Re: [GTALUG] decent cheap ChromeOS tablet -- can run debian in a container

I have the Dell Venue Pro also. In fact I have two of them and an HP Stream 7. There are lots of Windows tablets on ebay. The cheapest I have seen is the toshiba encore series ~30USD. But they are almost identical to the Venue Pro Debian runs very very well on them. But it was a pain to get the

Re: [GTALUG] decent cheap ChromeOS tablet -- can run debian in a container

| From: Ansar Mohammed via talk | Depending on what you want to achieve, Yes! | IMHO you can get a used HP 10 inch | tablet on eBay for $50 running Windows and flatten it with Debian. | https://www.ebay.com/itm/324124770651 | Windows on 7-10 inch tablets are all over ebay. Not a terrible

Re: [GTALUG] decent cheap ChromeOS tablet -- can run debian in a container

Depending on what you want to achieve, IMHO you can get a used HP 10 inch tablet on eBay for $50 running Windows and flatten it with Debian. https://www.ebay.com/itm/324124770651 Windows on 7-10 inch tablets are all over ebay. On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 3:54 PM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: >

Re: [GTALUG] decent cheap ChromeOS tablet -- can run debian in a container

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Re: [GTALUG] decent cheap ChromeOS tablet -- can run debian in a container

| From: o1bigtenor via talk | Is dual boot better than blowing away the android system and installing | an OS? I think that you mean blowing away the ChromeOS system. I don't know if that is possible. I know that this was possible on at least some x86-based CromeOS clamshells. The Arm world

Re: [GTALUG] decent cheap ChromeOS tablet -- can run debian in a container

On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 11:06 AM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > > | From: James Knott via talk > | > | I borrowed one from the Mississauga Library and wasn't impressed. You pretty > | much had to do everything in the "cloud", though having Linux built in would > | improve on that. > > The

Re: [GTALUG] decent cheap ChromeOS tablet -- can run debian in a container

| From: James Knott via talk | | I borrowed one from the Mississauga Library and wasn't impressed. You pretty | much had to do everything in the "cloud", though having Linux built in would | improve on that. The idea of ChromeOS is "cloud first". But there is some provision for doing offline

Re: [GTALUG] decent cheap ChromeOS tablet -- can run debian in a container

On 2021-12-31 7:16 p.m., William Park via talk wrote: I thought Google is dropping Chromebook? I borrowed one from the Mississauga Library and wasn't impressed. You pretty much had to do everything in the "cloud", though having Linux built in would improve on that. --- Post to this mailing

Re: [GTALUG] decent cheap ChromeOS tablet -- can run debian in a container

I thought Google is dropping Chromebook? On 12/31/21 5:46 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: https://forums.redflagdeals.com/lenovo-canada-chromebook-10e-tablet-129-less-rakuten-2501804/ This is $129 tablet seems to be aimed at kids in schools. It's not particularly powerful, but it has a

[GTALUG] decent cheap ChromeOS tablet -- can run debian in a container

https://forums.redflagdeals.com/lenovo-canada-chromebook-10e-tablet-129-less-rakuten-2501804/ This is $129 tablet seems to be aimed at kids in schools. It's not particularly powerful, but it has a nice screen (1920x1200, 400nit), battery, and a solid build. This version of ChromeOS invites