Laptop Recommendation Please

phar , 4 hours ago

Asus L203MA

fin , 4 hours ago

Thinkpad

jws_shadotak , 4 hours ago

An old Chromebook sounds perfect.

www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Chromebook+10+inch

Looks like most of those are 11.6". Double check before buying that it can be wiped and you can put Linux on it.

h0bbl3s , 3 hours ago

Came to second this. I have an old hp Chromebook that is indestructible, has insane battery life, and still has a few years of updates left. The built in Linux terminal is fine and just about anything you can get through apt-get, dpkg, or otherwise works fine as well (if there is an arm version), it’ll even add menu entries for GUI apps.

I do light reading or dev work on it, and use the built in terminal to keep track of and ssh into my remote boxes. I take it on the road to take notes or hop on a wifi.

When I first got it the interface was kinda crap for a laptop, but through the updates (dark mode, new menu, etc) it’s actually just fine now.

It’s slow, low ram and only usable for a few tabs at a time, but for what I use it for it does fine, and it was cheap enough I won’t cry if it dies.

jws_shadotak , 3 hours ago

Yep, that’s what I started with. I had a 2014 Toshiba Chromebook with 16 GB storage and 2 GB memory.

It was my lil ssh/vnc machine for the longest time until the battery stopped working. I replaced it with a proper Thinkpad recently.

h0bbl3s , 2 hours ago

Mine is a 2020 with 32gb storage and 3gb ram but same ballpark. I just replaced my PC earlier this year but the Chromebook is next. I’m looking at renewed HP elitebooks or renewed ThinkPads, but I’m not sure either come in a size OP would want.

Kualk , 1 hour ago

I own old Chromebook.

Chromebook software updates are not forever.

It is my understanding that some Chromebooks might be locked in such a way that installation of Linux might NOT be an option or the might be a high chance of bricking the device.

At least that was the case with my Chromebook.

So, once OS updates are unavailable, the machine might become a weak link from security standpoint or stop running some software.

Chromebook is still a great option, but be careful with very old ones.

data1701d , 11 minutes ago

It’s always worth checking if MrChromebox supports your specific Chromebook. I got Debian running on an old Chromebook a few months back for fun, but I had to compile a custom kernel to get audio working because AMD Stoney Ridge is weird.

etchinghillside , 4 hours ago

Old cellphone.

possiblylinux127 , 3 hours ago

You need it to be 10 feet?

BastingChemina , 50 minutes ago

I would look into the Surfaces, you can find a cheap second hand one and install Linux on it.

atzanteol , 45 minutes ago

If you’re just using ssh to another system you could probably use a tablet.