I just purchased a LiteBook. ( https://alpha.store/ ) ChromeBook like
form factor and price, but full Linux (Elementary OS). I'm typing on it
right now.
I was following them on the news and found it an interesting piece of
hardware. I *was* going to take a wait-and-see attitude, but then I saw
how nasty the Linux trolls were treating these people and I voted with
my wallet. Two weeks later, and my white LiteBook with the hybrid
ssd+harddrive system arrived.
The purpose of this thing is to be my "walking around laptop". Just like
I used to carry "walking around money" back in the day that people
actually carried money. I was tired of carrying around my $1,300
development laptop when I just wanted to check emails or watch how-to
YouTube videos in my wood shop. This $269 machine fit the bill.
The good:
1. Full Linux
2. Decent keyboard
3. Decent performance
4. Decent weight
5. Decent trackpad
The bad:
1. Trackpad buttons suck (but I'm a mouse guy so I use a travel mouse
anyway)
2. Celeron processor gets hot under about 25% of the case. Real hot.
3. No "trackpad off" button?
4. So far unsuccessful to get external monitor working via the
micro-hdmi port
So far, I like it. I can take it to work and not worry about bringing in
my sensitive files. Thumbs up. Maybe not two thumbs up, but thumbs up,
nonetheless.
-Kevin
On 04/06/2017 09:33 AM, Ted Roche wrote:
Not Fox, Not even Windows, but interesting tech I thought I'd share.
As Family Area Network SysAdmin, I set up and support machines for a
couple of relatives.
One was interested in browsing and broadcasting free movies from
archive.org and slideshows and personal files to his TV. I set up a
Google Chromecast and picked up an inexpensive refurbed ASUS
Chromebook 15 from NewEgg ($130).
Essentially, the laptop is a 16Gb SSD running Chrome OS and Chome
browser. No Windows to infect and update and "have you turned it off
and back on" tech support. Decent screen 13x7 and 15" decent audio,
HDMI and 2 USB3 ports. Supposed 12 hour battery, and 802.11ac wifi.
ChromeOS has some decent accessiblity features that display
extra-large cursors and graphics and some zoom and magnify features
for those with limited vision.
Yes, everything you do is transmitted to Google who use it to target
you with ads.
Added EFF's Privacy Badger and HTTPS Everywhere to the browser.
Can't run Windows apps locally, but there are some RDP solutions as
well as web-based, of course. Could run Linux if you really wanted to,
but for this use case, this seems like a pretty sweet consumer machine
at a very reasonable price.
Bonus Google Hangouts means video phone calls and screen sharing (also
in Chrome Remote Desktop) for tech support.
Anyone else using Chromebooks? Good or bad experiences to share?
Warnings on things to avoid?
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