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cromag · 01-12-2014, 03:06 AM

I've got an old Acer netbook as well, but I couldn't move to a Chromebook. Just the opposite -- I replaced the 160 GB hard drive in the netbook with a 320 GB drive. I also dumped Windows XP for Ubuntu. I do a lot of work on the netbook with the wifi turned off to get better battery life.

I have looked at Chromebooks for when my 4 year old netbook finally gives up, since netbooks seem to be a dying breed. The one saving grace, IMHO, is that it looks like you can install Linux on some (many?) Chromebooks, turning them back into computers.

01-12-2014, 03:06 AM	#55
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 24,295 Karma: 459220161 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	I've got an old Acer netbook as well, but I couldn't move to a Chromebook. Just the opposite -- I replaced the 160 GB hard drive in the netbook with a 320 GB drive. I also dumped Windows XP for Ubuntu. I do a lot of work on the netbook with the wifi turned off to get better battery life. I have looked at Chromebooks for when my 4 year old netbook finally gives up, since netbooks seem to be a dying breed. The one saving grace, IMHO, is that it looks like you can install Linux on some (many?) Chromebooks, turning them back into computers.