How does /g/ feel about Chrome OS/Chromebooks?

I'm getting a used C720 tomorrow. Is there anything interesting?

>>55671761
They're the worst purchase you can make in your entire life.

>>55671841
I knew that.

>>55671826
Why not just get a used thinkpad like everyone else?

>buying a device whose boot loader cannot be unlocked

botnet

/thread

They are not good at all. They are ONLY good for Web browsing, that's it. Nothing else. Nada. Zip.
Why? Because that's pretty much all it can do, browse the web and save photos and shit. No games or programs can be run (at least when I had one) don't buy one. Please

>>55671884
Everything is becoming available on the web. Someday we won't even need an operating system, it'll all be available on the cloud.

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>>55671905
>Everything is becoming available on the web. Someday we won't even need an operating system, it'll all be available on the cloud.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

>>55671872
>It can though

>>55671859
I have a T60 and T420. It can't be that bad and at least it ships with SeaBios. Arch shouldn't be that hard to get running.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Acer_C720_Chromebook

>>55671905
>Storing your things on someone else's computer

>>55671761
You can dual-boot linux on it, although switching between chromeos and a distro is as easy as a button combination

You can tell ITT the people who don't know that are /v/edditors

>>55671761
I read somewhere that Chromebooks are part of some DDoS network due to some malware, is this true?

i got called poor in college because my x220 was too thick compared to a chromebook

I bought one for school after my laptop died on me. It's okay. I installed Debian on it for when I need actual programs. Battery lasts all day so it's nice for school and traveling. They're good for web browsing and light work for a cheap price

>>55672056
THIS
Chromebooks dont make very good primary machines...however they make fantastic secondary machines.

>>55672056
Is it possible to do light development on one without internet?

>>55672142
not OP

you can basically run any linux compatible applications, if you get an intel machine that is.
I personally own an ARM machine and it runs almost everything i need, except for some programs like blender.

>>55672142
https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton

Use xfce and xiwi. I have Ubuntu on my USB, it's comfy to use hexchat, Firefox, terminator, and tor

>>55673363
sudo sh ./crouton -r trusty -t cli-extra,xiwi -p /media/removable/USB\ Drive/chroots/

>>55673964
whoops

sudo sh ./crouton -r trusty -t xfce,cli-extra,xiwi -p /media/removable/USB\ Drive/chroots