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Any suggestions for cheap but decent laptops for coding?
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Chromebooks have a great builtin support for running Linux in a container. No need to wipe and re-install. And they are consistently cheap and often small.
A older Dell XPS 13 could be good too.
However, with some effort, you can install Linux and turn them into regular laptops.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
install Linux and turn them into regular laptops
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Second this. Did it a few weeks ago, works perfectly fine. Paid 50€ for a four year old Acer Chromebook 11 and followed the matching guide here: https://mrchromebox.tech/#devices
(Don't buy my model, the keyboard is crap)
Does the Chromebook is x86_64 or ARM?
Chromebooks are sold in both architectures. The Arm Chromebooks may be cheaper and have better battery life.
Ok
I would prefer to have a Chromebook wiped out and turn it into a "real" computer than having to support the ChromeOS