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1. 🌲Number 1 Pleroma Criminal on XBL 🇵🇱|🇺🇸 (phenomx6@fedi.pawlicker.com)'s status on Friday, 21-Apr-2023 16:48:09 JST 🌲Number 1 Pleroma Criminal on XBL 🇵🇱|🇺🇸
   LOL LMAO CHROMEBOOKS ARE LITERAL TRASH
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   • 🌲Number 1 Pleroma Criminal on XBL 🇵🇱|🇺🇸 (phenomx6@fedi.pawlicker.com)'s status on Friday, 21-Apr-2023 16:51:45 JST 🌲Number 1 Pleroma Criminal on XBL 🇵🇱|🇺🇸

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     Source:
     https://publicinterestnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/PIRG-Chromebook-Churn.pdf
   • 🌲Number 1 Pleroma Criminal on XBL 🇵🇱|🇺🇸 (phenomx6@fedi.pawlicker.com)'s status on Friday, 21-Apr-2023 17:39:26 JST 🌲Number 1 Pleroma Criminal on XBL 🇵🇱|🇺🇸

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     • 😼 Space Catboy :redrocket:
     The main issue the paper mentions is Google's support policy as well.
     
     Google has a very short Chromebook support policy that's both per model and arbitrary as shit. It's nothing like the Microsoft Windows support model where Windows 10 will be supported for X years, and you can't upgrade a Chromebook to run a newer OS.
   • 😼 Space Catboy :redrocket: (galena@paws.moe)'s status on Friday, 21-Apr-2023 17:39:27 JST 😼 Space Catboy :redrocket:

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     @PhenomX6 Some of the cheaper ones intended for students are decently durable, due to being intended to be kind of tossed around a bit or handled by careless users. They still have the issue of having basically no replaceable parts if something does end up breaking, and all of the other general chromebook issues, of course. I bought one that was extremely cheap in 2016 and it's still working fine, aside from its low end hardware struggling to handle most of the modern web. I needed a laptop, and figured I'd buy something cheap as a stopgap and replace it with something better when it inevitably failed, but it ended up lasting me for far longer than I expected it would.
   • 😼 Space Catboy :redrocket: (galena@paws.moe)'s status on Saturday, 22-Apr-2023 00:08:57 JST 😼 Space Catboy :redrocket:

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     @PhenomX6 Yeah. That's a massive issue for their target audience. Complete non-issue for someone who installs linux on them, but that's probably less that 0.1% of chromebook buyers (especially considering how many schools/students buy them).
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   • 🌲Number 1 Pleroma Criminal on XBL 🇵🇱|🇺🇸 (phenomx6@fedi.pawlicker.com)'s status on Saturday, 22-Apr-2023 03:26:41 JST 🌲Number 1 Pleroma Criminal on XBL 🇵🇱|🇺🇸

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     • 😼 Space Catboy :redrocket:
     • arcanicanis
     @arcanicanis @galena or arm laptops in general.
     
     The arm ones can run custom oses.
   • arcanicanis (arcanicanis@were.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Apr-2023 03:26:42 JST arcanicanis

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     • 😼 Space Catboy :redrocket:
     At least it makes a very very cheap source of Linux netbooks, at least for any Intel architecture Chromebooks. Got a Dell convertible tablet Chromebook for like $20 that a lawyer was trying to sell off (and immaculate condition and battery life), since it was EOL by Google, just reloaded the firmware with un-Googled coreboot, and now it's a durable little Linux netbook for field use. Previous Chromebook I have has been repurposed for solely-offline key management.
     Substantially cheaper, more portable/durable, and far greater availability than trying to do the same with a RasPi or other SBCs for purpose-dedicated hardware.
     https://mrchromebox.tech/