[GTALUG] cheap netbook: Lenovo IdeaPad 1

[William Park]

I see $179.99, and it's cheaper than Chromebook!  OS is "Windows 11 Home 
S Mode".  Can you install Linux on the machine?

On 2022-06-15 14:46, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
> We were talking about cheap netbooks for Linux last night.
> 
> This one is on sale from Lenovo for $180.  New; free shipping.
> <https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-100/ideapad-1-(11%E2%80%9D,-amd)/82gv004kus>
> 
> I'm in some kind of club with Lenovo that gets me this for $175.  Lenovo
> PRO?  EPP?  I don't know.
> 
> Going through Rakuten.ca will currently save you another 3%.  Sometimes
> it is 12%.
> 
> The display 11" is only 1366 x 768 pixels.  Too low res for me.
> 
> 4G of RAM -- OK.
> 
> 64G of eMMC -- OK for Windows or Linux, but pretty tight for dual boot.
> 
> AMD 3020e Processor (1.20 GHz, up to 2.60 GHz Max Boost, 2 Cores, 2
> Threads, 4 MB cache)
> 
> HDMI 1.4, 2 x USB 3.2 (Gen1)
> 
> This is probably more cost-effective than a Raspberry Pi 4 if the display
> and keyboard are useful.
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