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Originally Posted by Conan46
You have the option down the road to flash the bios and use that Chromebook as a normal computer. I will eventually do that. The biggest thing is setting a jumper across the write screw to enable flashing the bios. I don't need to fool with it yet, but eventually will make the 710 a full-fledged Linux computer. That 710 is an odd duck that was first meant to run windows and converted into a Chromebook, so it has a full hard drive, expandable ram, normal keyboard, what you would expect in a regular laptop.
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I did that to one of my 710s. Its a perfectly adequate little machine. I use iit as my main downstairs laptop. My second 710 stays at my office in its default state, so i can check personal email and browse the web during breaks.
My third 710 was a linux dual boot, but we restored it to default, and other that hooking it to the TV to show chordd and lyrics once a month at my jam sessions, it's basically just a spare.
The only problem i have with the seabios flashed linux box, is every time i've upgraded the os, the jumpy trackpad issue comes back, and i havent figured out how to fix it this last time yet.