On Apr 27, 2013 4:02 PM, "Neil Bothwick" <n...@digimed.co.uk> wrote: > > On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:05:06 +0530, Nilesh Govindrajan wrote: > > > > I think the problem there is a Chromebook needs to be online in order > > > to do much of anything, and the connection needs to be fast in order > > > to make them very functional. Plus most people are paying by the MB > > > in Vanuatu and a Chromebook must use a fair amount of data even on a > > > fast connection. > > > Well, any Chromebook can run a normal Linux distro. The chromebook team > > has put up a chroot helper on their github. > > But they are designed to be used with cloud services, and as such have > very little storage. > > Have you considered the used market, especially companies replacing > hardware at regular intervals. You may even get them fro free as a > charitable donation, giving the company a tax write-off. >
This. Remember that 1- or 2-year old laptops are mighty powerful enough for nearly everything, except hi-def gaming. OTOH, sometimes business laptops sacrifice battery life for processing power. You will want to select the less power-hungry ones. Rgds, --
