue'.
> D
>
>
> On 19 January 2014 23:06, Roger Greenwood <rg at nthong.co.uk 
> <mailto:rg at nthong.co.uk>> wrote:
>
>     Thanks Guys, C720 does look good so I've ordered one. My son has
>     an earlier Acer and he loves it.
>     Not happy that $199 = £199 but so be it!
>
>     Any comments regarding whether to go Crouton or ChrUbuntu or any
>     other suggestions?
>
>     I do more and more just in a browser and my needs are simple, but
>     it is not easy to get a wifi/network connection everywhere round
>     here so the flexibility appeals.
>
>     Roger
>
>
>     On 18/01/14 17:42, Dave Fisher wrote:
>>     On 18 January 2014 17:17, Paul Brook <paul at nowt.org
>>     <mailto:paul at nowt.org>> wrote:
>>
>>         As someone else mentioned, some of the new chromebooks look
>>         interesting (in
>>         particular the C720). Possibly also some of the "transformer"
>>         type tablets.
>>
>>
>>     +1 for the C720 ... it beats the HP11 hands-down on some of the
>>     metrics that count most.
>>
>>     D
>>
>>
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