[GTALUG] Linux on Chromebook

[Giles Orr]

I used to go to Detroit a lot with geeky friends, and we pretty much
always visited Microcenter.  Although I haven't gone in years.
Stewart's message suggests there isn't stock of this particular item
as close as Detroit, but ... for most people on this list, I think
you'd enjoy a visit to Microcenter if you get the chance.  Fun place -
imagine, if you will, a bigger and even geekier Canada Computers, with
the added bonus of (mostly) cheaper American prices.

On Fri, 9 Sept 2022 at 19:53, Stewart C. Russell via talk
<talk at gtalug.org> wrote:
>
> Someone at the Raspberry Pi meetup last night mentioned the Evolve III
> Maestro 11.6" educational laptop, if anyone's looking for a *really*
> cheap laptop. I don't know of anyone selling it in Canada at a
> reasonable price, but Micro Center - a brick & mortar electronics store
> in the USA - is selling them for US $60 (~ $78). Unfortunately, the
> nearest store with stock is likely a day and half's drive away, plus
> border crossing and all that faff. User reviews on Reddit are not super
> positive.
>
> The machine is incredibly barebones, but the fact it even works at all
> is quite impressive at this price:
> https://www.microcenter.com/product/649971/evolve-iii-maestro-116-laptop-computer-dark-grey
>
> This was in response to me introducing the frankly overpriced pi-top [4]
> Raspberry Pi 4-based "tablet": https://www.pi-top.com/products/pi-top-4
> It might have a glorious touchscreen, but a tablet it ain't.
>
>   Stewart
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