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2026 is the year of the linux desktop
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You can technically buy a Chromebook instead. Apparently they kick up a real fuss if you try to install your own OS on it though, Not that I've tried.
I got GalliumOS onto an old chromebook last year. It was a bit of a fight and there are a couple parts if you mess up it's possible to brick it entirely. Gallium was specifically for chromebooks, it's been discontinued last I knew, and getting a different os in there sounds even more painful to me... But yeah you can cram Linux into one!
You just have to Flash coreboot, I have three chromebooks deployed with family, one with mint and two with Endeavour. Even Touch and audio drivers work for those specific models (Acer Santa and Asus Babytiger).