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i'm very ignorant on this but are those legion of gazillion of chrome books potentially root-able? sorry that's my fantasy
it was previously quite easy, but it seems to be getting much harder as Google locks the ecosystem down alongside their push towards manifest v3 (cause nobody can have nice things) and potentially moving their Chromebooks to Android
a used Chromebook might still be a good option for a cheap linux laptop though — your mileage may vary. if you go that route, look for one that lets you replace its bootloader. the Google one is extremely annoying if you’re running a third-party OS, because it’ll wipe your SSD and reinstall ChromeOS if you hit spacebar during boot (probably Google’s way to punish the user for straying too far from the ecosystem)
my ex tasked me with: I NEED A LAPTOP
and i was like you want reliable or cheap or GIVE ME A LAPTOP, HERE IS MONEY YOU DUMB BOY
so I was into them Thinkpads before then and after then,
got cheaper from ignoring the clamoring of lovers,
but there was a period where you could just grab several pallets load of what the fuck laptops for super cheap
edit to add, not to be like me arguing with my ex:
they are all good laptops. good internals. Northbridge? excellent scoring potential.
honestly, who could say?
is this a moral question? honestly, who COULD say?
I am trying to not be sarcastic. You should throw thought provoking and/or insane questions at knowledgefight.com
it's weird because honestly, this one could have went better for alex.
I don't want to give away any secrets
***************************************************************************************************************************************************glithcbuy my capsicola
please remind alex to get a little touch, and that would be awesome if Alex Jones were gay and decided to shut the fuck up
Bro. What are you doing?
not the things i'd be doing if i could afford even a single lawsuit from AJ
AJ might be an ourobouros but i never said that because Alex can't spell it
Are you, like, posting drunk? Because your comments read like you're posting drunk.
yeah somebody needs to hear what I know but it ain't you
OK, that's a night in the drunk tank for you.
that's the sort of advice that non-techie people are looking for -- I hear even the U.S. Department of Defense wants to hear ideas. You should send them ALL your thumb drives and they will send them back but they clear out the bugs!!