so attractive alternative to all the cheap Win8
with UEFI that needs certification or knowledge how to
change the UEFI thing reliably.
Here is one text among many similar on how to get Ubuntu
on it. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/12/ ... hromebook/
It has 320GB HD while the Samsung only 16GB.Because Chromebooks use a special BIOS and bootloader that is distinct from the ones used in standard Windows laptops, you can't use them to boot just any operating system. This is where ChrUbuntu comes in—it's a version of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS modified to work with Chrome OS hardware. Once it's installed you should be able to use the C7 to do just about everything you could do with a standard laptop running Ubuntu, and the Chrome OS partition is left on the disk so you can still boot into it and use it if you're so inclined.
These instructions should technically work with any Chromebook, but of all the ones OVERPRICED today, the C7 is perhaps best-suited to run alternate operating systems. It comes with a roomy (if slow) hard drive out of the box,
but this worry me. The BIOS is very different so them have a
special made Ubuntu.
One would need to somehow piggyback on the Ubuntu one then?
199USD which is very good price? Here in Sweden they add a lot of
cash for to get economy for the retailers. 2300SEK
but still some 1000SEK less than other small laptops.