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Re: Linux on a Chromebook

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On Sat, 28 Aug 2021 09:34:13 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
> On 27/08/2021 18:30, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
>> On Fri, 27 Aug 2021 03:34:21 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>
>>> Uk prices for a new chromebook with 4GB ram and nasty essd start
>>> around £200
>> 4 GB would be enough for me. More important is the screen
>> size. Should at
>> least have a 15" display.
>> Why is the ESSD nasty? I tested some in a shop and it felt fluid. No
>> idea
>> though how it would behave if Linux was installed.
>> 
>
> its cheap and doesn't last?
>
> My real point was that  refurbished computers are great value.Better
> value than new mass market chromebooks
>
> I can pick up a  used computer for less than the cost of buying the
> processor in it. Bang for the buck is far better than new.
>
> My cheap but new laptop didn't last as long as the refurbed model that
> replaced it had *already* lasted before I bought it!
>
> You might think what can go wrong in a cheap chromebook or laptop?
> Backlight flickers. LCD screen has viciously narrow viewing angle and
> no contrast. Interface board sockets fail with repeated use -
> Ethernet, USB, power sockets all badly made and lose contact. Poor
> wifi performance that drops out..camera fails. Keyboard is 'muddy'.

I had several "budget" laptops made by Acer. All died from heavy use
within two years. Usually the CPU got so hot over a long period of time
that keyboard keys situated on top "glued" and wouldn't work.

The Acer One netbook almost died at the very first start as the fan of
the CPU wouldn't come on that an emergency shutdown occurred. But probably
too late. Took a few months (just after the warranty went out) to get
turned on at all.

But amazingly the one here in front of me, another notebook for $350
still works after nine years now. I "lost" three out of four cursor keys
already. Most of the keys lost their printing (no idea how you call the
characters printed on them). Both speakers died in the past years and the
lid won't hold in place. But besides this it is still functionally. It's
by HP.

I might go for another budget machine if I can afford a new computer. That
can be a refurbished laptop or a Chromebook. Unfortunately most 15.6"
Chromebooks I saw in a shop were made by Acer...

> My £200 'new' laptop developed or had *all* of the above, and then it
> wouldn't boot and gave memory errors no matter what RAM I put in, I
> just gave up.
>
> Same disk, same RAM in an used HP - faultless performance and twice
> the wifi speed as well, Built to last.

You just confirm that HP have a better quality (am not working for HP to
say this).
-- 
Andreas

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    Re: thirty years ago The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-26 10:02 +0100
      Linux on a Chromebook (was: thirty years ago) Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-08-26 12:21 -0400
        Re: Linux on a Chromebook (was: thirty years ago) Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2021-08-26 18:27 +0200
          Re: Linux on a Chromebook The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-26 17:49 +0100
          Re: Linux on a Chromebook Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-08-26 12:50 -0400
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                Re: Linux on a Chromebook Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2021-08-26 18:17 +0000
                Re: Linux on a Chromebook Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2021-08-26 22:36 +0200
                Re: Linux on a Chromebook The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-27 02:06 +0100
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        Re: Linux on a Chromebook SixOverFive <hae274b.net> - 2021-08-26 21:38 -0400
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            Re: Linux on a Chromebook Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-08-27 13:30 -0400
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