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Maximo Roboto
Feb 4, 2012

which old Chromebook that you can get used for $40 has the best keyboard

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Maximo Roboto
Feb 4, 2012

Atomizer posted:

Uh, all of the CBs, even cheap ones, that I've used over the years have had decent keyboards. For $40 though, you're going to have a hard time finding one worth buying, though. Maybe if you keep an eye on woot.com, they regularly have <$100 CBs but they're all old enough to be out of software support. (Might be able to find a super cheap one locally, from Craigslist or wherever, maybe on eBay too, etc.)

I was thinking of the Dell Chromebook 11, which is definitely pretty old now, but I just want to use it for word processing and is as cheap as $30 on eBay.

Maximo Roboto
Feb 4, 2012

Eletriarnation posted:

If you're talking about the 3120, codename 'candy' - I got one of those a few years back from Woot for $50 and immediately put the MrChromebox firmware on it. It runs Fedora XFCE fine - WiFi, Bluetooth, mic, and camera all seem to work OK, I haven't found any issues so far. Noticeably not a quick machine, but it's fine for basic stuff like web browser and terminal work.

How's the keyboard? Come across any better ones on other CBs?

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