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Originally Posted by Rizla
I was looking at an Acer C7. It's $200, has a keyboard layout I prefer, and is Intel-based so it's easier to run Linux on it.
A few factors stopper me. I planned to install Linux and run Windows programs within Wine. However, dual-booting Chrome/Linux will reduce available resources on an already resource-slim device. Add Wine to that and there will be less resources. AND Wine might not work well anyway. What a pain.
A secondary factor was that the C7 has a fan. Part of the reason I was looking at a Chromebook is because it's solid-state and therefore less noisy. I don't want a fan.
So I decided against it. I'd be better off with a Netbook as long as it has a full-size keyboard and competes on price. AFAIK, Netbook's cannot compete with Chromebooks on price, yet... Hopefully Chromebooks will force down the price of Netbooks.
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Which C7? Define resource-slim?
I have a C720 with 4GB RAM and I don't even notice the fan.