Toby Corkindale wrote: > On 7 March 2014 17:53, Trent W. Buck <[email protected]> wrote: > > Toby Corkindale <[email protected]> writes: > > > >> Still stinging from losing a few hundred dollars on the dud ultrabook, > >> I bought a $199 new C720 chromebook -- but one of the Haswell-based > >> ones, not ARM. > >> After entering into developer mode on the chromebook, one can enable a > >> legacy BIOS boot mode, at which point it's trivial to install a > >> regular Linux distro via bootable USB stick. > > > > I had a look at these, and all the datasheets and reviews say SSD, > > but I don't believe them -- an eMMC would be more likely, > > and would still be marketed as "solid state". > > > > Can you confirm the onboard storage really is an SSD? > > Is it soldered to the mainboard? > > I haven't actually opened the case to check, but here's a blog post > from someone else who has: > http://www.androidcentral.com/how-upgrade-ssd-your-acer-c720-chromebook > > Sounds like it's quite do-able. > > The RAM, however, is soldered on, I gather.
Cheers. Did you find the 4GB unit anywhere? Wikipedia's chromebook page says they exist, but Australian retailers don't mention them.
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