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Old 02-24-2013, 04:06 AM   #77
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I'm not a fan of Chrome OS. If this was running Android, I'd be seriously considering it, and if it can run Windows (even if it is Win8) I'd definitely buy it.
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No, the machine lacks a BIOS. You could, in theory, put a GNU/Linux distro on it but because it uses non-standard firmware, that likely isn't a very straightforward process.
You can install Mint Linux on it.
You have to go through hassle of booting to the developer mode every single time you want to boot the non-standard OS on it.
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